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Forget kale and chia seeds. There’s a whole new line-up of superfood products in town. They all claim to do wonders for your health, but are these foods actually that good for you? We’ve spoken to the experts and got the skinny on these five ‘miracle’ foods. 1. Coconut oil. You can get the whole…
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (Smeda) is going to submit proposals for inclusion of the plantation olive plants in the Green Growth Programme launched by the PTI-led provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Under the programme, the provincial government will plant one billion saplings in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. However, there is no strategy about the nature…
The Olives New Zealand Annual General Meeting will be held tomorrow, 22 March, at the Brentwood Hotel, Wellington in conjunction with the 2014 national conference, followed by a grove excursion on Sunday. Focusing on marketing and sales, it’ll no doubt be a valuable weekend for all participants and provide ongoing benefits for their businesses into…
The New Zealand government has committed NZ$6m (US$5.1m) to establish an agribusiness service hub in Saudi Arabia.
Dates have also been finalised for the Olives South Australia EVOO & Table Olives Competition, this year being held slightly earlier than in previous years to allow greater promotion via the Royal Adelaide Show. Entries will close on Friday, 15 July, with judging to be held on Saturday, 9 August 2014 and results announced on…
The dates have been announced for the 2014 Australian National EVOO & Table Olives Competition, so lock them into your diary now. Entries open on Monday, 14 July and close on Monday, 11 August, with judging on 29-30 August. The winners will be announced at a presentation dinner on Wednesday, 17 September, coinciding with the…
Today is a sad and thoughtful one for members of Olives South Australia, as they farewell their friends and colleagues Vince Scarfo and Luigi Polombo, lost at sea while fishing in February. OSA president Chris Tankey and fellow members attended a Memorial Service held this morning for the two men, reflecting the deep respect and…
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, which is one of Australia’s biggest health unions, has thrown its weight behind a front-of-pack labelling system for food sold in Australia.
The suspension zone for the current fruit fly outbreak in and around the Sellicks Beach area has been widened and now includes parts of Willunga, Myponga and Aldinga. Fruit grown in this region will be subjected to quarantine restrictions until 15 December 2014 (unless further detections are found), which will include the 2014 olive processing…
The event will be held in from September 17-19 in the Hunter Valley, NSW, with the program as follows: • Wed 17 – Conference (Day 1) & annual levy payers meeting; (evening) EVOO & Table Olives Awards presentation dinner • Thu 18 – Field day, lunch & exhibitor demonstration @ Adina Vineyard • Fri 19…