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...
Oct 27, 2017 | NZ, Technology/Science
AgResearch is entering into a major programme to prepare New Zealand for the new era of digital agriculture. The programme will identify the barriers to taking up new digital technologies on and off the farm, and will develop a technology roadmap to support the...