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This week has been a worrying one for NZ growers, with Tuesday seeing the arrival of a complex low pressure band bringing rain, thunderstorms and gales, and snow for the…
An evangelical church in Auckland is offering a “holy oil” which parishioners claim has helped cure ailments from tumours and chronic heart conditions to depression and addiction. Sounds almost as…
AOA Code of Practice (OliveCare™) Administrator Peter McFarlane has shared this drinks menu from an Adelaide bar. As he says: “One way to get your 30 ml of EVOO a…
Hort Innovations is currently seeking submissions for projects to be considered as part of the Pollination Fund. Concept proposals are invited, to be submitted by 30 June 2017. More information…
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Geelong businesses are being encouraged to tap into burgeoning international markets by one of the nation’s top olive oil entrepreneurs. Boundary Bend chief executive Rob McGavin was one of eight…
Plant Health Australia has received funding for a project to improve plant pest surveillance and utilise AUSPestCheck as a national virtual co-ordination centre. The project, Improving Plant Pest Management Through…
Coconut oil is as unhealthy as beef dripping and butter, say US heart experts. It is packed with saturated fat which can raise “bad” cholesterol, says the American Heart Association…
Sabah-born organic olive farmer Elizabeth Liew (now Elizabeth Poggiagliolmi), 53, who owns the Poggiagliolmi Olive Farm in Tuscany, Central Italy, welcomed the announcement of the six-month exemption of the Cabotage…
A parliament commission, founded to discuss the contentious “Production Reform Draft Law,” has decided to establish an “Olive Grove Preservation Board” following the removal of a controversial article that would…