Australia
Wet conditions in 2016 led to smaller than average olive crops for Western Australian farmers. With the next three months a critical period, many are hoping for better outcomes, but…
A more affordable and time-saving method for culling wild olive trees in Australia has been found in basal bark spraying. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/australia-and-new-zealand/better-method-controlling-wild-olive-trees-australia/54931
An English doctor moves Down Under and takes on an overgrown olive grove in Tasmania. It sounds like the plot for a new feature film, but this is the real…
A fire ripped through nine hectares of olive trees and grazing alongside the Tukituki Rd on Thursday. It took fire crews with a helicopter one-and-a-half-hours to bring the “well involved”…
A kitten has been covered in olive oil and pulled from a dumpster pipe after it got stuck in Melbourne’s north-west, in an unusual rescue mission for firefighters. Another example…
Despite delays, British Biotech Company Oxitec is still confident that their genetically modified strain of olive flies will reach further trial stages, but there’s a long way to go before…
Fancy yourself a budding photographer? Have some images of olive oil, olives, olive trees or an olive grove that you would love to see on the cover of the olive…
Australia’s largest olive oil producer, Boundary Bend, has been accused of engaging in aggressive, disruptive and unprofessional behaviour two years after staking a claim in the fierce US olive industry.