2015 June Olivegrower & Processor

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News

DPI laboratories wins US olive oil contract, page 4

2014 ARMONIA Southern Hemisphere Olive Oil Competition, page 5

New York proves quality has nothing to do with size, page 6

Is First Harvest EVOO’s ‘Grange’, page 8

Opening up The Olive Route, page 9

US chemists bring Olive Odyssey down under, page 14

Profile

Colin and Elisa Bertuch, Mt Buffalo Olives, page 16

Harvest Report, page 18

Harvesting

Picking time for olives in Italy, page 24

Pests & Diseases

Management of olive lace bug, page 26, Keywords: pest management, tree health, spraying, monitoring, identification, horticultural spray oils

Processing/R&D

Handling bio-waste from boutique agricultural businesses, page 28, Keywords: value-adding, bio-waste

Organics

Organics: does it work for everyone, page 29, Keywords: certification

Organic? Host an intern and help grow the industry, page 29

Olives exports

Olives not salty enough for Indian standards, page 30

R&D

Study looks at the effects of flavourings on EVOO, page 31, Keywords: research, flavoured oils, olive oil quality, flavouring ingredients, olive oil chemistry, marketing

Olives & Health

Olive oil as medicine: the effect on blood lipids and lipoproteins, page 32, Keywords: cholesterol

Health round-up, page 34

Products & Services

Purchase closures 24/7, page 36

Micro-Talc FC 8: a natural and efficient processing aid for olive oil extraction, page 37