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Applications are open for the $5m Leadership in Agricultural Industries Fund, to develop leadership capacity and capability within peak industry representative bodies. Consortiums can apply. The grants can be used…
Olive oil cellar door café owner Donna Scopelliti from Varapodio Estate says locals as well as tourists should become more familiar with the experiences available to them in Sunraysia. Mrs…
The national Food & Beverage Industry Awards reward best-practice and innovation in food and beverage manufacturing, large and small. A new category for 2017, Paddock to Plate, celebrates companies sourcing…
Olive oil producer Boundary Bend’s flagship retail brand, Cobram Estate, has won the Royal Agriculture Society of NSW President’s Medal. Finalists for the award were judged on their production techniques…
With its share price doubling in less than a year, the country’s largest olive oil producer and processor, Boundary Bend, is looking to “go for growth” with a large fund…
Deoleo, the Spain-based olive oil supplier, has set out a plan to reduce its share capital by at least EUR300m (US$320m) as it looks to improve its balance sheet after…
Olive oil adulteration for the purpose of financial gain has become one of the biggest sources of agricultural fraud in the EU. While Europe is currently the world’s largest producer…
The International Olive Council (IOC) announced today the winners of its annual Mario Solinas Quality Award. There were 149 entries, mostly from Spain (92) and Portugal (44). There were 5…
For decades, people fled Oliete, mostly to Barcelona, and left their secular olive groves behind. In 2014, a group of young locals came up with an idea to bring their…
A new survey found that there was disconnect between what consumers think labels like organic, antibiotic-free, or ‘no added hormones’ mean, and what the labels actually mean. Another reason why…