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Two major Western Australian olive farmers have been forced to cull close to 7,000 adult olive trees that have been infested by the deadly Olive Lace Bug (Froggattia Olivinia) in an outbreak that has been officially declared endemic to the area. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/australian-farmers-face-threat-deadly-sap-sucking-bug/54353
Some members of the Australian olive industry have also received a mysterious package in their letterboxes, sent by AOA Head Judge Shane Cummins. That mysterious package is, in fact, samples for Part 1 of The Tastebook, a sensory training initiative in appreciating, describing and improving EVOO and table olives. The Tastebook is a component of…
The December edition of Olivegrower & Processor has already arrived in many subscribers’ letterboxes and if you haven’t got yours, it’ll be there soon. There’s plenty of great reading, with lots of industry news, practical advice and a celebratory round-up of awards events across our region, both national and regional. There are great photos too,…
For the past six years CEO Lisa Rowntree and office manager Leana Head have been the front line faces of the Australian Olive Association (AOA), running a tight ship from the organisation’s Coonalpyn office in SA. It’ll be sad news for many, therefore, that they are both resigning from their positions, with effect from late…
To improve the eating habits of Italian kids, sommelier Nicola Di Noia offers seminars for children on the secrets of extra virgin olive oil. Di Noia is obviously on the same wavelength as our own Kent Hallett, who runs the successful Young Judges Program across schools in South Australia. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-health-news/tradition-breeds-better-nutrition-italian-children/54145
Imagine owning a small piece of Italy and opening your door to a delivery of fresh, artisanal olive oil. Nudo Adopt is an online retailer that offers consumers around the world the opportunity to adopt an olive tree in one of seven olive groves in the Italian countryside and receive shipments of fresh pressed extra…
The hesitancy of the foodborne pathogen testing industry to adopt Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for DNA tests is a signal that the technology is immature and needs further refinement before it can become a standard tool, the authors of a recent paper argue.
Italian olive oil producers are turning to near-field communication (NFC) tags to allow customers to authenticate purchases.
The US imported 306,844 tons of olive oil during the first 11 months of the 2015/2016 harvest season and, for the first time, more of it was from Spain than Italy. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/north-america/u-s-olive-oil-imports-record-setting-pace/53425
Lovers of Italian cold-pressed olive oil face hefty price rises after this autumn’s harvest tumbled by more than 30 per cent thanks to rain and bugs.