Jun 8, 2017 | Australia, Competitions, Events, General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olive Oil Shows
Australia’s competition scene has now gone global, with the announcement of the inaugural Australian International Olive Awards. Replacing the Australian National Olive Competition, the AOA’s annual competition this year becomes an international event, including oil...
Jun 8, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business, Suppliers & Announcements
The government has launched negotiations to open new markets to Australian farmers through a free trade agreement (FTA) with Peru. Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said that the industries expected to benefit from the agreement included the kangaroo meat industry,...
May 31, 2017 | Environment, General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business, Research
Last fall, researchers at Wright State University announced they had found that emerald ash borer can develop from larvae to adulthood on a species of olive tree. Today, that study is published online in the Journal of Economic Entomology.
May 31, 2017 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Seminars/Conference
Why the food sector attracts organised crime groups, protecting authentic Italian products and an added company to the project were highlights of the Food Integrity conference last week.
May 31, 2017 | Australia, Environment, General Olive News
There may be 15,000 kilometres separating Italy and Charleville, but it was a visit to the European country which inspired the outback Queensland’s only commercial olive operation. Karen and Bill McLennan purchased Sommariva, in 1993 — a 10,000-hectare property...
May 26, 2017 | General Olive News, International News/Trends
The European Union, together with the Spanish Inter-Professional Table Olive Organization, INTERACEITUNA, and Michelin-starred chef and internationally-recognised culinary innovator, José Andrés, announced a new campaign to deliver a tasty message to US consumers –...
