Jan 16, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News
A kitten has been covered in olive oil and pulled from a dumpster pipe after it got stuck in Melbourne’s north-west, in an unusual rescue mission for firefighters. Another example of the life-saving benefits of olive oil!
Jan 16, 2017 | Australia, Environment, Technology/Science
Despite delays, British Biotech Company Oxitec is still confident that their genetically modified strain of olive flies will reach further trial stages, but there’s a long way to go before growers can access these insects to their advantage. Oxitec’s...
Jan 10, 2017 | Australia, Competitions, General Olive News, Olive business
Fancy yourself a budding photographer? Have some images of olive oil, olives, olive trees or an olive grove that you would love to see on the cover of the olive industry’s premier print directory? If the answer is yes, please email your photos to Emma Millbank at...
Jan 10, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business
Australia’s largest olive oil producer, Boundary Bend, has been accused of engaging in aggressive, disruptive and unprofessional behaviour two years after staking a claim in the fierce US olive industry.
Jan 10, 2017 | Australia, Courses/Education, General Olive News
Is Super High Density (SHD) the way forward for your grove? Want to know more about the system and how it works? A SHD olive growing field day is being held at Longridge Olives, Coonalpyn, South Australia on Saturday, 4 March 2017, presented by the AOA and supported...
Jan 10, 2017 | Australia, Environment, Olive business
Western Australian olive producers are holding their breath for dry weather for the next three months, after last season’s weather resulted in one of the worst crops in about two decades.