Apr 29, 2015 | Australia, Olive Oil News, Seminars/Conference
They were two college friends just talking about going into business. “We were chatting together and thought we’d make a good team,” Rob McGavin recalls. “Olives seemed to be something we thought we could do well, but we probably didn’t imagine we’d do this well.”...
Mar 27, 2015 | International News/Trends, Seminars/Conference
One thousand olive producers in Lebanon recently attended a mechanical harvesting workshop organized by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Participants included representatives from 18 partner co-operatives and 60 companies from across the...
Mar 27, 2015 | International News/Trends, Seminars/Conference
With just four weeks until the New York International Olive Oil Competition, organizers are preparing for another record number of entries from dozens of countries in the world’s largest and most prestigious olive oil quality competition. Registrations for the NYIOOC...
Mar 27, 2015 | Seminars/Conference
The AOA is jointly co-ordinating a masterclass on micronutrients, presented by Professor Jan Kofod Schjørring, Professor of Plant Nutrition at the University of Copenhagen. Micronutrient fertilization is a challenging issue in agronomy, yet continuing research shows...
Mar 6, 2015 | NZ, Olive Oil Shows, Seminars/Conference
Following the cancellation of the Conference, the 2015 ONZ AGM will now be held at Greytown on Saturday, 28 March, starting at 11am. The move is to provide better access for members. Nominations have been received as follows: President – Andrew Taylor; Vice President...
Jan 23, 2015 | NZ, Olive business, Seminars/Conference, Table Olive News
Subject to viable numbers, Olives New Zealand is offering two additional seminars in conjunction with the 2015 Conference, both to be run by Simon Field, managing director of Victorian organically-certified extra virgin olive oil and table olive producer Salsi Pty...
