Dec 23, 2016 | Australia, Labelling, Olive business
Several major Australian supermarkets including the popular chain Aldi, have come under fire after it was found that they were padding their oregano products with olive leaves. Sounds like they were actually getting a healthier product! And wouldn’t it be great if...
Dec 23, 2016 | Australia, Marketing, Olive Oil News
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...
Dec 23, 2016 | Australia, Environment
Two major Western Australian olive farmers have been forced to cull close to 7,000 adult olive trees that have been infested by the deadly Olive Lace Bug (Froggattia Olivinia) in an outbreak that has been officially declared endemic to the area. Australian Farms Face...
Dec 23, 2016 | Australia, Diet/Food, Olive business
Some members of the Australian olive industry have also received a mysterious package in their letterboxes, sent by AOA Head Judge Shane Cummins. That mysterious package is, in fact, samples for Part 1 of The Tastebook, a sensory training initiative in appreciating,...
Dec 23, 2016 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business
The December edition of Olivegrower & Processor has already arrived in many subscribers’ letterboxes and if you haven’t got yours, it’ll be there soon. There’s plenty of great reading, with lots of industry news, practical advice and a celebratory round-up of...
Dec 23, 2016 | Australia, Olive business, Olive Oil News
For the past six years CEO Lisa Rowntree and office manager Leana Head have been the front line faces of the Australian Olive Association (AOA), running a tight ship from the organisation’s Coonalpyn office in SA. It’ll be sad news for many, therefore, that they are...