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An improved version of the ‘My Cosecha,’ app has been released for farm workers managing the daily process of the olive harvest. Developed by iAvanza studio and completely free, it…
Turkey has objected to a proposal to extend the contract of the International Olive Council (IOC) executive director, Jean-Louis Barjol and other senior officials, on the grounds that it would…
On October 7, at Utveggio Castle in Palermo, officials of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, together with the members of the Organizing Committee and the Regional Department…
At the close of the 2013/14 crop year, Japanese imports of olive oil and olive pomace oil totalled 56218 tonnes, recording 4% growth on the previous season. Imports show that…
Olives Et Al has introduced the world’s first olives aimed at over 18s, which it describes as ‘slightly naughty and perfect to create a mouth-watering Martini’. Preserved in a choice…
2014 will go down as one of the worst years in recent history for olive oil production in Italy. The latest data provided by ISMEA (the Italian Institute of Services…
The 2014 Grove Census, conducted by Olives New Zealand, has now been sent out to all members and previous participants. The key data required is the 2014 harvest tonnage and…
The Olives New Zealand AGM & Conference will be held in Auckland on 28 March 2015, followed by both an Advanced Processor Course and Product Diversification Seminar on 29 March.…
The 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…
Olive oil is one of the eco-friendly cleaning products used to maintain the Sydney Opera House, as part of its environmental policy which includes “green cleaning” practices. The website of…