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Is organic still selling? Does the ‘natural’ trend mean fortified/functional food is now passé? And why are consumers turning their noses up at better for you (BFY) offerings? Ewa Hudson,…
After the clamor created by the case of the famous brands of olive oil distributed in Italian supermarkets accused of fraud, Deoleo which manages the brands Bertolli, Carapelli and Sasso,…
The president of the Italian Olive Industry Association (Assitol), Giovanni Zucchi, has called for a new classification of olive oil products across the global industry. The request is born out…
In partnership with agricultural professors and researchers from the University of Florida, a small but ambitious group of growers from Florida have thrown their hat into the olive-farming and olive…
In a move that Israel has denounced as discriminatory, the European Union has announced that a new set of guidelines for the export of consumer products had been put in…
The European Commission says it will provide seven million euros (£5m) to fund research into a disease that poses a “very serious threat” to olive trees. The announcement was made…
ONZ Focus Grove Project field days The November mini Field Days held in Hawke’s Bay, Nelson, Canterbury and Wairarapa were well supported by members keen to learn how to proactively…
Around half of the 2015 Grove Census forms have now been returned, with a hole in particular remaining for information from the country’s larger growers. EO Gayle Sheridan said grower…
A Marlborough crayfisherman’s award-winning olive oil has all the components to rival the best of any overseas producer, judges say. Trevor Burkhart’s ‘Burkhart Family Estate 2015’ produced extra virgin oil…
Horticulture Innovation Australia is seeking Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified growers and other supply chain stakeholders for the Olive Levy Strategic Investment Advisory Panels (SIAP). This is your chance…