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Dates have been announced for the 2014 NZ EVOO Awards, so add them to your diaries now. Entries open on 11 August and close on 5 September, with the Awards Dinner to be held in Wellington on Saturday, 4 October. The 2014 panel is headed by an Italian judge, accompanied by two judges from Australia…
Legend has it that Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, unearthed the first olive tree in Greece and in so doing gave the world olive oil. And for that we are grateful, because today we are sitting down to a four-course slap-up lunch with olive oil as the star of the show.
Certification of 2014 oils is now underway by Olives New Zealand and certification documents are available for downloading from the Olives NZ website here. Certification and the OliveMark provide consumers with a guarantee that your oil is indeed the EVOO it’s labelled as, and therefore you as a producer with a marketing advantage on supermarket…
Details of the 2014 NZ Easter Show Olive Oil Awards have now been finalised, so it’s time to get your entries organised. Led by chief judge Dr Laurence Eyres, the 2014 competition comprises six classes including Table Olives and Gourmet Culinary Oils. All oils must be produced from fruit grown in New Zealand and be…
Health groups and nutritional experts are at loggerheads over a decision by New Zealand’s government to join Australia’s star rating system, with some criticising it for having ignored research on what works best for food labelling.
This year’s national industry event will be held in from September 17-19 at the Mercure Resort in the Hunter Valley, NSW, and will also include the inaugural levy payers meeting. It’s a not-to-be-missed opportunity to learn, network and celebrate the efforts of our industry’s best, with the program as follows: • Wed 17 – Conference…
The editor of Plenty Magazine by Biodynamic Agriculture in Australia, Rachel Grisewood, is looking for biodynamic olive growers to take part in an article for a “Land to Table” segment in the next edition of the magazine. It’s a great opportunity to promote yourself and your business/products to a feature audience – but as always,…
In its annual overview for the 2014 Australian and New Zealand Olive Industry Directory, the AOA estimates 2013 domestic olive oil production at 19 million litres, following a reduced crop in 2012. This is against an estimated 2013 production of 400,000 litres in New Zealand and only an average world crop expected for 2013/14. This…
A visit to York Olive Oil has given life to the study of theory for students in the agribusiness degree course at Muresk Institute. Lecturer, Dr Kathryn Egerton-Warburton, said classroom studies were being brought to life by a series of field trips to exemplary agricultural businesses in the Wheatbelt.
Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash has announced that Australian and New Zealand ministers responsible for food policy and regulation have signed off on the health star rating system for front-of-pack labelling. The culmination of years of negotiation between health and consumer groups, government and the food industry, the announcement signals the start of the labelling…