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Using both science and anecdote, Patricia B. O’Hara has squeezed new stories out of the humble olive. O’Hara, the Amanda and Lisa Cross Professor of Chemistry, recently published The Chemical Story of Olive Oil (The Royal Society of Chemistry), written with two other chemists: her husband, Richard Blatchly of Keene State College, and Zeynep Delen…
Entries for the 2017 ONZ EVOO Awards open on Monday, 14 August and close on Friday, 15 September, with judging taking place in Auckland from 2–4 October. The 2017 Awards Dinner will be held on Saturday, 14 October at the James Cook Grand Chancellor Hotel in Wellington. This year’s judging panel includes international experts from…
A natural substitute for the morning after pill has been found in olives. Eating handfuls of olives will not prevent pregnancy, but a chemical found within them can stop a sperm from reaching an egg, the Daily Mail reports. The natural compound, also found in grapes and mangos, could replace the morning after pill if…
Certification documentation is on its way out to all ONZ grower members, with submissions open from 29 May onwards. An increase in the Oil Testing Service fee means, after maintaining the price of certification for the past five years, ONZ has had to also increase the 2017 certification fee from $242 per oil to…
Loans of up to $250,000 per project are available through the NSW Rural Assistance Authority’s Farm Innovation Fund to improve permanent farm infrastructure and ensure long-term productivity and sustainable land use. Sound useful? More information and application forms here.
An agronomic engineer from Argentina convinces a Chinese company to improve product quality and strikes gold at the world’s most prestigious olive oil competition. This is a story about China but it’s “our” Pablo, so fits as Australia-related news! https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/man-behind-chinas-unlikely-gold-nyiooc/56842?utm_source=Olive+Oil+Times&utm_campaign=4ea16fff43-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cfd25322ac-4ea16fff43-213160813
One of Scenic Rim’s most popular festivals celebrated a decade of creativity on the weekend, bringing back popular workshops and rolling out the best music lineup in its history. Held at the Lost World Valley, the Arts in the Olives festival attracted about 2000 people who enjoyed art, food and music on Sunday, May 14.…
A national survey is being conducted to better understand the needs and issues facing Australian. producers in using digital technology and agricultural data. The results will enable the facilitation of policy development in supporting producers to fully take advantage of the opportunities offered by digital technologies. The survey is being conducted by the CSIRO and…
When Vivienne and Tim Paramore bought about 100 hectares west of Walla in 2005 it came with 1100 olive trees, planted just a few years earlier. Back then Australian olive oil was still a boutique product made mainly by hobby farmers.
Chinese consumers of specially marked Australian Olive Oil will soon be able to scan a label on the bottle to confirm its authenticity and meet the producer via a personalised video. You can read more about the Australian Authentic export project and the authenticity label in the March 2017 edition of Olivegrower & Processor.