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It’s clear Tasmania produces quality olive oil, with growers collecting 20 medals at the annual Australian Olive Association awards. Tasmanian Olive Council president Christine Mann, from award-winning Glendale Olives at White Hills, said the state had 21 entries and walked away with 20 medals, including three gold, eight silver and nine bronze.
How well do claims about coconut oil’s supposed benefits as a ‘superfood’ stack up to scientific scrutiny? Nutritionist and author Rosemary Stanton delivers her verdict.
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International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) and local producer ALTO Olives have partnered to create an exclusive blend of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO). More great promotion of Australian EVOO, particularly Panetta’s comments about the health benefits.
Need some food labelling know-how? CSIRO is hosting free interactive online workshops from around the country until November 13. Attendees will have the opportunity to have a free one-on-one meeting with the presenters for a product assessment and discussion about their business needs. This event is hosted by the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science…
Food starts-ups are currently being sought for the Australian Chobani Food Incubator program. Combining Monash University’s Food Innovation Centre facilities, supporting new product development, innovation and quality, with Chobani’s expertise in sales, marketing and customer engagement, the program offers: online and on-site incubator use February-April 2018 on-site participation with key Chobani team members; access to…
CSIRO is investigating producing products/ingredients from potentially lost produce and by-products obtained on-farm and during processing. It is seeking national data to map the amounts of losses in specific locations. The data could be used to create value-adding regional hubs and producer clusters for value capture. CSIRO will provide you with a diagnostic of your…
The final Olives NZ Focus Grove Project Field Day will be held at Olives on the Hill, Mangawahi next Monday. ONZ EO Gayle Sheridan said that more than 100 people have already attended across the regions, with numbers ranging from 12 to 30+, and much has been learned by all involved. “New recommendations have also been…
23-Oct-2017 By Katy Askew Calls to ban glyphosate are gaining steam in Europe ahead of a vote on whether to renew the controversial weed killer’s licence this week.
Last week’s Time magazine had an interesting article on how teams of experts at the world’s leading tech companies … are working feverishly to improve and humanize their respective “virtual butlers” – those voices from the cyber sphere that respond to your queries. There’s a major segue from the opening to the recipe, which describes…