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You might have been enjoying the warm start to winter, but spare a thought for the confused crops and plants around the region. The olive harvest started in May and usually the early varieties would be easy to pick, but not this year. On his farm in Canowindra, Sam Statham was surprised to find his…
With foreign investment in Australian agriculture being among the most heated political issues in the country at the moment, new figures released by the Australia Bureau of Statistics might come as a surprise to many.
… Extra virgin olive oil. The olive oil market is fraught with dodgy labelling. Actual ‘extra virgin’ olive oil means the oil has been squeezed from the fruit whereas all other oils (sunflower, canola etc) are chemically extracted from the seed.
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…
This month the organisations Nutrition Australia and the Australian Olive Association are co-hosting a series of free seminars on the health benefits of consuming extra virgin olive oil. The events are being held in Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Sydney and include a two-course lunch and presentations by three experts in the field.
Border olive growers are harvesting their crops later this season. A heatwave at the start of the year and unseasonably warm weather has pushed the harvest back several weeks. But The Wicked Virgin co-owner Laurel Nowacki said growers were still positive. “We’ve only just started harvesting … this is normally the part of the season…
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…
Tasmanian olive oil producers are looking to share their liquid gold with consumers in China as the boutique industry expands. Plans are in the pipeline to send Tasmanian olive oil overseas, selling online at the premium end of the market.
A flourishing domestic tourist destination has sprung up on the temperate plateau just north of Inverell. Heather Parsons returned to her family’s plot with her husband Les in 1976, and they have since developed an olive oil business with a bustling cellar door.
Australian premium extra virgin olive oil producer, Boundary Bend Olives has been inducted into the 2014 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame by Victorian Minister for Manufacturing, David Hodgett.