Industry News
To search by topic, use the 'News by category' filter. To search by month and year, use the 'News by month' filter.
The ACCC will be conducting a survey of business stakeholders in June 2018, seeking feedback on the ACCC’s performance to identify areas for improvement around business engagement. They are keen to hear the views of small businesses and representative organisations across all sectors of the economy, including agriculture. A research firm will be conducting the…
Xylella fastidiosa continues to kill many tens of thousands of olive trees in south Italy’s Puglia region and is on track to widen its deadly clasp across the Mediterranean basin.
Australian and New Zealand producers once again made their mark at the 2018 New York International Olive Oil Competition, taking home a total of two Best of Class, 12 Gold and four Silver awards. Australia accounted for 16 of the total, with Best in Class awards going to Cape Schank Olive Estate’s Coratina and Cobram…
Australian and New Zealand producers also did themselves proud at this year’s Olive Japan International EVOO Competition, taking home a total of eight Gold and 13 Silver medals. Seven of the Golds went to Australian producers – three to Boundary Bend and one each to Alto Olives, Camilo Olives, Sommariva Olives and Chapman River Olives,…
It’s a busy time for our industry in the midst/lead-up to harvest, so with that in mind, the completion date for Round 3 of the Tastebook™ program has been extended until COB on Monday 30 April, 2018. Participants are asked to complete the Round 3 survey as soon as possible to ensure the results can…
If you’ve got something industry-related to sell, you can now reach your target market directly with Olivebiz Classifieds. Our new online Classifieds service is an easy and inexpensive solution to advertising your unwanted equipment, extra oil – or even your grove. And if there’s something you’re looking for, it’s the ideal way to get the…
Next week is the opening of the two-month-long 2018 Hunter Valley Wine and Food Festival offering a kaleidoscope of special events throughout the wine country. The pick? Obviously the Olive Long Table Luncheon at Whispering Brook, incorporating an olive grove tour and an olive oil tasting session. What a great way to showcase EVOO to…
The first quarter of the year has passed already and we’re now well into 2018 with Friday Olive Extracts (FOE), bringing all the latest industry news and events to your Inbox every week. THE place to share olive industry news, event details and reminders, the weekly format introduced in 2017 has made our industry e-newsletter…
Farming Together recently launched an expanded toolkit for forming and running a co-op. These no-cost, online DIY resources include complete instructions on how to register your co-op, how to transfer shares and how to compile membership and director registers. The resources range from print-out samples to animated, self-paced learning courses, and are the tools most-requested by…
Primary producers can apply now for the 2019 Nuffield Farming Scholarships which support overseas travel and study to help develop current, emerging and future agricultural leaders. Deadline for applications is June 15 – more info and apply here.