The Institute of Services for the Agricultural and Food Market (ISMEA) has released the final olive oil production figures for Italy, which estimated that 175,000 tons were produced in the 2018/19 harvest season — the lowest output since 1990.
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Free entry to Paris EVOO competition
The AOA have been approached by the organisers of the Paris Olio Nuovo Days Southern Hemisphere, who are offering free competition entry to three Australian producers. This provides our industry with an opportunity to further showcase the quality of Australian EVOO, and producers both the promotion of their brand and also the potential for export opportunities.
The invitation has come at very short notice, however, with the event now only three weeks away. Entrants would need to have their EVOO ready to send and be prepared to express freight it to France at their own cost.
If you have the capacity to export and are interested in taking part, please email
secretariat@australianolives.com.au ASAP with details of the EVOO you would enter (varietal/blend, 2018/2019 harvest). Opportunities will be allocated as received. The AOA will then provide your details to the competition organisers, who will communicate directly to provide the competition entry form and other details.
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The state government has committed $700,000 in Thursday's budget to fund a new package of measures aiming to increase quad bike safety. Under the plan, the government will work with stakeholders to implement safety measures including introducing a safety rating system for quad bikes, enforcing helmet use by all riders, banning children from riding adult-sized bikes and banning children under the age of six using any quad bike.
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Horticultural growers in the Northern Adelaide Plains are being encouraged to strengthen their on-farm biosecurity arrangements through a new jointly funded State Government and horticulture industry initiative.
And while we’re on the topic …
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New free online Pest Reporting and Responses course
PHA’s Biosecurity Online Training (BOLT) system provides free access to e-learning courses related to plant biosecurity. In response to demand for more training options, a new Pest Reporting and Responses course has been developed. The course is for growers, farm workers and agronomists and aims to provide them with a better understanding of reporting and responding to plant pests in Australia. Find out more and access the course
here.
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A dedicated ag visa will help secure farm workers and agriculture’s goal to reach $100 billion in farm gate output by 2030.
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Saturday night delivered a result the polls didn’t predict: a Coalition win for reigning PM Scott Morrison and a farewell to Bill Shorten as Labor leader. The Prime Minister and his second-in-charge, Nationals Leader Michael McCormack, didn’t waste any time in getting out to rural Australia.
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Position paper on Food Standards Code review now available
Food Standards Australia New Zealand has extended the deadline for comment on the proposed scope and approach of the review of food safety standards in the Food Standards Code. FSANZ is reviewing chapters 3 and 4 of the Code to ensure a consistent, up-to-date approach to food safety management in Australia, focusing on:
- requirements for food safety management in the food service sector and closely related retail sectors
- potential development of a primary production and processing standard for high-risk horticulture products to introduce requirements to manage food safety on-farm, including requirements for traceability
- new technologies since the original standards were developed.
Olive industry members can access further relevant information in a position paper prepared by AOA OliveCare® Code of Best Practice Administrator Peter McFarlane.
Access it here. All stakeholders are encouraged to comment by the new deadline of 14 June 2019.
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Got something to sell, or want to buy? You can reach your target market directly with Olivebiz Classifieds. If you’ve got something industry-related to sell or buy, our online Classifieds service is an easy and inexpensive solution to advertise your unwanted equipment, extra oil - even your grove – or to put out a finders call. And if you’ve got a service to offer, it’s the ideal way to get the message out loud and clear to your peers and industry associates - like Howard, who can
process your fruit for you.
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.
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June Olivegrower out soon – have you renewed your subscription?
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The June edition of
Olivegrower & Processor will be out soon. If you’ve received a renewal notice and haven’t gotten around to paying it, now’s the time to act to ensure you get your copy – it’s chock-full of great news, R&D and practical grove information, so you don’t want to miss out!
Don’t forget your subscription also includes registration to the weekly
Friday Olive Extracts e-newsletter, plus 24/7 ONLINE access to each print issue at
www.olivebiz.com.au
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TasteBook™ Round 5 is here!
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Round 5 of the TasteBook™ national sensory training initiative is now underway, and you’re all invited to take part. Round 5 will focus solely on EVOO (no table olives), specifically the Picual variety. Oils have been sourced from three different regions of Victoria and New Zealand, providing the opportunity to explore the influences of climate and soil on flavour and aroma.
Registrations close on 16 June, with the sample kit and survey link sent to participants from 17-22 June for a survey completion date of 7 July.
The cost is $25 levy payers, $30 non-levy payers, $50 international – learn more and
register here.
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The TasteBook™ program has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the Hort Innovation olive research and development levy, co-investment from the NSW Department of Primary Industries, the Australian Olive Association and contributions from the Australian Government.
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Explore the evidence around olive leaf extract and immunity
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Registrations are now open for the fourth in the series of webinars presented by The Olive Wellness Institute, this time covering the evidence around olive leaf extract and immunity. Presented by Associate Professor Teresa Mitchell-Paterson, the webinar will provide an overview of the current scientific and practical evidence surrounding the use of olive leaf extract for immunity.
Details: Tuesday, June 4 from 12-1pm. Participation is free and all are welcome to join in.
Register here.
The webinar is part of the olive levy project
Educating health professionals about Australian olive products (OL17002).
