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Entries in New Zealand’s most prestigious competition for extra virgin olive oil closed on 5 September, with a new record of almost 100 entries received. The 2014 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards have attracted entries from all of the major olive growing regions across the country. The Awards judging will be carried out…
Wine oils the wheels of the Renwick economy. But, as vineyards continue their spread across Marlborough’s Wairau plains, a new oil is attracting increasing attention. Olive oil.
The September edition of Australian & New Zealand Olivegrower & Processor is currently being pored over in groves and offices across Australia and New Zealand. There’s heaps of great of practical information inside, including features on pruning and netting viability with great insight from a couple of savvy grower-producers, using satellite technology for irrigation efficiency,…
Known variously as columnist, author, lawyer and PR consultant, Jessica Rudd is also a passionate supporter of the organic industry and she’s on a mission to use her knowledge of China to help move Australian Certified Organic products into that market.
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Local olive producers Gibson’s Grove will have a hard time fitting their awards on their bottles, following success at the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show. Clare and Greg Gibson put four entries into the spring competition and received four silver medals for their products.
The University of Andalusia is holding a two-day seminar on recent innovations in olive growing, focusing on the impact of bacterial diseases. Being held on October 3-4 in Baeza, Jaén, the seminar will explore new developments in olive cultivation, combining the research of the academic world with the practiced agricultural sector to provide progress to…
An annual olive award has been renamed in honour of a prominent local olive grower who was lost at sea in February. The 2014 Fleurieu Fiesta! Olive Awards will pay tribute to Vince Scarfo who with his brother-in-law Luigi Palombo, went missing in waters off Cape Jervis during a fishing trip. Mr Scarfo, a second…
Exhibitor registrations are open for EcoXpo 2014 Sydney, being held on 29-30 November at Prince Alfred Park, Surry Hills. EcoXpo aims to highlight and promote sustainable products and services of organisations of all shapes and sizes, including organic and natural food producers. Organisers describe the event as “a gathering of hearts, minds and soul, embodied…
With about 3.5 million tons of illegally reprocessed cooking oil returning to dinner tables each year, Chinese consumers are desperately looking for an easy way to help them determine if the oil they use is safe. Baidu, China’s largest internet search company, says it has found a way: chopsticks fitted with sensors that can be…