31 October 2025

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Today's top story

Storm in a teacup or dark clouds: Why do people hate the BoM website redesign?

The Bureau of Meteorology is on the back foot after its new website launched to a flurry of online – and political – anger.

Australia

Big week for Aussie olives!

it's been a big week in olives, with the National Olive Industry Conference & Trade Exhibition held in Adelaide.

Productivity and profitability was the theme of the event, with attendees taking part in a field tour, information sessions, industry trade exhibition and conference dinner.

Thanks to all sponsors, exhibitors, presenters and attendees for a great week!

See next week's edition of Friday Olive Extracts for the full event overview.

Grow you good thing! National Ag Day photo and video competition

The AgDay photo and video competition is back for 2025! 

Submit your photo or video capturing Australian agriculture and the theme “Grow you good thing!” for a chance to win. There is no age limit so anyone can submit their masterpiece and be in the running for some amazing prizes.

It would be great to see the Australian olive industry represented. Click here for more information and to enter. National Ag Day is being held on 21 November 2025.

Latest data exposes Australia’s fuel supply vulnerability

Latest data from the International Energy Agency lays bare Australia’s vulnerability to supply chain disruptions amidst an increasingly tense geopolitical landscape.

Agriculture tops Australian university student satisfaction survey

A survey of 158,000 tertiary education students across Australia has found that agriculture students are among the happiest with the quality of their degrees.

AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award marks 25 years

AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award celebrates its 25th year with New South Wales shearer, registered nurse and mental health advocate, Carol Mudford, named the 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award National Winner and Western Australian fashion innovator, Isabella Thrupp, announced as National Runner Up.

Exoskeletons including high-tech glove trialled to reduce workplace injuries

Millions of Australians put their bodies on the line every day to keep some of the nation's essential industries moving — and the physical toll is mounting.

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International

A pioneering endeavor that once seemed impossible: Brazilian extra virgin olive oil gains prestige

Sustainable pollination techniques and regenerative agriculture are driving a sector that has just over two decades of tradition in the country

Drought devastates Libya’s olive farms as water scarcity deepens crisis

Farmers in Libya’s western city of Gharyan are struggling as drought and climate change devastate olive and fruit harvests.

Tunisia eyes record 500,000-ton olive oil production, boosting a key export engine

Tunisia expects a record 500,000-ton olive oil harvest, a 50 percent increase from last year, strengthening its economy and global standing among top producers.

The dynamics of olive prices in this new olive oil campaign

Olive prices range between 90 and 120 euros: here's where the mills in central and northern Italy get their supplies and how prices are determined.

Local olive oil milling season begins

The olive harvest has officially begun. At IL Fiorello Olive Oil Company in the Suisun Valley, the start of the season was marked recently with a special milling day for olive growers from across the region.

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Turkey countermands olive oil production decline!


After last year's record, analysts predicted a "discharge" campaign, but larger olives and new orchards entering production suggest even higher numbers than those in Italy.

Olive oil for skin? Expert weighs in on the trending skincare elixir

Once a humble kitchen staple and a hero of Mediterranean cuisine, olive oil has quietly transitioned from the pantry to the vanity.

With the rise of clean beauty and a renewed interest in time-tested natural ingredients, this ancient elixir is experiencing a modern skincare revival.

Calendar 2025

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