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The 20th anniversary of The Australian National EVOO and Table Olive Competition is being celebrated with a number of beneficial changes, including: ► no limit on EVOO or Table Olive entries ► minimum 50L production for EVOO entries ► provide own EVOO test results ► lower costs with only NIR test results for FFA, PV,…
The 2016 Australian National Olive Industry Conference and Trade Exhibition will be held from Monday, 3 to Wednesday, 5 October in Geelong, Victoria. The first two days will be seminar sessions at The Pier Geelong, with a field day at the Boundary Bend bottling facility in Lara on the Wednesday. There’s a value-packed conference program…
Olives SA invites all olive oil growers, producers, processors and EVOO lovers to the 2016 Royal Adelaide Olive Awards Presentation Dinner, celebrating the best of the 2016 Australian EVOO harvest. The event will be held in The Gallery at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide on Tuesday, 30 August, commencing at 6.30pm for drinks. Tickets…
Here are five of the most important compounds that make extra virgin olive oil a veritable cocktail of health. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-health-news/5-reasons-extra-virgin-olive-oil-incredibly-healthy/52075
Food supply chain data and software specialist Authenticate Information Systems has mapped its 75,000th product and is now working with more than 4,000 food businesses in 69 countries.
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? Two workshops being held in August will use a range of EVOOs, including the latest 2016 harvest, to help you appreciate different flavours and recognise what makes good…
The 2016 Olives New Zealand Conference will be held in Wellington on Saturday, 15 October. This will be preceded by an Assessment Seminar on EVOO and Tables Olives on the Friday, and a Field Day at Wairarapa on the Sunday, making for an information-packed three days of industry learning and networking. Further details will be…
Barani Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) Director Dr Muhammad Tariq has said that the set target to plant 337,500 olive saplings this year in Potohar region will be achieved. Talking to newsmen on Sunday, he said that around 48,600 olive saplings were planted last year.
In 2009 when Law Hong Mei’s son was just six months old he developed very serious eczema. “Doctors told me it’s hereditary and children will either get eczema, sinus or asthma. My son has all three! At the same time my four-year-old daughter then also had eczema,” says Law, founder of The Olive Tree skincare…
Shoppers believe foods are better quality when the packaging looks eco-friendly, and could be willing to spend more as a result, researchers say.