Mar 20, 2025 | Courses/Education, Feature Articles, Processing
By Laura Thomas With all the work, planning and financial investment that goes into a bumper olive harvest, producing the very best quality olive oil possible is the obvious next step. But have you stopped to consider how you might boost the quantity of oil you can...
Mar 6, 2025 | Chemicals, Feature Articles, Olive Diseases, Spraying
By Laura Thomas As olive crops begin to ripen across parts of the country, Australian growers would be looking to complete their weed, pest and disease control efforts well before harvest. Troublesome weeds will always present a management issue for growers,...
Feb 6, 2025 | Contracting, Feature Articles, Harvesting
By Laura Thomas The annual olive harvest will get underway in parts of the country in the coming weeks and signs are looking promising for an on-year, with plenty of fruit. And with this bountiful crop in mind, Aussie growers are making sure arrangements...
Jan 30, 2025 | Feature Articles, Labour / seasonal workers, Services
Ongoing labour shortages mean that putting together a harvest crew is likely to again be an issue this year. Luckily the problem is well-recognised and there’s plenty of assistance to help you find harvest helpers. Some of the best options for up-to-date...
Jan 30, 2025 | Contracting, Feature Articles
The following article was first published in the Australian & New Zealand Olivegrower & Processor, March 2024 – see page 45. Not all olive producers have the scale to justify their own machine harvesting, or the capital to purchase the equipment....
Jan 15, 2025 | Australia, Courses/Education, Events, Feature Articles
The Australian Olive Association got back to the very basics of olive growing and production in SA’s Barossa Valley wine region last month. Delivered by the AOA as part of the National Farmers’ Federation Horticulture Roadshow, the SA Back to Basics...
