Feb 16, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News
Villa Rochford is part of Rochford Hall olive grove at Kellevie, just off the Arthur Highway on the way to the Tasman Peninsula. The original country house was built in the 1870s by seafarer Richard Copping, for whom the nearby township of Copping is named. We arrived...
Feb 2, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business
Wet conditions in 2016 led to smaller than average olive crops for Western Australian farmers. With the next three months a critical period, many are hoping for better outcomes, but remain at risk due to lack of insurance. Why the Next Three Months Could Decide the...
Feb 2, 2017 | Australia, Environment, General Olive News
A more affordable and time-saving method for culling wild olive trees in Australia has been found in basal bark spraying. A Better Method for Controlling Wild Olive Trees in Australia...
Feb 2, 2017 | Australia, Other
An English doctor moves Down Under and takes on an overgrown olive grove in Tasmania. It sounds like the plot for a new feature film, but this is the real life tree change Dr Fiona Makowski and her husband have no regrets about taking on.
Jan 16, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News
A fire ripped through nine hectares of olive trees and grazing alongside the Tukituki Rd on Thursday. It took fire crews with a helicopter one-and-a-half-hours to bring the “well involved” fire under control and four hours to put it out.
