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York’s marvellous Mediterranean style climate is perfect for growing olives and from April to July the Olive Harvest is in full swing.

By Helen Murdoch North Canterbury olive growers have sweated in the snow this week trying to complete their harvests before more frosts bite.

A Tasmanian olive grower has patented a new oil processing technique to produce what he calls “ultra virgin” olive oil.

By Tessa Dornan COOL seasonal conditions in the South West have impacted on the olive industry with growers predicting a late harvest, smaller fruit and a reduced yield.

By Brigid Lynch Mangawhai’s Te Arai Olive Estate won best in show and a fistful of gold at the 7th annual extra virgin olive oil competition at California’s Los Angeles County Fair. Raylee Campbell, who runs Te Arai with architect husband Colin, said winning four gold medals was stunning – “It’s beyond our wildest dreams.” [...]

A Northland olive oil has taken the top prize at the LA County Fair in the United States – one of the world’s biggest olive oil competitions.

It has been a bumper year for Hunter’s olive industry, which is expected to produce a record crop. The Upper and Lower Hunter now has more than 200,000 olive trees producing table fruit and oil. This year’s harvest will finish next week and vice-president of the Hunter Olive Association, Mike Wilson, says yields are likely [...]

By Sarah Lee OLIVES are being picked across the Broke and Hambledon Hill areas in abundance confirming this year as the biggest and best harvest yet. Hunter Olive Association vice president Mike Wilson is very pleased with the outcome of harvest that began in February. While it was an early start to picking this year, [...]

…the feral olive, a ‘horticultural time bomb’ By Graeme O’Neill THEY’RE tough, prolific breeders and not keen on making friends with the natives. Now two leading environmental scientists have called for stricter controls on olive orchards, describing them as a horticultural time bomb. They say orchards need to be netted to prevent birds spreading olive [...]

When Ken and Joan Dugan decided to plant one of country Victoria’s first olive groves eight years ago, they hoped to produce one of Australia’s finest extra virgin olive oils. Now, their oil is sold in most Australian supermarkets, in major supermarkets in the United Kingdom, in Asia and the United States and has won [...]

Olive farms must map future By NIGEL AUSTIN John Fennell inspects an olive tree. THE state’s more than 500 olive farmers have been urged to start seriously planning long-term to compete on the world market. Two reports on the future of olive growing showed the industry had significant potential but warned that growers needed to [...]