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The AOA has developed a series of weekly webinars in response to the impact of the Covid-19 Restrictions on the industry’s productivity and profitability program. They are free and open to all olive levy payers. The webinars will run on Zoom and registration for each webinar will be required. Registration details will be emailed to…
The current COVID-19 restrictions have meant the AOA has had to postpone a number of up-coming events, including the national series of Healthy Soils Field Days scheduled to run between April and August. “It’s unfortunate but necessary and we want to stress that the field days have been postponed, not cancelled, and will proceed as…
More than 100 industry participants attended the recent series of six table olive workshops, organised by the AOA and conducted across Australia by South African table olive specialist Linda Costa of OlivesInFact. The full-day program covered all aspects of table olive production and marketing, from varietal options and processing methods to food safety and consumer…
The Olive Wellness Institute (OWI) has created new Wellness@Home videos and content for the coming months, as we all find ourselves with extra time at home during social isolation. They’re keen to get the word out, and to share both the resources and the wellness benefits they provide. Olive Wellness recipes With home cooking being…
The AOA is currently conducting a review of olive R&D reports published from 2000 to 2013, currently available on the Agrifutures (previously RIRDC) website. Initial activity has seen 16 reports identified for review and update, seven reports identified as current and relevant as published, and nine reports as obsolete or superseded. The AOA review of…
The current COVID-19 social distancing requirements saw the cancellation of the final TasteBook®/OliveCare® Sensory Training Workshop, scheduled for Queensland on 4 April. Those registered have been invited to join the TasteBook® program’s combined Rounds 6 and 7, for an alternative sensory learning opportunity undertaken remotely via online interaction from your own premises. Kalamata and flavoured oils…