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What is happening to the battleship Spanish olive oil? Was to dominate the world but increasingly difficult, with signals that are alarmed by all operators. After the protest of olive…
Read MoreThe first Mediterranean Diet Roundtable will bring together doctors and nutritionists along with food industry professionals, manufacturers, trade organisations and agencies as well as foodservice representatives in an effort to…
Read MoreAtop the Acropolis of Athens stands an olive tree that is a symbol of hundreds of years of dedication and reverence. Although this is not the ‘original’ tree honoured by…
Read MoreOlives NZ reports that the current European shortage of EVOO, due to bad weather and pest destruction of trees in Italy, has already seen increased interest in NZ EVOO. A…
Read MoreAuckland-based European food importing business William Aitken & Co says consumers need to brace themselves in 2015 for price increases for Mediterranean olive oil following a difficult growing season and…
Read MoreHampshire’s Test Valley in Southern England has good soils, well-drained hillsides, long cold winters, hot dry summers, and sometimes it rains unexpectedly for two years straight. It could be New…
Read MoreThe 2015 ONZ AGM will be held at Greytown next Saturday, 28 March, starting at 11am. Morning tea will be available from 10.30 and to assist in seating and catering,…
Read MoreThe FOE and Olivegrower team regularly have enquiries from people looking for small-batch processors: it’s not uncommon for ‘home’ olive growers to want to produce their own oil, and weather-induced…
Read MoreThe AOA is jointly co-ordinating a masterclass on micronutrients, presented by Professor Jan Kofod Schjørring, Professor of Plant Nutrition at the University of Copenhagen. Micronutrient fertilization is a challenging issue…
Read MoreOne of my favourite infused oils that can be used for a variety of ailments is calendula oil, and it’s a great herb to start with in salve-making. Calendula is…
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