May 26, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business
Boundary Bend Olives says, depending on the weather, it should experience one of its best olive seasons this year. The company’s co-founder Rob McGavin says hopefully there won’t be too much rain during the harvest, which began about a month ago at its orchard at...
May 26, 2017 | Australia, Equipment, Olive business
The first over-the-row olive harvester ever to work in Australia may have its roots in South America, but is now well and truly a unique, home-grown product. Mildura farm machinery manufacturer Leda Ag built its first Colossus XL 13 years ago. Leda Ag owner Henry...
May 26, 2017 | Australia, Courses/Education
River Murray Training and Tallemenco are offering courses on identifying potential energy savings in pumping and pump station design. The accredited courses are delivered by Tallemenco irrigation specialist Rob Welke via the convenience of an interactive online...
May 18, 2017 | Australia, Olive business
Loans of up to $250,000 per project are available through the NSW Rural Assistance Authority’s Farm Innovation Fund to improve permanent farm infrastructure and ensure long-term productivity and sustainable land use. Sound useful? More information and application...
May 18, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive Oil News
An agronomic engineer from Argentina convinces a Chinese company to improve product quality and strikes gold at the world’s most prestigious olive oil competition. This is a story about China but it’s “our” Pablo, so fits as Australia-related news! The Man...
May 18, 2017 | Australia, Events, General Olive News, Olive Oil News
One of Scenic Rim’s most popular festivals celebrated a decade of creativity on the weekend, bringing back popular workshops and rolling out the best music lineup in its history. Held at the Lost World Valley, the Arts in the Olives festival attracted about 2000...
