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A Tamar Valley olive business has warned it will seek compensation or a class action if it is damaged by air pollution from Gunns’ proposed pulp mill. Peter and Diane Henning from Lentara Olives say they have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars and seven years establishing their high quality virgin olive oil business at [...]

The expansion of olive production across the country could be leading to human health problems. The Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Weed Management says leaving fruit on trees after harvesting is causing feral olives to spread outside the grove. Chief executive Rachel McFadyen says the pollen from feral olives can cause severe respiratory problems. “Olive [...]

Di and Warren West of Narranghi Road, together with Di’s sister Kerry and Paul Moran of Sydney, have produced their first pressing of olive oil from the Narranghi Olive Grove, just outside Braidwood. Narranghi (Nar-ang-guy) means Peak of the Mountain, and Di moved back to the family land nearly 6 years ago, and the sisters [...]

LORIKEET Olives’ products are tempting taste buds on the world stage this week at the Fine Food Australia trade show in Melbourne. Overseas buyers from Hong Kong, Bali, the United Kingdom and Japan are just a few of the 30 international countries set to savour a home-grown Inverell product. The show has been running for [...]

By Kay Blundell, Olive oil from Kapiti and Hawke’s Bay has been picked to grace the tables of an exclusive 3000-member olive oil club in the United States. David Rosengarten, one of the world’s leading authorities on food, wine and cooking and a leading light on American television’s Food Network, has selected extra virgin oil [...]

By Tania Katterns, New Zealand olive oil makers are pipping the world’s elite, with Wairarapa growers among those strengthening their foothold in the international market.

By Steve Manfredi, When it comes to oil, I have a preference for extra virgin olive oil. Whether it’s for cooking, dipping or dressing, no other oil will do. There are still some people who advise against cooking with this oil because, they say, it burns easily. Its high smoking-point is 210C, well above the ideal [...]

WITH the help of a few industrious volunteers and some hard working staff, ‘Grounds’ staff has set a record for processing olives. 1050kg of olives were picked and processed in three days last month resulting in 180 litres of olive oil, an overall yield of 15.52 per cent. Grounds manager Gordon Smyth was pleased with [...]

By Michelle Nelson, Snow and heavy frosts hit at the worst possible time for the olive harvest this year. Local growers Rosaly and Mike McKinstry’s crop is a write-off. Mrs McKinstry said the severe frosts following the snowfall had damaged some of the ripening fruit and picking had been abandoned for the season.

By Gillian Hirst, WILD olives have been collected and eaten by humans since Neolithic times. Cultivation is not thought to have begun until 3000BC, in or around Palestine or Syria. You can trace the spread of the olive through the remains of ancient olive mills, storage jars and olive stones found throughout Greece, Italy, the [...]

Laboratory tests of an extract from olive leaves have shown it can kill prostate and breast cancer cells. Southern Cross University researchers on the north coast of New South Wales completed the work for a manufacturer of the extract. The university’s Dr Lesley Stevensen says the results sound remarkable, but need to be considered in [...]

By AAP & Andrew Hoobs, Fremantle-based olive oil producers Frankland River Olive Company Ltd debuted at a premium of 30c on the Australian Stock Exchange, before closing at its issue price of 25 cents on a low day in the market. Managing director David Carr was slightly disappointed with the debut, saying a tough day [...]

A PROMOTIONAL booklet for Victoria’s burgeoning olive industry was launched at Yarrawonga yesterday. Victoria’s Agriculture Minister Bob Cameron launched Victorian Olive Industry Overview at Rich Glen Olives. “The Victorian olive industry is growing rapidly with more than 2000 producers supplying domestic and export markets,” Mr Cameron said. “More than $300 million has been invested in [...]

By Geoff Easdown, HIGH-INCOME earners tipped an estimated $1.26 billion into managed agricultural investments this year to offset their taxes. Forest lots, olives, almonds and cattle herds dominated managed investment schemes with sales showing a 20 per cent lift on last year.

A New Zealand-designed and built olive harvester has begun to comb the crop out of trees on Roger Armstrong’s Nelson groves this season.