Oct 18, 2013 | Olive Oil News
George and Veronica Tahu have been growing olives on their Latrobe property for more than a dozen years. George admits the couple knew very little about growing olives at the start and have learnt on the ground. An oil from their Wattle Hill olive grove has won a gold...
Oct 18, 2013 | EVOO, Olive Oil News
Victorian based extra virgin olive oil producer Cobram Estate has taken home eight awards at the 2013 Australian Olive Association (AOA) National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition held in Hobart earlier this week. From the six olive oils entered, Cobram Estate...
Oct 18, 2013 | EVOO, Olive Oil News
Two Gippsland olive oils made their mark at the National Olive Oil awards on Monday, October 7. Grassy Spur Olives owners Helen and Peter Wright from Stony Creek scooped the pool in the class one single estate awards, with three of their extra virgin olive oils...
Oct 18, 2013 | Olive Oil News, Seminars/Conference
News rapidly spread far and wide of the awards presented in this year’s AOA National Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Table Olive Competitions, presented at the national conference in Hobart on October 7. State, food-related and regional media outlets were quick to...
Oct 18, 2013 | Olive Oil News, Seminars/Conference
The Australian Institute of Horticulture is holding a three-day Congress on October 22-25 in Brisbane. Titled Living Soils, Healthy Plants, Scaping Nature, the event will focus on natural/biological methodologies in scaping soil for plants, choosing plants and...
Oct 18, 2013 | Olive Oil News
The Olive Alliance is hosting a second practical, hands-on research tour in California, focusing on Sustainability through Super High Density, Harvesting & Processing. The tour offers exclusive access to key areas of the Californian industry, inspecting advanced...