NZ
Planning is coming together well for the 2015 NZ EVOO Awards, with the first details just released. Early news includes: Flavoured Oils – two classes for flavoured oils have been…
The Olives New Zealand Certification program, in conjunction with the oil testing service at Wagga Wagga (Aust), opens on 1 May and personalised certification packs have now been emailed to…
Where to house the new community olive press was the big topic of conversation when Gendie Somerville-Ryan, President of Awana Rural Women on Great Barrier Island, met Carol and Trevor…
The dates have been announced for this year’s New Zealand Easter Show Olive Oil Competition, so mark them on your calendars now. Entries close on Monday, 11 August, with oils…
The 2015 harvest has commenced in Northland, with growers reporting pleasing crop loads. The Olives New Zealand Certification program, in conjunction with the oil testing service at Wagga Wagga (Aust),…
The AGM of Olives New Zealand was held on Saturday, 28 March and attended by 37 people. The following were confirmed for a new term on the executive: Andrew Taylor…
Olives NZ reports that the current European shortage of EVOO, due to bad weather and pest destruction of trees in Italy, has already seen increased interest in NZ EVOO. A…
Hampshire’s Test Valley in Southern England has good soils, well-drained hillsides, long cold winters, hot dry summers, and sometimes it rains unexpectedly for two years straight. It could be New…