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New Zealand’s olive producers were forced to delay harvesting this season as lack of sun and torrential rain resulted in the fruit ripening late. As the harvesting season should have been underway, New Zealand was battered by storms and cyclones in the worst weather to hit the country for 50 years. Olive farmers braced themselves…
Boundary Bend Olives says, depending on the weather, it should experience one of its best olive seasons this year. The company’s co-founder Rob McGavin says hopefully there won’t be too much rain during the harvest, which began about a month ago at its orchard at Boundary Bend.
The first over-the-row olive harvester ever to work in Australia may have its roots in South America, but is now well and truly a unique, home-grown product. Mildura farm machinery manufacturer Leda Ag built its first Colossus XL 13 years ago. Leda Ag owner Henry Higgins says the company now employs 65 people and is…
River Murray Training and Tallemenco are offering courses on identifying potential energy savings in pumping and pump station design. The accredited courses are delivered by Tallemenco irrigation specialist Rob Welke via the convenience of an interactive online meeting room. Sessions are undertaken at your own desk, with follow up tutorials and 1:1 mentoring if needed.…
An Apulian startup, Olivhealth, developed a single-dose package containing extra virgin olive oil from organic secular olive trees for sportspeople, pregnant women, and children. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/apulian-startup-promotes-secular-olive-trees-single-doses/57011
Despite challenging economic conditions and poor harvests, sales of European olive oil continue to rise with the increasing popularity of private label products. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/private-label-price-hikes-drive-sales-europe/56739?utm_source=Olive+Oil+Times&utm_campaign=4ea16fff43-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cfd25322ac-4ea16fff43-213160813
I am quite sure that when we hear of Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol, most of us think of speck, strudel, and Muller-Thurgau. The same happens with the denomination of Veneto Valpolicella, which recalls some good red wines. Despite this, it should surprise no one that some portions of these two regions are devoted to the cultivation…
The world’s largest olive oil company says it will launch the largest promotional campaign in its history to draw consumers to its flagship brands and use more olive oil in general. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/deoleo-plans-biggest-ever-promotional-campaign/56806?utm_source=Olive+Oil+Times&utm_campaign=4ea16fff43-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cfd25322ac-4ea16fff43-213160813
The second edition of the Domina International Olive Oil Contest concluded with the three-day event on May 7 in the beautiful scenery of Domina Zagarella Sicily Hotel, in Palermo. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/195-awarded-domina-olive-oil-contest/56775
The Lone Star State is about to get its first conference for a burgeoning olive industry. The daylong conference, scheduled for June 16, 2017, at the Freeman Coliseum Expo Hall A, in San Antonio, is aimed at both aspiring and established growers. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/texas-host-first-olive-oil-conference/56771