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In his new role as AOA president emeritus, Paul Miller continues to take Australian industry expertise to a global audience. Miller will be presenting to a symposium on Authenticity of…
Read MoreThe principle consumer rights organisation in Italy is encouraging shoppers who feel duped by buying oil olive from one of the major, mostly Spanish-owned brand names currently embroiled in the…
Read MoreStepping into the role of national EVOO head judge is Wagga Wagga producer Shane Cummins, a member of the Long Paddock Olive Rustlers. Already well known through years of judging…
Read MoreAbdellatif Ghedira will be the new executive director of International Olive Council (IOC). The assignment was decided at the recent 103rd session, held in Madrid on November 23-26. The Council…
Read MoreDuring the holiday of Hanukkah as we praise the miracle of the oil, yet new research published shed light on the damage caused by Israel’s olive oil industry. The studies…
Read MoreA massive fraud was unmasked between Brindisi and Bari, Italy by the State Forestry Corps, and the District Anti-Mafia Directorate (DDA) of Bari, which discovered that 7,000 tons of olive…
Read MoreThe period for return of 2015 Grove Census Harvest Report forms has now ended and ONZ EO Gayle Sheridan has been hard at work collating the information. A snapshot of…
Read MoreSubmissions for positions on the Australian SIAP have now closed and the process of selecting the panels is now underway. The various grower-based panels provide strategic investment advice to Horticulture…
Read MoreAfter 15 years at the helm of the Australian National EVOO Competition, head judge Richard Gawel has retired from the role, making the announcement at this year’s national industry conference.…
Read MoreThe European Commission has announced new guidelines on the joint selling of olive oil, beef and veal, and arable crops. The aim of the guidelines is to clarify how and…
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