Sep 22, 2015 | Australia, Competitions, Equipment
The Australian olive industry has developed rapidly since the early 2000s and one of the biggest innovations has been the mechanisation of harvesting.Boundary Bend Victoria production manager, Ryan Norton, has spent the past 15 years helping to build Cobram Estate in...
Apr 10, 2015 | Equipment, Olive business, Services
The FOE and Olivegrower team regularly have enquiries from people looking for small-batch processors: it’s not uncommon for ‘home’ olive growers to want to produce their own oil, and weather-induced small grove crops are also an increasingly common occurrence. So...
Jan 8, 2015 | Equipment, Olive business, Table Olive News
Small businesses looking to reduce their waste costs can take advantage of up to $25,000 in government rebates being offered through NSW EPA as part of the Waste Less, Recycle More initiative. Businesses can apply for a rebate for up to half the value of small scale...
Nov 28, 2014 | Equipment, International News/Trends
An improved version of the ‘My Cosecha,’ app has been released for farm workers managing the daily process of the olive harvest. Developed by iAvanza studio and completely free, it is not the first app related to the business side of making olive oil but it is unique...
Dec 31, 2013 | Equipment, Olive Oil News, Uncategorised
Tasmanian farmers will soon be able to access concessional loans to help them. Funding of $30 million over two years is being made available under the Australian Government’s Farm Finance Concessional Loan Scheme, delivered by the state government. Eligible farm...
Nov 13, 2012 | Equipment, EVOO, International News/Trends, Labelling, NZ, Olive Oil News, Olive Oil Shows, Olives and Health, Organic, Research, Seminars/Conference, Surveys, Table Olive News
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