2020 June Olivegrower & Processor
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News
Global judging for 2020 Australian International Olive Awards, page 4
Review of AIOA judging structure, page 6
Outcome pending on Health Star Rating decision, page 6
More New York medals for local EVOOs, page 8
2020 Conference & Exhibition postponed, page 9
Regional round-up
2020 Royal Adelaide Olive Awards goes ahead, page 10
Profile
AIOA Best infused with Italian heritage, page 12
Pruning
Wollundry Grove canopy renovation: progress report, page 14
Grove Management
Composting in focus: report, review and recipe, page 18, Keywords: compost recipe, soil health, R&D, olive mill waste, sustainability, environment, compost application, nutrition
Processing
Processing 2020: different and distanced, page 21
Managing oil quality
Best practice EVOO handling and storage, page 22, Keywords: OliveCare, Australian Standard, chemical and sensory testing, storage defects, oxidative stability, freshness testing, best before dates, storage temperature, containers, bulk oil storage
Q&A: Malaxing; Controlling polyphenol levels, page 31, Keywords: OliveCare, processing, temperature, crushing, centrifuge, robustness, EVOO, extraction systems, decanters
R&D Insights – Hort Innovation, page 23
New Zealand
ONZ Focus Groves continue to reap bountiful rewards, page 32
Table olives
‘Secrets’ of table olive production shared, page 37, Keywords: fermentation, containers, lye, pH, salt, acidification
Pests and disease
The fight to save Europe’s olive trees from disease, page 38
Olive business
Covid-19 and marketing, page 40
Thinking about a co-operative? Page 44, Keywords: Co-operative and Farming, Business Council Co-operatives and Mutual, BCCM, co-ops, producer owned co-ops, agricultural co-operatives
Food recalls and traceability, page 45, Keywords: OliveCare, inputs, brand damage, food safety, FSANZ, food recall plan, food recall plan template, microbial contamination, allergens, labelling, batch numbering
2D barcodes the future for retail food safety, page 47, Keywords: labelling, traceability
Labelling: the truth, and nothing but the truth, page 48, Keywords: OliveCare, marketing, product claims, ACCC, CoOL, EVOO classification, organic certification, provenance, environmental claims, consumer law
Olives & health
Health round-up, page 49