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TasteBook™/OliveCare® sensory workshops –
book now for Victorian events
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Learn how to recognise the diverse flavour, aroma and taste attributes of Australian EVOO and table olives, and what sets the award winners apart from the rest, at a series of national sensory training workshops being run by NSW DPI Sensory and Consumer Science Researcher Dr Soumi Paul Mukhopadhyay and OliveCare® administrator Peter McFarlane. The program includes sensory training, olive oil chemistry, freshness testing of EVOO and determining objective best before dates (BBDs) and more. The workshop will benefit olive growers and processors, olive oil judges and anyone wishing to gain a better appreciation for EVOO and table olives.
Cost is $40 for levy payers, $50 non-levy payers.
The first workshop in Adelaide last week was a cracking success, with participants enthusiastic about the skills and knowledge acquired and the inclusive forum for information sharing and discussion.
Don’t miss your opportunity to join in. Register now for the following Victorian events:
- Friday 14 June - Geelong, VIC
- Sunday 16 June - Wangaratta, VIC
- Sunday 30 June - Wagga Wagga, NSW
Access more information and
register here, where you’ll also find the full national schedule.
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We all know eating meat and dairy isn’t good for the planet, so to celebrate World Environment Day on June 5, ISRAEL21c made a special Tayim episode: roasted grasshoppers in zaatar (olive) oil.
We know EVOO makes everything taste amazing but …
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Estimates of this year’s olive oil production by key stakeholders offer contrasting pictures of the quantities of extra virgin olive oil that may be available on the Greek market for this season.
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13-May-2019 By Katy Askew
Biodiversity in food production is getting more attention from consumers and food makers alike. How can the sector safeguard against biodiversity loss?
Want to know more? Don’t miss booking your place at the 2019 National Olive Conference & Exhibition in Albury in October, where biodiversity in farming is a feature topic.
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Solfrut, an agricultural company, and the government of the San Juan province in Argentina have teamed up to invest $14 million in the company’s plant, which will be the largest in South America upon its completion.
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Friday Olive Extracts – send us YOUR news
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With 2019 now well underway
,
Friday Olive Extracts
(FOE) continues 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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Scientists at the American Psychiatric Association’s 2019 annual meeting presented the results of a study that showed adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet may reduce the risk of depression symptoms in later life.
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24-May-2019 By Noli Dinkovski
Food firms can avoid serious safety-related product recalls by applying the ‘Never Event’ principle used in the health sector, a leading consultant in the field has argued.
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Climate change threatens the medium-term commercial viability of citrus fruits, vines and olives. A study by the Ecophysiology and Biotechnology research group at the Universitat Jaume I de Castelló (UJI) - carried out in collaboration with scientists from France, Greece and the United Kingdom - warns that the effects of global warming will reduce the productivity of these three species of traditional and iconic fruit trees in the Mediterranean area.
Learn more about current climate science closer to home in the June edition of Olivegrower & Processor, where we break down the Australian-produced Weather Gone Wild report. Not a subscriber? You can fix that
here
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The American fighter jets roaring above Joaquín García as he strolls among the 8,000 trees on his family farm in southern Spain are a reminder of the battle the U.S. administration is waging against his cash crop. García grows olives -one more product ensnared in the dragnet of President Donald Trump’s trade wars - and his groves border the Morón Air Base, which hosts hundreds of U.S. military personnel and their families.
Subsidies, tariffs and an industry in crisis …
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Determined to enjoy longer and healthier lives, two women researched the science to find the key. Here, they share what they discovered.
The ‘gold’ on olive oil is a little way down … but it’s a really interesting read to get there.
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2019
May-August
Australian Women's Leadership Symposiums – all states, Australia
1 June
“Groove in the Grove”, Lauriston Grove - South Arm, Tasmania
14 June
TasteBook™/OliveCare® sensory workshop – Geelong, VIC
16 June
TasteBook™/OliveCare® sensory workshop – Wagga Wagga, NSW
26 June
entries close, 2019 Sydney Royal Fine Food Show – Sydney, NSW
30 June
TasteBook™/OliveCare® sensory workshop – Wangaratta, VIC
30 June
Community olive pressing day, Freshfield Grove – Campania, Tasmania
30-31 July
Western Sydney University Soil Biology Masterclass – Richmond, NSW
1 July
Entries open, Australian International Olive Awards – Sydney, NSW
12 July
Entries close, 2019 Royal Hobart Fine Food Awards – Hobart, Tasmania
19-24 July
OLIVE JAPAN SHOW 2019 – Tokyo, Japan
2 August
Entries close, 2019 Royal Adelaide Olive Awards – Adelaide, SA
20 August
Royal Adelaide Olive Awards Presentation Dinner – Lockleys, SA
30 August
Entries close, Australian International Olive Awards – Sydney, NSW
24 September
2019 Taste of Excellence Awards, Sydney Fine Food Show – Sydney, NSW
4 October
Entries close, 2019 Hunter Valley Olive Show – Hunter Valley, NSW
12 October
ONZ EVOO Awards Dinner – Wellington, NZ
18 October
Presentation dinner, Australian International Olive Awards – Albury, NSW
16-19 October
2019 National Olive Industry Conference & Trade Exhibition – Albury, NSW
14 November
Awards presentation, 2019 Hunter Valley Olive Show – Hunter Valley, NSW
2020
9-12 February
World Congress on Oils & Fats – Sydney, Australia
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