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The future of agriculture is fast approaching and could dramatically affect olive oil production costs. Abundant Robotics in Hayward, California is prototyping a fruit-picker that employs artificial intelligence to determine the optimal time to pick fruit as it vacuums the product into a collection bin.
Expressions of interest are now open for the 2017 Fleurieu Food Olive Awards, the annual EVOO and olive competition for Fleurieu Peninsula producers run by Fleurieu Food. Entries close on 8 September, and the People’s Choice “Punters Pick” judging will be held at the Victor Harbor and Willunga Farmers Markets on Saturday, 16 September. Winners…
An Energy Efficiency Expo and Seminar is being held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on 9 August, sponsored by the SA government. The event will address the challenges and opportunities of reducing energy consumption and cost and is particularly relevant to business operators. The event will showcase local products and services including: software/digital energy solutions,…
We’re sending warm wishes to our NZ grower readers, who are in the midst of ongoing severe winter weather. Harvest is still underway in some areas and frosts are a very real threat – particularly with the Metservice forecast of freezing levels down as low as 100m across the south island yesterday. ONZ EO Gayle…
The Croatian island of Brač is set to host the 1st World Championship in Olive Picking in October. The event aims to gather people from olive-producing regions from around the world to encourage friendship and co-operation. Promoting regional tourism and the olive industry with a fun event – great idea! Interested in taking part? NSW-based Huw…
We hope you’re all enjoying your weekly edition of Friday Olive Extracts (FOE), bringing all the latest industry news and events to your Inbox in an even more timely manner. THE place to share olive industry news and last-minute event reminders, the 2017 weekly format has been another great step forward for our increasingly popular industry…
Looking to revegetate part of your property? Many growers have unused land on their grove properties, and looking after the land through revegetation has many benefits. The Trees for Life Tree Scheme can assist with species selection, seedlings at below market price, and even organise for volunteers to grow your seedlings over summer, ready for planting in…
A deadly bacteria that infected thousands of olive trees in Italy has been detected for the first time in mainland Spain, the world’s top producer of olive oil, a regional government official said Thursday. The threat of Xylella fastidiosa is undoubtedly increasing. We’ll keep you up to date on breaking news in your weekly Friday…
Earlier this year, Taiwan’s intellectual property court sentenced Taiwan billionaire Wei Yin-Chun, 60, to two years in jail. The former chairman of food producer Wei Chuan was convicted of defrauding consumers and violating food safety laws, ordering employees to mix olive oil with lower-value oils and a food-coloring agent. What was sold to consumers as…
One of the staples in the Hawthorne pantry is olive oil. Good olive oils. Yes, plural, since I like to have an assortment of fruit juices from which to choose. Recipes aside, we loved the opening para’s reference to multiple olive oils as “an assortment of fruit juices”. She gets it!