General Olive News
Mildura farmers Fiona Bawden and Richard Mintern are endeavouring to provide Sunraysia with the opportunity to experience fresh, locally grown produce. One of their main products is olive oil, produced…
Read MoreQ&A sessions at this week’s National Olive Industry Conference covered a multitude of hot topics and grower concerns, including discussion about the biosecurity risks involved with dirty fruit bins and…
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Read MoreBy Cheryl Marie Tay+, 14-Sep-2017 Demand for functional food and drink has shot up in APAC, particularly in China, where 80% of the population claims to want to make their…
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Juan Ramón Guillén began bringing back saplings of different varieties of olive trees from his travels. Now, his ‘Olivotheque’ is among the largest collections of olive cultivars in the world.
Read MoreBy Joe Whitworth+, 25-Sep-2017 Almost a third of olive oil samples tested within a two year period were judged non-compliant, according to the Rural Payments Agency (RPA).
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The RHS is to let garden designers and nurseries know whether they can use high-risk Xylella host plants in the next few weeks, with olives, lavender, rosemary and other plants…
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Entries are open for the inaugural Australian International Olive Awards, Australia’s first and only global olive competition. Replacing the Australian National Olive Competition, the AOA’s annual competition this year becomes…
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