May 31, 2017 | Australia, Olive business, Surveys
ABARES has developed a labour survey to identify the amount and type of labour used on farms, as well as recruitment experiences and expectations of farmers when hiring in the years ahead. Read more here.
May 26, 2017 | International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive business
Mislabelling composition dominated cases in the EU Food Fraud Network (FFN), according to the 2016 annual report.
May 26, 2017 | Environment, General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business
Five years ago, a group of neighboring farmers in Sierra de Cazorla, Spain saw their 500-year old olive trees slowly dying. They took courses in organic farming and decided to work together to restore their groves, produce high-quality olive oil and establish a model...
May 26, 2017 | NZ, Olive business, Services
All ONZ grower members should now have received Certification documentation, with submissions open from 29 May onwards. Don’t miss the opportunity to have your oil wear the trusted OliveMark quality guarantee. Documentation is also available here , along with more...
May 26, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business
Boundary Bend Olives says, depending on the weather, it should experience one of its best olive seasons this year. The company’s co-founder Rob McGavin says hopefully there won’t be too much rain during the harvest, which began about a month ago at its orchard at...
May 26, 2017 | Australia, Equipment, Olive business
The first over-the-row olive harvester ever to work in Australia may have its roots in South America, but is now well and truly a unique, home-grown product. Mildura farm machinery manufacturer Leda Ag built its first Colossus XL 13 years ago. Leda Ag owner Henry...
