May 8, 2015 | NZ, Olive Oil News, Seminars/Conference
Olives New Zealand is co-ordinating a series of visits in New Zealand by two American professors who are on sabbatical studying the chemistry and health benefits of olive oil. Pat O’Hara is Professor of Chemistry at Amherst College, New England. Her husband Richard...
Apr 29, 2015 | EVOO, NZ, Olive business, Seminars/Conference
Olives New Zealand are holding a seminar on Judging EVOO and Flavoured Oils, to be held in Auckland on Tuesday, 22 September. Targeted at the judges’ pool, the seminar is also open to members who have previously attended a one day tasting seminar with Olives NZ. The...
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...
