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Stepping into the role of national EVOO head judge is Wagga Wagga producer Shane Cummins, a member of the Long Paddock Olive Rustlers. Already well known through years of judging at competitions across Australia and in New Zealand, Cummins is a highly passionate advocate for the industry. He’s made his mark as an intelligent, patience,…
Abdellatif Ghedira will be the new executive director of International Olive Council (IOC). The assignment was decided at the recent 103rd session, held in Madrid on November 23-26. The Council of Members decided to nominate Abdellatif Ghedira, of Tunisian nationality, who was selected among a group of applicants including Moroccan and Spanish candidates.
During the holiday of Hanukkah as we praise the miracle of the oil, yet new research published shed light on the damage caused by Israel’s olive oil industry. The studies show that the allegedly environmentally friendly way to eradicate the industries sewage damage is actually causing worse and sometimes irreversible damage, effecting soil fertility and…
A massive fraud was unmasked between Brindisi and Bari, Italy by the State Forestry Corps, and the District Anti-Mafia Directorate (DDA) of Bari, which discovered that 7,000 tons of olive oil sold as ‘100% Italian’ extra virgin olive oil were actually blended oils from non-EU countries such as Syria, Turkey, Morocco and Tunisia.
The period for return of 2015 Grove Census Harvest Report forms has now ended and ONZ EO Gayle Sheridan has been hard at work collating the information. A snapshot of the cropping patterns and issues experienced across the country, the report provides invaluable information aimed at seeing growers become more viable and profitable. The 2015…
Submissions for positions on the Australian SIAP have now closed and the process of selecting the panels is now underway. The various grower-based panels provide strategic investment advice to Horticulture Innovation Australia in relation to industry research and development activities funded by industry levies and matching dollars from the Australian Government, and ours will do…
After 15 years at the helm of the Australian National EVOO Competition, head judge Richard Gawel has retired from the role, making the announcement at this year’s national industry conference. He’ll still be a regular face on the judging scene, however, transferring all those years of experience to a seat among “the rank and file…
The European Commission has announced new guidelines on the joint selling of olive oil, beef and veal, and arable crops. The aim of the guidelines is to clarify how and under which conditions European farmers can co-operate to jointly sell olive oil, beef, veal, and arable crops.
Andalucia’s AINIA Technology Center has created a new method for instantly and non-invasively classifying olive oils. Using optical spectroscopy, or VIS/NIR, it can identify whether an oil is extra virgin, virgin or lampante.
Although Spanish olive oil production is expected to increase to 1.2 million metric tons for the marketing year (MY) 2015/2016 from the 836,000 metric tons in MY 2014/2015, a recent report published by the USDA under the Global Agricultural Information Network estimates that it will be insufficient to make up for the depleted stores of…