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The Australian Olive Association will organise the National Olive Conference & Trade Exhibition – producers across Australia will be attending in order to get to know the latest innovations as well as enjoying the trade show, which will bring together various exhibitors related to the oil industry in the country. This year the Australian Olive…
Eating plenty of vegetables, nuts and olive oil is more effective than drugs such as statins in treating heart disease, an “extraordinary” study suggests. Source: The Australian Patients who stuck to a Mediterranean diet were a third less likely to die early than those who preferred red meat and butter, Italian researchers found. After the…
Like any other home gardener, former UC Co-operative Extension horticulture adviser Paul Vossen, 59, still gets excited by the discovery of a few red, juicy tomatoes ripening on his own vines.
120 tons of Spanish olives were milled in Provence and sold with the prestigious AOP labels of the region. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/europe/olive-oil-scandal-uncovered-france/52409
Brazil is a major olive oil consumer with deep cultural ties to Portugal and the olive’s symbolism runs throughout Olympic history. And it just so happens Olympic athletes eat it too. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/olive-branch-extends-rio/52385
Olives NZ Grove Census forms will be emailed out this week, along with a Grove Database Report. EO Gayle Sheridan advises that those who have previously supplied details will only need complete the Tree Performance section – that is, 2016 harvest data: tonnage harvested and oil yield, by variety preferably. Updates on tree removal or…
ONZ Certification has hit a new record this year, with almost 200 samples submitted for testing. Even better is the news that so far all but one have been assessed as EVOO – a credit to the hard work and dedication of NZ producers. The list of certified EVOOs now licensed to use the OliveMark…
Do you want to improve your tasting ability? Ever wondered how to describe different food flavours? Want to pick a good olive oil from a bad one? There’s still a chance to learn how, at the second of two workshops presented by sensory analyst Briony Liebich, a national olive oil judge and chief judge of…
Dates have also been announced for the continuing series of Team Tasting Championships, run in conjunction with International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes. The Spanish National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tasting Team Championship will be held in Priego de Cordoba, Spain on March 17, 2017 and the North American Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tasting Team…
Tunisian representatives and others are speaking out about a campaign to tarnish the reputation of the country’s olive oil after Europe raised import limits to help with its economic recovery. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/europe/smear-campaign-tunisian-olive-oil/52459