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,...
Jun 8, 2017 | Australia, Courses/Education, Labelling, Olive business, Seminars/Conference
The ACCC is running a free webinar for Australian food businesses, looking at the new Country of Origin Food Labelling (CoOL) Information Standard. ACCC Deputy Chair Dr Michael Schaper will join representatives from peak industry groups for the webinar, which will...
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 | Environment, International News/Trends, Olive business, Research
Waste from the olive oil industry like olive stone ash, ground olive stones, and sludge from pomace oil extraction can be used as effective secondary raw materials in the making of clay bricks and cement paste. Olive Waste Can Be Used to Make Effective Building...
May 31, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Over the last decade, Portugal has quadrupled its production of olive oil and tripled its volume of exports. The figures represent a radical shift in the country’s olive oil industry, effectively bringing an end to its olive oil imports and making it the...
May 31, 2017 | Australia, Competitions, Events, Marketing, Olive business
Entries are now open for the spring season of the 2017 Sydney Royal Fine Food Show, which includes the Olive Oil categories. Sydney Royal medals provide both peer recognition and substantial marketing benefits, with the accolades recognised by consumers and...
