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YORKE Peninsula foodies are following in the footsteps of their Barossa counterparts by banding together to better promote local produce. Regional Development Australia Yorke and Mid North Yorke, and YP Tourism, are driving the Get some Yorke on Your Fork initiative, which seeks to bring local producers to the table for a workshop on improving…
The overnight signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal ushers in a new era of trade for New Zealand’s horticulture industry. “We want to congratulate the government, particularly Minister Groser, for their determination and patience in seeing this deal through. “This is a goal that has looked at times to be almost impossible to…
Entries are now open for the 2016 New York International Olive Oil Competition, being held from 11-13 April 2016. With a panel of renowned judges from across the world, the 2015 NYIOOC received over 700 entries from 25 countries. Entries are placed into 24 categories including organic, non-organic, blends and monovarietals, Nothern and Southern Hemispheres,…
I felt nauseous and dizzy. My attempted one week of following the intensive olive oil diet was not going well. It was eight in the morning and on an empty stomach I had only finished half of the small glass of golden liquid specially chosen by my Spanish friends as the smoothest Albequina variety of…
Harvest has started in Italy with great expectations in a season that is hoped to be something of a renaissance for the national olive growing sector, but it’s too soon to tell if such hopes will be fulfilled, said Raffaele Maiorano, the president of ANGA, the National Association of Young Farmers.
The use of biomimicry to form nature-inspired oleogels could help manufacturers to better structure unsaturated fats to replace trans fats, say researchers.
A co-branding deal between Chinese business group Evergrande and Spanish co-operative Dcoop (formerly Hojiblanca Group), has kicked off with a special olive oil promotional campaign in China.
The 2015 Grove Census has now been emailed out to all Olives New Zealand members and around a third of forms have already been returned. Grower assistance in completing the Grove Census and returning promptly is much appreciated, providing valuable background information for future industry planning and needs. Growers who did not harvest this year…
The winners of the 2015 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Awards, run by Olives New Zealand, were announced on October 3 at a formal dinner in Wellington. Top honours went to Robinsons Bay Olives from Akaroa, which took out the 2015 Best in Show award, as well as Best in Class in the Commercial Medium…
The expansion of Wairarapa’s local olive press aims to boost the industry, and provide services and outlets for producers of any size. The Olive Press has transformed from being a seasonal toll press operation to a year round pressing, trading, contracting and retail company that acts as a hub for all growers. Running one of…