May 31, 2017 | Australia, Competitions, Events, Marketing, Olive business
Entries are now open for the spring season of the 2017 Sydney Royal Fine Food Show, which includes the Olive Oil categories. Sydney Royal medals provide both peer recognition and substantial marketing benefits, with the accolades recognised by consumers and...
May 31, 2017 | Australia, Environment, Other
Australia is on track to adopt some of the most sophisticated plant pest surveillance technologies in the world after Hort Innovation Australia secured a Federal Government grant and co-investor funding to deliver a $21M plant biosecurity push.
May 31, 2017 | Australia, Courses/Education
As part of Hort Innovation’s Leadership Fund program, it has it has joined forces with the Churchill Trust to offer Fellowships to drive innovation and transformation within Australia’s horticulture industry. Churchill Fellowships have an average value of $26,000, and...
May 31, 2017 | Australia, Olive business, Surveys
ABARES has developed a labour survey to identify the amount and type of labour used on farms, as well as recruitment experiences and expectations of farmers when hiring in the years ahead. Read more here.
May 31, 2017 | Australia, Environment, General Olive News
There may be 15,000 kilometres separating Italy and Charleville, but it was a visit to the European country which inspired the outback Queensland’s only commercial olive operation. Karen and Bill McLennan purchased Sommariva, in 1993 — a 10,000-hectare property...
May 31, 2017 | Australia, Awards, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olive Oil Shows
Cobram Estate (http://cobramestate.com) California Mission Extra Virgin Olive Oil was named the World’s Healthiest Extra Virgin Olive Oil at the 2017 Health & Food Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards Competition in Málaga Costa Del Sol, Spain....