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At an awards ceremony in Rethymno, Crete, Greece on March 12, winners of the 3rd Cretan Olive Oil Competition were announced. Intended to highlight the quality of Cretan extra virgin olive oils, this third edition of the competition impressed commentators for several reasons, including better quality olive oil, more samples, and a higher percentage of…
Assitol is pushing for transparency to dispel concerns over duty-free Tunisian imports while proposing the extension of computerised monitoring and supporting the new inter-trade organisation to ensure more product guarantees. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/italian-producers-assure-strict-controls/55861
The Sol&Agrifood international quality food show will be held at Veronafiere on 9-12 April. An interactive trade event, Sol&Agrifood enables product promotion through cooking shows, educational occasions and tastings. EVOO is among the most extensively represented product categories, with its own dedicated area. The 2016 event attracted 56,000 professional visitors from 82 countries and this…
Registrations are now open for the Science Protecting Plant Health conference, being held in Brisbane from 26-28 September 2017. The draft conference program is now online and will also feature a range of field trips and a series of workshops by expert presenters on specific disciplines. Abstract submissions for the conference are open until 3…
It’s Arts in the Olives time again, with the tenth edition of the popular annual event being held on Sunday, May 14 at Rob and Susan Overell’s Worrendo grove at Lost World, Queensland. Celebrating a decade of creativity, this year’s event once again encompasses “food, wine and everything olive”, along with artisan stalls, an arts…
Olives NZ EO Gayle Sheridan has advised that Certification documentation will be emailed out to all Olives New Zealand grower members in April, ready for Certification submissions from 29 May onwards. “Unfortunately, the Oil Testing Service has increased its fee by AUD6.96 per oil and, while ONZ has kept the price of certification the same…
Australia’s plant biosecurity is set to strengthen after the nation’s seven plant Research and Development Corporations (RDC’s) today announced a new partnership approach to protect and enhance timber, food and fibre production.
The Farm Biosecurity Program, Australia’s only national on-farm biosecurity awareness program, was recognised by winning the Australian Government’s prestigious government biosecurity award on Tuesday, 7 March.
Australian farmers will continue to have access to a popular insecticide following a decision from the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) that confirms dimethoate is safe and effective to use on a number of agricultural crops. This is one of the permitted treatments for the management of Olive Lace Bug.
The EU Parliament has backed new regulations for tougher food inspections from farm to fork in a bid to qualm consumer worries of food fraud after the horse meat scandal in 2013.