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Curating the National List of non-organic substances that are allowed in products certified as organic is a core responsibility of the National Organic Standards Board, and as such stakeholders will lobby the USDA advisory board to add and delete several ingredients at its semi-annual meeting in Denver this week.
There is a giant olive tree right at the roundabout leading to Yalıkavak approaching from Torba or Konacık in southwestern Turkey. I never passed it without saying, “Thanks for your presence.” I can never go past an olive tree – actually all trees – without showing some respect in anyway. But olive trees are different.
Mingling the flavors of land and sea, Premium Spanish olive company La Sabrosita has launched three new versions of its Manzanilla fina olives combined with different types of seaweed.
If the UK adopts a ‘New Zealand trade model’ to source more affordable deals for its consumers, it could have a profound effect on olive oil exporters that have faced hurdles when exporting to EU countries. Let’s hope the new set up benefits our local exporters. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/brexit-boost-olive-oil-exporters/56413
Olive picking on Waiheke Island has now started but elsewhere in the country it’s going to be a late and lean harvest. Moutohora Estate is an olive grove situated in Thornton … looking at a 90% reduction in the harvest yield this year because of intense storms in the Bay of Plenty during March.
Winners in two prestigious international Olive Oil competitions have just been announced and New Zealand features in both. At the New York International Olive Oil Competition (NYIOOC) Akaroa producers Robinsons Bay and Old French Road both won Gold for their EVOOs – backing up their respective Best in Show and Reserve Best in Show wins…
At Freshfield Grove olive orchard near Richmond in southern Tasmania, Glenn and Fiona Makowski are looking at value-adding to their product. The Makowskis are relative newcomers to the olive industry and, by their own admission, have been on a huge learning curve.
The South Australian Government has an extensive business mission calendar planned for 2017, taking delegates to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), South East Asia, China, Europe, USA, North Asia and India. Agribusiness and food are two of the major focus streams, and businesses looking to export into key international growth markets will benefit…
Australian and New Zealand producers have once again made their mark at the 2017 NY International Olive Oil Competition, further building the international standing of our locally-produced EVOOs. Cobram Estate topped the winners count, taking two Best in Class awards and five Gold medals, joined by Cape Schank Estate on the Best in Class podium.…
On a beautiful spring day, we left Rome and drove up to the territory which stretches between the foothills of the Colli Albani and the edge of the Pontine Marshes. We first met Riccardo Macari after his victory at the 14th national championship of olive tree pruning. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-making-and-milling/afternoon-pruning-champion/56241