2014 December Olivegrower & Processor
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News
NZ proves small is beautiful at LA competition, page 4
California passes new olive oil standards, page 5
Sergeeva speaks at international congress, page 6
Streamlining export supply chain, page 7
Awards
Behind the scenes at the AOA 2014 National EVOO Awards, page 8
Profile
Roger Harrison, Rash Valley Olives, page 11
Irrigation & Water Saving
Irrigation: the Hunter Valley experience, page 14, Keywords: water supply, filtering, drippers, irrigation infrastructure
Packaging
Packaging influences on olive oil quality, page 16, Keywords: shelf-life, stability, plastic, aluminium, glass, tinplate, stainless steel, bag-in-box, olive oil chemistry
AOA National Conference review
National Conference a quality event, page 20
New Zealand
ONZ Awards, page 23
Merchandise shares the EVOO secret, page 25
NZ Heart Foundation backs EVOO over coconut, page 27
Grove Management
Olive production: you win some, you lose some, page 28, Keywords: climate change, oil yield, pests and diseases, biodiversity, profitability
Soil amendment reduces pesticide leaching, page 30, Keywords: groundwater, run-off, environment, spray safety, chemical safety, organic amendments
Pesticides: think before you spray, page 31, Keywords: toxicity, residues, systemic, alternative pest management
Talking points
Grove management: how to produce more than 8T/ha, page 32
Table Olives
AOA Certified Australian Table Olive compliance arrangements, page 34
Product & Services, page 35
Olives & Health
Health round-up 36