Apr 12, 2017 | Australia, Environment, Labelling, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Australians have overwhelmingly agreed that palm oil should be labelled on food products and want their government to mandate it, according to a Galaxy News poll. Public support has increased in past year, with 90% of Australians wanting mandatory labelling and nearly...
Apr 12, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business
There are upsides and downsides for the South Burnett’s primary producers from ex-tropical cyclone Debbie. Clovely Estate’s Moffat- dale Olive Grove has just started their harvest for this year and Olive Grove manager Aaron Stefan said the rain was good,...
Apr 12, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business, Services
Local farm Yirri Grove will open its olive press this Easter for a workshop on how to make your own olive oil. Yirri Grove owner Anne O’Neill said she started the workshop after receiving interest from people who had their own olive trees at home. Another example of...
Apr 12, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Services
Dank Street Produce will be pressing olives straight from the family farm on April 7, 8 and 9. The olives have been harvested from the Fourth Village Estate at Pokolbin in the Hunter Valley and will go straight to the market floor to become olive oil. The freshly...
Apr 12, 2017 | International News/Trends, Marketing, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Lab tests have revealed that one-third of olive oils for sale in Canada do not meet quality standards, according to a report citing chemical analyses by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. One-Third of Olive Oils Sold in Canada Don’t Meet Quality Standards...
Apr 6, 2017 | Environment, International News/Trends, Olive business
Olive oil has great potential in marketing Greek tourism destinations and can be used as a tool of sustainable development, a researcher noted. Route To Sustainable Tourism In Greece Lined With Olive Oil...