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This year, the 161-year-old fair added a new competition to celebrate its agricultural diversity – the California State Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition with $115,000 provided by the US Department of Agriculture under its Specialty Crop Grant Program. According to the USDA, the purpose of the Specialty Crop Grant Program is to “enhance the competitiveness…
The South Australian olive industry is once again mourning the loss of one of its own, following the death of Richard Whiting on January 28 after a year-long battle with cancer. One of the industry’s most enthusiastic and active members, Richard was a grower and award-winning EVOO producer who embraced the industry wholeheartedly during his…
Michael and Maria Hadjichari have worked hard for their Australian dream, to get back into a lifestyle they know and grow olives and pomegranates on a rural farm. Thirty-eight years ago, the Hadjicharis packed two suitcases, picked up their son Andrew and fled from their homeland of Cyprus after the Turkish invasion.
There are many misconceptions in the culinary world when it comes to cooking oils. Everything from smoke points, health benefits and refining processes have been scrutinised over the years, so Hospitality decided to catch up with a number of movers and shakers in the industry to set the record straight, and discuss the best applications…
When most people think of a semi-retirement sea change, they might imagine lazy days, warm weather and perhaps a few chooks. But for Anne and Shane O’Neill it meant leaving the red dirt of Western Australia’s goldfields and buying a newly planted olive grove, east of Esperance on the south coast of the state.
The FOE and Olivegrower team regularly have enquiries from people looking for small-batch processors: it’s not uncommon for ‘home’ olive growers to want to produce their own oil, and weather-induced small grove crops are also an increasingly common occurrence. So we’re putting a register together and we’d like to include all processors across Australia and…
Claims that coconut oil is a superfood that can help aid fat loss and nutrition are misleading and should be stopped, Consumer New Zealand says. The oil is the latest in a string of products receiving widespread publicity for its supposed benefits, some that are not necessarily backed up by the facts.
The 2015 Olives New Zealand AGM will be held at the Sudima Auckland Airport Hotel on Saturday, 28 March starting at 8.30am, prior to the Conference. Three executive positions are up for nomination – President, Vice President and Treasurer. Andrew Taylor and Craig Leaf-Wright are available for re-election to President and Treasurer respectively. Craig Leaf-Wright…
The 2015 Olives ZN Conference will be held on 28 March at the Sudima Auckland Airport Hotel, followed by two workshops on 29 March. Presenters and event details are: Conference Day One – Best Practice Processing: Rafael Muela is a second generation olive grower and mill operator from Andalusia, Cordoba in Spain. Rafael will cover…
Subject to viable numbers, ONZ is offering two additional seminars in conjunction with the Conference, both to be run by Simon Field, managing director of EVOO and table olive producer Salsi Pty Ltd, and organiser and presenter of Savantes. The first seminar would be on Table Olives and cover markets, pre-harvest, harvest, processing, packaging and…