2018 September Olivegrower & Processor
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News
Coconut oil labelled ‘pure poison’, page 4
Field days provide the missing link, page 5
2018 Royal Adelaide Olive Awards, page 9
Lauriston EVOO Best in Show at Royal Hobart Fine Food Awards, page 10
Event Kit for growers now available, page 11
New start for NOVA olive research site, page 12
Au-thentic Australian products attract Chinese trade attention, page 13
2018 National Olive Industry Conference & Exhibition Preview
Groves in focus at 2018 Conference, page 15
Tastebook™ - round 4 underway, then goes live! Page 16
AIOA Presentation Dinner - be there as the winners are announced! Page 17
Sponsorship for AOA Young Judges program, page 17
2018 National Olive Industry Conference & Exhibition - Sponsors & Exhibitors, page 18
R&D Insights – Hort Innovation, page 23
Harvest report
Tasmania, page 31
New Zealand, page 32
Olivegrower profile
Michael Peck, Campaspe Bend, page 35
Pruning
Pruning: the Coonalpyn grove project in its (frosty) fourth year, page 36, Keywords: rejuvenation, machine harvesting, super high density grove, airflow, biennial bearing, frost, fruit yield, soil management
Pests and diseases
Handbook aids in fruit fly identification, page 3
Olive lace bug management, page 40, Keywords: IPDM, tree health, monitoring, soil nutrition, leaf damage, spraying, APVMA, biological control
Is your tree stock certified disease-free? Page 42, Keywords: OliveCare, replanting, biosecurity
New Zealand
New project application aims to build on FGP success, page 43
Challenges and opportunities the focus at 2018 Olives NZ Conference, page 44
October Focus Grove Project Field Days, page 44
Olive business
Olive Oil Sensory Master Course, page 45
New CoOL labelling laws now in force, page 46, Keywords: country of origin labelling, legislation, Australian Standard, Australian Made logo
Is your top-up oil really EVOO? Page 46, Keywords: OliveCare, bulk oil, Australian Standard, testing, certification, Australian consumer law
Health round-up, page 48
Products and services
Netafim, page 49