Aug 11, 2017 | Australia, Environment, Surveys
A national online survey is being conducted by the CSIRO and the Department of the Environment and Energy, asking people with a long-term (>10 year) relationship with a piece of land to share observations about the features that have changed and those that haven’t....
Aug 11, 2017 | Australia, Olive business, Surveys
Expressions of interest are currently being sought from olive growers to participate in the Australian Olive Industry Benchmarking program. Funded by Hort Innovation using the olive levy, and delivered by independent consulting group RMCG, benchmarking is a great...
Jul 26, 2017 | Australia, Awards, EVOO, International News/Trends, Table Olive News
Entries are now open for the inaugural Australian International Olive Awards, Australia’s first and only global olive competition. Replacing the Australian National Olive Competition, the AOA’s annual competition this year becomes an international event,...
Jul 26, 2017 | Australia, Courses/Education, EVOO
An Olive Oil Sensory Master Course is being held in Geelong on 10-11 November 2017, run by the IRTA and Modern Olives. The course has been designed to: learn more about negative and positive attributes, focussing on both identification and intensity scoring; gain a...
Jul 26, 2017 | Australia, NZ
There’s been a change to the judging panel for the 2017 NZ EVOO Awards, with Dr Lorenzo Cerretani from Italy joining the panel as International Guest Judge. The balance of the panel is Head Judge Dr Giuseppe Di Lecce (Italy), Margi Kirkby (Australia), Charlotte...
