Oct 2, 2012 | Olive Oil News
The chemical fenthion has been under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) and was recently approved for use on olives (one year only) for the control of Olive Lace Bug. The APVMA have released the2012 Fenthion Residues and...
Oct 2, 2012 | Olive Oil News
Toowoomba businessman Karsten Wendland has suffered the wrath of bushfire season after a blaze caused almost $700,000 damage to his olive grove. A fire with a one kilometre front tore through the Wendland Olives plantation at Stonehenge near Millmerran on Tuesday...
Sep 14, 2012 | Olive Oil News
The imports of olive oil into Australia have remained steady over the same periods in 2011 and 2012, according to International Olive Council data. Dips in import volumes prompted some comments in the media that the cause was the inroads made by locally produced oils....
Sep 14, 2012 | Olive Oil News, Olive Oil Shows
The correct way to taste olive oil is not very polite, Peter O’Clery says. Standing in his olive grove, the Hall farmer demonstrates by taking a little oil in his mouth then noisily slurping it back on to his palate. Apprentice chefs are warming their own cups...
Aug 31, 2012 | Olive Oil News
In the fashion business, there are companies that sell rank counterfeits as “Made in Italy.” Appparently in olive oil too: 8000 tons were recently seized from the Azienda Olearia Valpesana, an important bulk olive oil business.
Aug 31, 2012 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
At a time of increasing settler violence in the West Bank, the International Solidarity Movement is issuing an urgent call for volunteers to participate in the 2012 Olive Harvest Campaign at the invitation of Palestinian communities. The olive tree is a national...
