Considerations for Mechanical Harvesting in Olive Trees

In recent years, Olive producers have encountered recurrent obstacles caused by labor shortages.  One way to address this issue is to mechanise processes within your grove operation which may include but are not limited to olive oil processing, mechanised pruning & mechanised harvesting. The logistics of implementing a new strategy do require careful consideration when…

Olive Alliance Field Day Update – Alan Hillier Grove Waikerie SA

The Olive Alliance field day as hosted by Agromillora Australia, Olive-tec & The Olive Centre showing around 50 Olive Growers from Australia and New Zealand through the Riverland region of South Australia.  The Alan Hillier Grove featured in this update was one of the newly planted groves in the region. Here is a video of…

47 Olive Growers tour the Canberra Region in the name of research

Canberra ACT – On the 29th November the Olive Alliance Field Day toured through the Canberra region from Jeir to Collector. 47 growers travelled from the Hunter Valley, Falls Creek, Sydney, Wagga Wagga & Canberra region, and took part in the “Olive Alliance Field Day”.  The day was a great success where the Olive Alliance…