Dec 14, 2021 | Australia, Grove Innovation News, Olive Diseases, Technology/Science
The iMapPESTS team has recently deployed its mobile surveillance unit Sentinel 4 to Horsham, Victoria, where it is monitoring high priority pests and diseases which affect both grains and vegetables. In addition to providing valuable information on pests and diseases,...
Jun 16, 2020 | Courses/Education, Grove Innovation News, Olive business, Technology/Science
In recent editions we’ve provided details of the AOA’s ‘let’s keep the knowledge sharing going during COVID-19’ webinar series, covering a range of productivity and profitability topics directly affecting Australian olive growers and producers. The six events held to...
Feb 11, 2020 | Australia, Environment, Grove Innovation News, News, Technology/Science
Amid devastating bushfire activity across Australia, scientists have released a map showing avocado, mango, olive, banana, macadamia and citrus orchards that have been impacted, to help with response and recovery efforts. Driven by a Hort Innovation investment, in...
May 18, 2018 | International News/Trends, Technology/Science
Greek Food Corridors e-auctions in Greece: We are creating an e-auction platform for fruit, vegetables and olive oil and networking it with the production and consumption sites to enable farmers and growers to sell their produce in a co-ordinated and fair...
May 18, 2018 | International News/Trends, Technology/Science
Olive oil and algorithm have nothing in common per se but the latter is saving the first one as farmers are going high-tech. Soil maps, GPS guidance and drones are now basic tools for modern farmers that want to improve their lands’ productivity. Don’t miss the...
Nov 10, 2017 | International News/Trends, Research, Technology/Science
Spain’s agricultural ministry has this month launched, for the second consecutive year, a pilot experiment using artificial intelligence techniques (AI) to anticipate the evolution of the olive fly pest. Echoes of the fascinating developments in agricultural...
