May 25, 2018 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Research
The setting is a mellow fall day in the vineyards of the Santoro Tenuta in the Valle d’Itria, an agricultural wonderland now the epicenter of efforts to stop the spread of Xylella fastidiosa, a lethal plant bacterium killing thousands of olive trees here in Puglia,...
May 25, 2018 | Australia, Diet/Food, EVOO, Research
Australian researchers found extra virgin olive oil to be the safest and most stable even when used at high temperatures, dispelling a common myth about cooking with olive oil. In case you missed our previous coverage … and because it’s great to see Australian...
May 18, 2018 | Australia, Olives and Health, Research
Recent research conducted by the Modern Olives Laboratory confirms that Australian EVOO is the safest and most stable oil to cook with. Canola oil, grapeseed oil and rice bran oil, were found to be the least stable and produced the highest level of polar compounds...
May 18, 2018 | International News/Trends, Research
30-Apr-2018 By Joseph James Whitworth Food items linked to place of origin are economically and socially beneficial to rural areas, according to an FAO-EBRD study.
May 2, 2018 | Australia, Research
Grants of to $50K for applied R&D projects that contribute to a more productive and profitable Victorian horticulture sector. Deadline 30 June 2018. More information here.
Nov 10, 2017 | Australia, Research, Surveys
CSIRO is investigating producing products/ingredients from potentially lost produce and by-products obtained on-farm and during processing. It is seeking national data to map the amounts of losses in specific locations. The data could be used to create value-adding...
