May 2, 2018 | Australia, Courses/Education, EVOO, General Olive News
It’s a busy time for our industry in the midst/lead-up to harvest, so with that in mind, the completion date for Round 3 of the Tastebook™ program has been extended until COB on Monday 30 April, 2018. Participants are asked to complete the Round 3 survey as soon as...
May 2, 2018 | Australia, Courses/Education
Farming Together recently launched an expanded toolkit for forming and running a co-op. These no-cost, online DIY resources include complete instructions on how to register your co-op, how to transfer shares and how to compile membership and director registers. The...
May 2, 2018 | Australia, Courses/Education
Primary producers can apply now for the 2019 Nuffield Farming Scholarships which support overseas travel and study to help develop current, emerging and future agricultural leaders. Deadline for applications is June 15 – more info and apply here.
Oct 27, 2017 | Courses/Education, International News/Trends
For a few weeks, Dos Aguilas Olive Oil is offering olive curing classes and u-picks at its olive grove. Saturday u-picks began Oct 14 and will continue each Saturday through Nov 4. Sunday u-picks occur on Oct 29 and Nov 5. Might be an idea for your grove next harvest...
Oct 6, 2017 | Courses/Education, NZ
A seminar on “Sensory aspects of Extra Virgin Olive Oil assessment” will also be held as part of the ONZ EVOO Awards weekend. Run by this year’s two Italian guest judges, Dr Di Lecce and Dr Cerretani, the program will focus on “when the tasting reflects the...
Sep 8, 2017 | Courses/Education, EVOO, General Olive News
An Olive Oil Sensory Master Course is being held in Geelong on 10-11 November 2017, run by the IRTA and Modern Olives. The course has been designed to: learn more about negative and positive attributes, focussing on both identification and intensity scoring; gain a...
