2018 December Olivegrower & Processor

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News

AOA Board welcomes new President, page 4

Outgoing President, Peter O’Meara, page 4

Food media celebrates Australian olive products, page 5

More questions answered at IPDM field days, page 8

2018 National Olive Industry Conference & Exhibition

New faces and trends at 2018 National Olive Conference, page 9

Grove management: walking the walk, page 11

2018 Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors, page 12

Awards

EVOO “Essence” takes Australian International Best of Show, page 14

Cradle Coast Olives: what makes a winner? Page 17

Rosto ‘Mellow’ about Hunter Olive Show win, page 18

New Norcia ‘Old Boys’ celebrate Perth Royal win, page 19

Victorian producers shine at 2018 Sydney Fine Food, page 21

Taralinga takes Best at 2018 Australian Golden Olive Awards, page 22

R&D Insights – Hort Innovation, page 23

Irrigation & water saving

Soil moisture monitoring: a selection guide, page 31, Keywords: scheduling irrigation, evaporation, water sensors, soils, moisture probe

Grove management

The (not so hard) graft, page 36, Keywords: grafting, varietal, resistance, grove renovation, climate change

New Zealand

Wairarapa dominates at 2018 NZ EVOO Awards, page 39

ONZ Focus Grove Project – October 2018 update, page 41

Olivegrower Profile

Michael Coates and Anne Mutimer, Maluka Estate, page 44

Olive R&D

TasteBook™ sensory training: learning to describe “green” oils and olives and correctly identifying “defects”, page 46, Keywords: descriptors, defects

Health round-up, page 48

Products and services

National Harvesters, page 49