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10 February 2023
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Armored scale insects.
Unexplained damage to olive trees over a six-year period in Portugal has been confirmed as the effects of an obscure insect never before observed in Europe.
Concerningly, insecticides have had limited effectiveness and a lack of knowledge about the pest means control measures are yet to be developed.
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‘The oil guy’: Cobram Estate joint CEO Leandro Ravetti.
If Cobram Estate co-CEO Leandro Ravetti had his way, edible oils made from anything other than olives wouldn’t exist. “Canola, sunflower, corn, soybean, cottonseed – virtually any other oil in the supermarket, including refined oil – is heavily processed. They use high heat to refine them, they actually add chemicals to them,” Ravetti says.
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Merino sheep farmer George Gatenby has had enough of livestock and machinery being stolen from his property in Tasmania's northern midlands. In the last 12 months, he has had sheep stolen, new gates ripped off their hinges, and vehicles taken.
An important issue for all property owners to be aware of, no matter where you are.
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Cotton has come under scrutiny after some NSW irrigators have been charged with water theft. (Landline: Sean Murphy)
A Moree irrigator has been fined more than $350,000 after an investigation by the Natural Resources Access Regulator found the farmer built a dam without approval and knowingly pumped almost double their water allocation for years.
It’s just not worth doing the wrong thing in terms of water ...
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Thousands of kilometres of rural roads are damaged like this one in Prairie, Central Victoria. (ABC Central Victoria: Sarah Lawrence)
Deb Toms worries every day about her 16-year-old daughter catching her school bus along the Edenhope-Penola Road in western Victoria.
Rural Councils Victoria says $1 billion worth of road repairs are needed in regional Victoria; road users have found problems have been exacerbated since last year's floods.
No doubt this will gel with a number of our readers.
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AlmondCo co-operative gives almond growers safety in numbers amid economic challenges
One of Australia's major almond processors has completed a multi-million-dollar expansion to cater to the growing almond market and support its member-owned cooperative operation. AlmondCo is using new machinery from Spain to explore value-adding products and use the entirety of the almond product.
The co-operative model is getting even more interesting …
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NSW: Agtech grants available | |
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The NSW Government has launched the $20 million Farms of the Future grants program, providing up to $35,000 to eligible farm businesses to purchase the latest Agtech equipment and connectivity solutions to address their farm needs.
To be eligible, applicants must:
- have a primary production enterprise in any agricultural industry with an active ABN and turnover of at least $40,000 per annum;
- operate the primary production enterprise as a sole trader, partnership, trust or private company, or a combination of these structures;
- have completed the Farms of the Future Training Program “Monitoring your farm with Agtech”, in-person or online and received a Certificate of Completion *multiple training dates and locations available from Feb-June*
- operate the primary production enterprise in an eligible local government area: Armidale, Ballina, Byron, Cabonne, Carrathool, Griffith, Leeton, Lismore, Moree Plains, Narrabri, Orange.
Find out more about FotF here.
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Applications open for Chair of the NFF Horticulture Council | |
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The NFF Horticulture Council is currently recruiting its next chair. The Council is the pre-eminent forum for deliberating and forming policy concerning our national horticulture industry. It was established in 2019 and is now comprised of over 20 national community and state peak horticulture bodies, who together represent the full breadth of an incredibly diverse industry.
Applications are encouraged from those with experience as a chair or leader and in engaging in public policy development and debate. Also essential for success is an affinity with the Australian agriculture and horticulture industries and a strong motivation to advance the NFF’s interests.
Applications close at 5pm on 1 March. More information and a full position description are available here.
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Churchill Fellowship food production information session | |
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The Churchill Fellowship application round for 2023 opens in March, offering Australians from all walks of life the opportunity of funded travel overseas to investigate a topic or issue of their choice. Churchill Fellowships open doors so recipients can meet with leaders in their field of endeavour, observe, learn and then bring their new-found knowledge home to share with their industries and communities.
Up to three Hort Innovation Churchill Fellowships are on offer this year, and the second of two free online information sessions is being held next week February to inspire and inform potential applicants:
· Food production information session - Monday, 13 February at 5.15 pm (AEST) hosted by chef, author and TV presenter Paul West - register here.
And you can find out more about Churchill Fellowships here.
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Are olives the next cash crop for Florida growers? Here’s an experimental olive orchard growing in Wauchula, FL. Photo by Lorenzo Rossi.
Most of the world’s olives grow in southern European countries, such as Spain and Italy. In the U.S., California dedicates more than 30,000 acres to the commodity. But Florida may be the next agricultural region for small-scale commercial olive production.
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A.P.C.
Fashion brands are celebrated for being unpredictable, and ironically, that sometimes means leaning into the everyday. Often it means steering away from menswear altogether … French fashion house A.P.C.’s latest offering isn’t a shockingly-shaped handbag or divisive pair of shoes… it’s olive oil.
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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.
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Andrew Herr, who specializes in elite performance science, concocted a unique mixture of almond butter and olive oil to fuel his Spartan racing, and liked it so much it's now his go-to breakfast. Courtesy of Andrew Herr
Picture your ideal breakfast: but instead of waking up to bowl of cereal, a plate of eggs and bacon, or even a stack of waffles, it's a viscous sludge of olive oil, almond butter, and water. This is the perfect way to start the day - at least if you're Andrew Herr, an elite performance coach who's worked with Navy SEALs and pro athletes.
If we could bump out cereal, we’d have all the EVOO sales we need!
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Spanish olive oil sales increase in China
In the 2021 – 2022 campaign, Spanish olive oil significantly increased sales in China. Spanish olive oil ended the year with Chinese sales up 10.25 percent, with a total of 45,840 tons sold. In addition to the increase in sales, prices also rose. They saw an increase of 48.08 percent, reaching €177 million.
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