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Record harvest of olives needed to weather the storm

There has been a record harvest of olives in Spain this winter with production totalling over 1.56 tons. But this bumper crop could be necessary to weather the storm after low rainfall and frost this winter has damaged predictions for the coming year.

New Olivegrower & Processor out

The March-May 2012 edition of Australia & New Zealand Olivegrower & Processor hit letterboxes over the last week and is providing great reading across our two continents. Highlights are comprehensive coverage of the 2012 Olives New Zealand Conference and...

Olive grower takes the plunge against dodgy oil imports

An olive grower has plunged into a bath of olive oil on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra to protest against cheap and dodgy olive oil imports. Richard Whiting, from Frances in South Australia, stripped down to his swimmers and claimed Australian consumers...

ABARES Regional Outlook conferences

ABARES is delivering commodity forecasts, research and analysis directly to rural and regional Australia at the2012 series of one-day Regional Outlook conferences. Promoting industry productivity, community vitality and environmental sustainability, the 2012...

Supermarket olive oil testing results

TV One’s “Fair Go” have carried out chemical and sensory analysis of a range of supermarket olives oils to see if they are actually EVOO. They promise the consumer will be surprised at the results. Watch it next Wednesday, May 16 at 7.30pm on TV One.