Latest Industry News
Third time lucky! Dates set for 2022 National Olive Conference
We were all pretty excited about getting together again in Devonport, Tasmania for the 2021 AOA National Olive Industry Conference & Exhibition, especially given we’d missed out on the annual face-to-face catch-up at the 2020 event. Unfortunately, we had to...
2022-2026 Olive Strategic Investment Plan now available
Over the past year, Hort Innovation has been engaged in refreshing the documents that guide the investment of grower levies. The 2022-2026 Strategic Investment Plans (SIPs) for all industry levies are now complete, and are available on the Hort Innovation website. The...
Ag-tech facility breaking new ground for horticulture
Automation, field-based sensors, weather station networks, protected cropping and supply chain tools are just some of the technologies that Australian horticulture growers will be able to test at a new $9M “Smart Farm” facility announced in late November. The Gatton...
New Hort Innovation directors, chair and deputy chair elected
The Hort Innovation AGM 2021 was held on Friday, 26 November, with nominations for vacancies for three Directors to the company Board voted on by members. Due to COVID-19, the event was held remotely again this year, with members able to tune in and vote via the web...
iMap Mobile surveillance unit trial in Victoria’s Wimmera region
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,...
