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The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge invites green start-ups to submit their promising sustainable business plans. Selected by an international jury, the winner receives €500,000 to further develop the product or service and bring it to market. The runner-up receives €200,000 and finalists receive €100,000 each. Deadline for applications is 1 June, so be quick! More…
The Bendigo Inventor Awards offer a $15K prize pool and non-equity seed funding for great ideas in categories including Environmental Sustainability and Agriculture. Deadline for applications is 23 July. More information here.
These sessions aim to help prepare for an Austrade Export Market Development Grant scheme application, and maximise grant entitlements. Various dates are available from late June to late October. Register here.
Agriculture Victoria has launched the $2 million Artisanal Agriculture and Premium Food program, aimed at supporting the growth of Victoria’s food and agriculture businesses and identifying pathways to market for the state’s regional food offerings. More information here.
Dates for the 2018 NZ EVOO Awards have been announced, as follows: Entries open – Monday, 13 August Entries close – Friday, 14 September Awards Dinner – Saturday, 13 October, Masterton. Entry packs will be sent to all eligible members at the start of September. More information here, and we’ll update as details are finalised…
This season’s long summer has resulted in a bumper harvest for olive growers in Central Otago. Lowburn’s Stephen Morris, his wife Olivia and his in-laws Alistair and Sue Stark own Olive Press Central Otago (Opco) on the family’s vineyard, St Bathans Range, near Cromwell. Mr Morris has been busy during the past three weeks cold-processing…
18-May-2018 By Elaine Watson Olive oil is routinely ranked by consumers as the healthiest fat, says Cargill. But other oils also high in healthy mono- and poly-unsaturated fats – soybean, corn, and canola oil – all rank lower than coconut oil (which is high in saturated fat), while perceptions of lard and tallow are also…
He is a celebrity chef who is is known for his innovative use of ingredients in his many award-winning dishes. And Jamie Oliver has revealed his rather unique use for a kitchen staple, dishing that he rubs olive oil all over his body instead of moisturiser. And don’t we love his comment: “Why spend a…
17-May-2018 By Gill Hyslop Food companies could be unwittingly putting production processes at risk of contamination by fitting mechanical seals that fail to comply with EU regulations.
The setting is a mellow fall day in the vineyards of the Santoro Tenuta in the Valle d’Itria, an agricultural wonderland now the epicenter of efforts to stop the spread of Xylella fastidiosa, a lethal plant bacterium killing thousands of olive trees here in Puglia, the boot-heel of Italy.