Sep 22, 2015 | Australia, Olive Oil News
National Organic Week, 2-11 October, aims to increase awareness of the benefits of organic products and sustainable agriculture and accelerate the uptake of these in the wider Australian community. Australian can get involved by organising or participating in the...
Sep 22, 2015 | Australia, Courses/Education, Olive business, Seminars/Conference
Do you want to improve your ability as an olive oil taster? This unique workshop will help you appreciate the flavours of olive oil, both positive and negative, and practice your tasting skills. Taste this year’s award-winning oils from national competitions....
Sep 11, 2015 | Australia, Olive business, Olive Oil Shows
Themed ‘Lore of the olive’, Olive Exposium 15 is a new industry event along the lines of the field days of old. Speakers including Lyndey Milan, Professor Paul Vossen, Robert Spooner-Hart and Richard Gawel will head the comprehensive program, which aims to help...
Sep 11, 2015 | Australia, International News/Trends, NZ, Olive business
Subscribers to our quarterly industry magazine, Olivegrower & Processor, can now view back issues online – great for referencing when you’re away from the grove and can’t access your hard copy. All editions from 2012-2015 have been uploaded – just log in to the...
Sep 9, 2015 | Australia, Olive Oil News, Research
The AOA believes the time is right to approach government and seek to split the current Olive Research, Development & Extension levy of $3.00 per tonne of fresh fruit delivered to a processing facility, to include a proportion of money for marketing. In the past...
Sep 9, 2015 | Australia, Olive business
It has been a solid year for Australian olive growers, with the industry producing almost 20 million litres of high quality oil this season. National production figures are almost five million litres higher than last year. However, the crop fell short of the 22...
