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Mildura farmers Fiona Bawden and Richard Mintern are endeavouring to provide Sunraysia with the opportunity to experience fresh, locally grown produce. One of their main products is olive oil, produced…
Nutrition Week kicked off in Australia yesterday and this year’s theme is Try for 5, a friendly reminder to get in those five serves of veggies every day. Eating enough…
The ACCC has launched a new online tool for people in the agriculture sector to anonymously report concerns about competition or fair trading issues, allowing farmers to report potential breaches…
Congratulations go to Wairarapa’s Loopline Olives on taking the coveted Best in Show award for the second time. Akaroa producer Robinsons Bay was named Reserve Best in Show, just pipped…
It’s a long way from the Mediterranean, but Wairarapa’s extra virgin olive oil growers are taking on – and beating – some of the industry’s biggest names. The region had…
AgResearch is entering into a major programme to prepare New Zealand for the new era of digital agriculture. The programme will identify the barriers to taking up new digital technologies…
The Olives NZ Focus Grove Field Days held over October have been keenly supported, showing the wide interest in how the groves are progressing. The final Field Day, for the…
There’s just two weeks left to apply for the 2018 AgriFutures™ Rural Women’s Award. Emerging female leaders from across the country are encouraged to apply for the Award, which is…
Coventry car giant Jaguar Land Rover has teamed up with Jamie Oliver to create the ultimate kitchen on four wheels … The Naked Chef’s vehicle features everything from a slow-cooker,…
The chairman of the Southern Olive-growers Association – Olivum – told Lusa News Agency earlier this week that he had no doubts that the “xylella fastidiosa” bacteria, which causes Olive…