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NMIT is currently taking enrolments for the Nationally Recognised online course in Olive Production. This highly successful course consists once a weekly nightly chat session supplemented by six field days throughout the year. Participants can complete the assessment tasks on their own groves.
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The Olive Centre has expanded new services to all Olive Growers throughout Australia. A professional full-time consulting service is available to growers throughout Australia.
“This service is important for every grower to grasp this opportunity. We receive numerous calls about even some of the common pest and disease problems still not being kept under control in groves. We believe that in general growers to need some real advice when it comes to the overall health of your grove and production! Did you know that a well managed olive grove can achieve up to 30%* more production? This alone can result in $300.00** of extra product per 1 Tonne of fruit produced. In turn this service will help you achieve the maximum from your grove!” says Amanda Bailey, Director of The Olive Centre.
Ryan Publications’ journalist Frank Barbaro has recently compiled his final issue of Australia’s leading olive industry publication, The Australian & New Zealand Olivegrower & Processor.
Wairarapa olive oil producer LOT EIGHT wins ‘Best in Class’ two years running at the Olives NZ Extra virgin Olive Oil awards.
The Southern Olive Growers Association of NSW [SOGA] will be meeting at the home of the award winning Olevano Olives on Sunday 30 November. The property lies north of Crookwell near the Abercrombie National Park. This field day will focus on both the production of award winning oils and table olives.
The Olives South Australia Inc. (OSA) 2008 Annual General Meeting will be held next Tuesday, at the Waite Institute Auditorium, Plant Research Centre, Urrbrae.
Spain is the world’s number one producer and exporter of olive oil. As one of its main importers, Australia is no stranger to the quality of Spanish Olive Oil.
Olives South Australia’s 2008 annual general meeting will be held on Tuesday 25 November 2008, at the Waite Institute Auditorium, Plant Research Centre, Urrbrae.
Coriole Vineyards from South Australia was named best table olive of the Australian Table Olive competition announced on Tuesday, 28 October at the 12th National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards dinner held in Canberra.
The first Australian Extra Virgin olive oil with the Code of Practice symbol has entered retailers’ outlets with Cobram Estate leading the way. Cobram Estate’s three-litre tin is the first…