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Winners in the Olives New Zealand 2013 NZ EVOO Awards were announced last weekend , with international judges praising the local oils as “world class”. Robinsons Bay Olives from Akaroa…
Read MoreProof of quality for producers, Olives NZ Certification also provides a guarantee of authenticity for consumers via licensed use of the OliveMark® on certified products – and thereby a leading…
Read MoreWarren Buffett famously once warned: “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”
Read MoreTarnagulla Farm of Balingup has been named the Best Oil of the Show at the Perth Royal Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2013 competition, judged in August. Karridale Olive Farm took…
Read MoreLocal olive growers were recognised with two gold medals at the recent Perth Royal Show extra virgin olive oil competition. Tarnagulla Farm in Balingup won a gold medal, and came…
Read MoreEntry is still open for the Southern Hemisphere chapter of the International Armonia Olive Oil Competition for producers in Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, South Africa and Uruguay. The competition…
Read MoreA Blackwood supermarket has removed olive seedlings from its shelves following complaints by Mitcham Council. The sevillano olive seedlings have been removed from sale at Coles’ Main Rd store, only…
Read MoreA pest plant, which Mitcham Council spends more than $500,000 a year to destroy, is on sale at a Blackwood supermarket. The council will write to Blackwood Coles asking it…
Read MoreThe local region is a carpet of grazing and cropping land. Agriculture is a way of life, with generations carrying on family traditions of producing livestock and facing cycles of…
Read MoreThe Western Australian Olive Council (WAOC), in conjunction with the AOA and chief judge Richard Gawel, is organising Olive Oil Tasting Workshops for later this year. The initial workshop/s will…
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