Nov 17, 2015 | Australia, Courses/Education, Olive business, Seminars/Conference
The expression of interest stage for round three of the SA River Murray Sustainability Irrigation Industry Improvement Program (SARMS 3IP) opens on Monday, 16 November and closes at 5pm on Friday, 11 December. SARMS 3IP information sessions are being held on: •...
Nov 17, 2015 | Australia, International News/Trends, NZ, Olive business
TakeStock, ‘the Ebay of the food industry’, says it can find buyers for unsold stock as well as reducing food waste, cutting storage costs and helping food companies find a bargain. Hmmm … does anyone else feel uncomfortable about this opportunity to move...
Nov 4, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive business
Andalusia’s Minister of Agriculture, Fishing and Rural Development Carmen Ortiz revealed today that the government anticipates a substantial increase in olive production for the 2015-2016 harvest season. National production of olive oil could reach 1.2 million metric...
Nov 4, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
An Italian regional court has temporarily suspended the destruction of olive trees in Puglia following a complaint filed by 21 olive growers demanding proof that their trees are infected by Xylella fastidiosa.
Nov 4, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
A raging five-year civil war has claimed nearly a quarter-million lives. Most of the population — an estimated 11 million — have fled their homes. Most of the territory is under the control of rival insurgencies. Air attacks from Russian and American warplanes pound...
Nov 4, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive business
Touring their centuries-old olive orchard and state-of-the-art oil mill with just a month to go before harvest, Crudo’s Giuseppe Schiralli and Antonio Rutigliano are all smiles. At this time last year, no one could have blamed them if they’d been hiding in their...