- Minutes of AGM
November 2009 (Members' section) (posted 31/1/10)
- AWIA
Farmwalk, Wangaratta, November 20-22, 2009
including AGM on November 22.
Registration and Brochure, etc, for Farmwalk. (Registration now
closed - for information of potential members only.)
- A new page for Members only with a
list of potential business opportunities (posted 26/10/09)
- Letter re use of European
sizing standard for in-shell walnuts, from Leigh Titmus,
together with a link to the actual EU standards document (Members'
Section, posted 9/7/09)
- Nuts
for Life Newsletter, April/May 2009 (Members' Section, posted
25/5/09)
- Foodlegal
Bulletin, May 2009 (Members' Section, posted 25/5/09)
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AWIA
bumper sticker, 700Kb PDF file, artwork by Jennifer
Wilkinson (Members' section, posted 21/5/09)
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Newsletters
from June 2008, January and May 2009 (Members' section,
posted 21/5/09)
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"Best
Practice for Establishing a Walnut Orchard" by Harold
Adem, DPI Tatura. PDF format, 3.6Mb. Best via a fast internet
connection due to its size)
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Research Report: "Adding
Walnuts To Good Diet May Help Older People Improve Motor And
Behavioral Skills". Link from Science Daily (posted
29/4/09)
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Research Report: "Walnuts
may prevent breast cancer". This report via the BBC. (posted
23/4/09)
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Amazing
scenes! Seven weeks after the fireball that swept through
Narbethong. (Members' section, posted 5/4/09)
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Final
Report on the 2009 International Walnut Symposium compiled
by Jennifer Wilkinson, Editor of the "Nutgrower",
published here with permission.
- Final
Programme for Symposium (posted 23/2/09)
- FoodLegal
Newsletter Dec 2008 - Jan 2009 (Members' section, posted 31/1/09)
- Nuts
for Life Newsletter December 2008 (Members' section, posted
31/1/09)
- Horticulture
Water Initiative Newsletter November 2008 (Members' section, posted
31/1/09)
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Minutes from the November
2008 AGM (Members' section, posted 27/1/09)
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Report
from Melbourne Wholesale Market from Nick Parisi (Alpine
Nuts), dated 31/12/08 (Members section)
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Early Bird Registration for
the International Walnut Symposium extended to December
19th (due to notification delays)
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Irrigation Workshop background Document
from the DPI and Spreadsheet
with active formulae (Members' section, posted
1/12/08)
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Another attractive Walnut Blog Jupiter's
Acorn (posted 1/12/08)
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CSIRO Soil
Management Discussion Paper by A Campbell, 2008 (91
pages, PDF format, 6.62Mb) (link posted 16/11/08)
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Member's
Walnut Blog (link posted 3/11/08)
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In view of several requests abstract
submission date has been extended by 10 days till 10 October. We
would particularly welcome abstracts in the area of health
effects. (posted
3/10/88)
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Benefits
of AWIA Membership - 1 page Poster in PDF format (150Kb)
(posted 24/9/08)
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AWIA Research Project: Walnut
Nut Setting and Retention. Your chance to participate in
walnut research. (Members' Section, posted 23/8/08)
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Updated AWIA
Strategic Plan (Members' Section) (posted
5/8/08)
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Secure
On-Line Symposium Registration site
now available (posted 11/7/08)
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International Walnut Symposium 2009 Registration
Brochure (posted 24/6/08)
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International Walnut Symposium 2009 2nd
Announcement (posted April 7, 2008) (PDF,
585KB)
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Report
from Research Planning Day at 2008 Farmwalk (PDF file 85Kb)
(Members' section) (posted 13/3/08)
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Photos from the February
2008 Farmwalk (Members' section -- posted 19/2/08)
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AWIA
Newsletter, January 2008 (Members' section) (posted 27/1/08)
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Minutes
of AWIA AGM, November 2007 (Members' section) (posted
27/1/08)
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Managing
Bird Damage to Fruit and Other Horticulture Crops: Link to
complete publication form the NSW DPI. Contains 287 pages.
Available as hardcopy or via free download. Contact 1800 020157
to order hardcopies.
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A searchable
database of papers on Walnut Research from University of
California Davis (link courtesy of Tim Miles)
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AWIA
Newletter, August 2007 (Members' section - posted
30/8/07)
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Link to EXTOXNET
- The EXtension TOXicology NETwork: A searchable
database of pesticides and herbicides (a cooperative effort of
several US universities) (posted 22/8/07) Highly
recommended.
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Search Google
Recipe Search for Walnut recipes (posted 8/5/07)
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Calculation
method for foods eligible to make health claims, from Food
Standards Australia & NZ: Proposal
P293 - Nutrition, Health and Related Claims (posted 4/4/07)
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Effective
Lives of Assets for Equipment used in the Nut Industry (an
ATO document) (posted to Members' Section 2/4/07)
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Link to an article about protection
against osteoporosis by the the types of fats in walnuts
(posted 2/4/07)
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Photos
from Farmwalk 2007 (members only section) (posted
22/2/07)
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Minutes
of AGM, November 2006 (Members only, posted 7/12/06)
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AWIA
photo portfolio (Members section, posted 15/11/06)
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Newsletter, October 2006 (Members' section,
posted 20/10/06)
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South
Australian Drought Hotline: Contact information and Flyer (posted
29/9/06)
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Members Section: see Link
to Horticulture for Tomorrow web site and
"Guidelines for Environmental Assurance in Australian
Horticulture" publication (posted October 14 '06)
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Link to the ABC Landline "Walnut
plantings take off", 3/9/06. Excellent programme
from ABC Rural, featuring both large and small walnut producers
(link posted September 6 '06)
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Update to Market
Report, 6 September, 2006 (Members ONLY)
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More
recipes posted (27/4/06)
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Photos
from the February '06 Farm Walk (Members Only section,
posted 21/3/06)
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Newsletter, February 2006 (Members' section -
posted 3/2/06)
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Link to latest Research:
Walnuts
and Melatonin, from University of Texas
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AWIA's entry in
2005
Australian Horticulture Yearbook (March 2005)
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Locations for
Farm Gate sales
of New Season
Walnuts (updated March 2005)
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Link to The Age article on Dargo walnuts,
"Going
Nuts" By Justine Costigan
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