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13 January 2023
Brought to you by Australian & New Zealand Olivegrower & Processor www.olivebiz.com.au
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Welcome to the new year to all our Friday Olive Extracts readers. We hope you had a great Christmas and New Year, with plenty of fun, rest and relaxation, and that you’re geared up and ready for the year ahead.
As always, we’re looking forward to bringing you the latest olive industry news, events and interesting information, delivered weekly to your Inbox. Thanks for subscribing!
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Keiley Noble says the soil on her Narromine farm has already started cracking. (Supplied: Keiley Noble)
Farmers across Australia are anxiously watching long-term climate forecasts, with fears a hot and dry El Niño system could back up the current flood-inducing La Niña. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has advised that 40 per cent of past La Niña events have switched to El Niño events in the same year that a La Niña has ended.
Sorry to start off on a negative note but it’s important to know so we can plan for what’s coming.
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Reminder: AOA office currently closed
Just a quick reminder that the hard-working AOA team are taking a much-needed break and the office will re-open on Monday, 30 January.
Emails are being checked periodically, so if you have an urgent issue please send Liz a message via secretariat@australianolives.com.au. Otherwise, touch base when they’re back on deck in a couple of weeks’ time - thanks.
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Cavendish farmer Johnny Gardner won a climate-smart scholarship with the group. (Supplied: Farmers for Climate Action)
As farmers look to become increasingly climate-smart, groups like Farmers for Climate Action have seen their membership base grow. "[It's] is not a controversial topic in farming anymore," Ellen Litchfield said.
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Clare Valley's Grosset Wines trial new technology, Enseal, to combat international wine fraud
Producers are trialling technology aimed at reassuring consumers the wine they are drinking is, in fact, the wine they have purchased. South Australia's Grosset Wines owner Jeffrey Grosset has founded Enseal — a product designed to combat wine fraud, which he says is a significant issue in the industry.
A chip under a screw cap ensuring authenticity - sounds promising.
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If you’ve got something industry-related to sell, you can reach your target market directly with Olivebiz Classifieds. Our online Classifieds service is an easy and inexpensive solution to advertising your unwanted equipment. And if there’s something you’re looking for, it’s the ideal way to get the message out loud and clear to your peers and industry associates – the most likely to have what you need.
Olivebiz Classifieds cost just $40 for AOA members ($100 for non-members), including a text ad and link through to either your web page or images hosted on our site. And you don’t need to be a tech-head: just send us your info and we’ll post it up for you.
Olivebiz Classifieds are online now at www.olivebiz.com.au/classifieds. To arrange a listing, contact Gerri at editor@olivegrower.com.au.
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Analysis of mosquitoes by the Victorian health department inform local governments on mosquito risks. (Supplied: QIMR Berghofer)
Authorities are urging people to be vigilant about mosquito-borne diseases after the first Victorian case of Japanese encephalitis this season was identified last month. The case was detected in the Campaspe LGA, which included the flood-affected communities of Echuca and Rochester.
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There is an exemption in the legislation that applies to dogs involved in the movement of livestock .(ABC News: Courtney Bembridge).
Running a busy animal rescue group, Carol Clifton sees plenty of things that make her shudder. Among them is the sight of an unrestrained dog in the back of a moving ute or trailer tray.
No doubt many FOE readers get around with their dogs on-board, so this is an important reminder about the need to keep them safe too.
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180,000 Fee-Free TAFE courses now available | |
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Australians can now take advantage of a range of Fee-Free TAFE courses, providing access to skills needed for jobs across a range of industries, including agriculture.
Fee-Free TAFE will deliver 180,000 TAFE and vocational education places across Australia in 2023, allowing eligible Australians to study an accredited diploma, certificate or short course in a range of
fast-growing industries needing skilled workers.
Find out more about eligibility and course availability in each state and territory here.
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Farm safety online program 2023 | | |
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A series of online Farm Safety workshops is being held across the country, based on Federal legislation and nuanced to each state/territory's legislation. The workshops are tailored to the four largest agricultural industries: broadacre, horticulture, viticulture and livestock.
The program is targeted at farm business owners, with the aim of developing farm safety plans, and comprises two morning workshops (approx. two weeks apart) followed by two 60-minute coaching sessions held within the following month.
The workshops will run in all states, with initial workshops held on various dates between 1 February and 23 May. Run by Rural Edge and sponsored by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, the program is free for all participants.
Find out more and register here.
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International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes program returns to Melbourne | | |
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After a hiatus enforced by the COVID pandemic, the International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes program is re-commencing in Melbourne on 16-17 March.
Based around objective evaluation of extra virgin olive oil as a food ingredient, the Savantes tasting approach is the result of 20 years of international participation and evolution. The Melbourne course will also introduce the new Savantes Savourgram, an innovative method of assessing and recording the flavour profile of olive oils using evocative colour associations with food.
More information and register here.
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Feedback sought on EU-NZ GI protection
New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is calling for submissions on amended versions of EU member country names to be protected as geographical indications (GI) in New Zealand under the EU-NZ FTA.
This will see around 2000 EU GIs protected in New Zealand, while the EU will protect New Zealand’s existing wine GIs. Current NZ GI laws will also be amended.
Among the GIs to be protected are two related to olives: Elia Kalamatas, under the Table and processed olives category; and Kalamata, under the Oil and animal fats category. Protection of these terms will prohibit their use by New Zealand producers.
Access more information and provide your feedback on the MBIE website here, before 28 February 2023.
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Olive fruit fly.
The fruit fly threatens expectations of a bumper crop. Experts suggest a change in established practices of fighting the pest.
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Friday Olive Extracts – send us YOUR news | |
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A new year has started and Friday Olive Extracts (FOE) will continue to bring all the latest industry news and events to your Inbox every week. THE place to share olive industry news, event details and reminders, our industry e-newsletter keeps growing in popularity and we now have nearly 4000 subscribers across the globe. If you’re not one of them, you can sign up here.
And please remember that FOE is YOUR e-newsletter, so we’re keen to receive your news and help spread the word. Just email your information to Editor Gerri Nelligan at editor@olivegrower.com.au - it’s free, and the best way to reach your fellow industry members!
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Italy plans to fund mobile app to counter Nutri-Score
Italy’s recently-appointed minister of business has said the government would earmark funds in its proposed budget to create a mobile application to counter Nutri-Score. The app aims to promote and defend traditional food products with the Made in Italy certification.
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Artit_wongpradu/Getty Images.
Frying, whether pan or deep frying, has been one of the main ways to cook food for millennia. According to DSL, the first record of fried foods dates all the way back to the Mesopotamia era. Nowadays, almost any food can be found in a deliciously crispy fried form, from potatoes and other vegetables, meats, and even delicious desserts and sweets.
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