2020 March Olivegrower & Processor
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News
Industry action continues on solution to flawed HSR for oils, page 4
Decision pending on AIOA head judge role, page 4
Australian olive industry shines at WCOF2020, page 5
Regional round-up
Olives SA members go the distance for fire-affected grower, page 6
Chipping away at NOVA grove restoration, page 8
New export support for Tasmanian growers, page 10
Hunter region update, page 12
Olives & bushfire
Grower experiences, page 14
Recovery of olive groves after fire, page 18
Will bushfire smoke taint my EVOO? Page 20
Soil microbes and bushfire, page 21
R&D Insights – Hort Innovation, page 23
Feature
The weather in figures – Australia and NZ, page 31
Olivegrower Profile – AIOA Best of Show
W2Olives - Homework the secret to ‘Mammoth’ win, page 34
Saluté - Engineering a successful olive business, page 36
New Zealand
Olives NZ Focus Grove Project – an organic approach, page 39
Olive business
Olive industry agri-chemical usage, page 41, Keywords: OliveCare, grove management, chemical permits, pests and diseases, APVMA, material safety data sheets
Chemical use training, page 42, Keywords: farm safety, chemical usage, APVMA, EPA, worksafe, accreditation, chemical storage
Malaxing: a ‘hot’ topic in processing, page 44, Keywords: OliveCare, temperature, grid size, processing aids, malaxing time, processing workshop, polyphenols, extraction, oil separation
Register of small-batch processors – are you listed? Page 45
Effects of settling, filtering and timing on EVOO chemistry, page 46, Keywords: testing, best before date, moisture levels, PV values, wet chemistry, NIR
Regional weather and climate guide, page 47
Olives & health
Health round-up, page 48