By Allan Swann,
Plant & Food Research is distancing itself from a recent Olives NZ judging scandal, claiming its involvement had nothing to do the outcome that saw head judge Margaret Edwards award her own oil first place.
Plant and Food Research, formerly HortResearch, provided venues, equipment and logistics for the event, but spokesman Roger Bourne [...]
The awards, now in their twelfth year, will be chaired by Richard Gawel, research scientist at the Australian Wine Research Institute, along with more than 20 accredited judges on October 3 and 4.
“As always, it is a great privilege to assist the capable judges in their task of searching out and rewarding the best extra [...]
Dwarda Ridge Estate of Boddington won the Best WA Table Olive and Don Vica Pty Ltd of Fremantle won the Best of Show in the 2008 West Australian Olive Council (WAOC) Table Olive Competition.
Commenting at an awards function yesterday at Edgecombe Brothers Winery, Henley Brook, chief Judge and chair of the judging panel, Professor Stan [...]
A code of practice is being drawn up for table olives to guarantee the authenticity and quality of Australian table olives and distinguish them from imported products.
The AOA Table Olive Subcommittee has been working with Food Standards Australia & New Zealand (FSANZ) to draft the code specifically for table olives. This code will adopt the [...]
Americans are consuming two million litres of Australian olive oil annually.
The startling statistic was revealed as part of a media briefing on Australian Extra Virgin – the new brand the Australian Olive Association (AOA) is hoping will help the industry grow across the globe.
“America’s kitchens are now using a quarter of Australia’s annual olive oil [...]
Comvita plans to issue a $8-$12 million share placement to cover the $23 million purchase of Olive Products Australia Pty, a grower and manufacturer of complementary medical products.
Olive Products, based near Brisbane, has developed a system to extract active compounds from olive tree leaves for use in therapeutic products. The business includes a 500,000 [...]
A small business which manufactures olive harvesters has moved from Queensland to Boort.
The council is helping it find a new location, so it can expand to cater for growth in the olive industry nationwide and overseas.
Loddon council chief executive John McLinden says there are extensive plantings in the Boort area and olive oil production is [...]
By Kerry Coleman,
In 1820, a grove of olive trees was planted in Cranebrook by the wife of infamous convict Samuel Terry.
Last week, Penrith council chopped down all of the nearly 200-year-old heritage-listed trees.
Elderly Cranebrook resident Shirley Tesoriero was very fond of the trees that sat off Soling Crescent, near Boundary Road.
“I’d read about them in [...]
Already known for their award-winning wines, Waiheke Island’s Cable Bay Vineyards have now scooped an international plaudit for their extra virgin olive oil.
Competing against olive oils from all over the world – including traditional Mediterranean olive-growing countries such as Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal – Cable Bay’s 2006 Extra Virgin Olive Oil won a gold [...]
Tasmanian olive oil producers are struggling to meet demand this year, with a cold snap cutting yields.
Widespread frosts have been reported, with some areas recording a record run of frosty nights.
While harvest is not over, early expectation have oil yields down by half in some areas.
Producer Anne Ashbolt says drought stressed trees are not coping.
“We [...]
By Rebekah Burgess,
A WAIRARAPA olive oil producer has become the only one worldwide to gain three gold medals in the main section of an international competition announced on Sunday.
Ruakokoputuna Olives won three golds at the Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition, which included a total Wairarapa medal haul of nine from four producers.
Martinborough-based [...]
A major olive industry expo will be held just west of Brisbane later this month.
The 2007 Queensland Olive Expo is a three-day olive event which will be held at Woodlands of Marburg, just outside of Brisbane, on June 16-19.
Hosted by The Olive Centre in conjunction with the Queensland Olive Council, this event is open to [...]
Broadcaster, author, writer, star-dancer and journalist – now Paul Holmes adds olive oil maker to his colourful CV. Holmes has just released his own exclusive range of olive oils, pressed from fruit grown on his Hawke’s Bay property Mana Lodge.
The energetic Mr Holmes is producing two varieties of award-winning oil, Leccino and Frantoio. They are [...]
By Bernard Carpinter,
The continuing drought in Hawke’s Bay is driving farmers to despair – but is excellent news for olive growers.
While pastoral farmers are suffering, olive growers are celebrating large quantities, top quality and increased prices for their 2007 harvest.
“The quality of the olives coming off the trees at the moment is quite simply outstanding,” [...]
RMIT University researchers have described the promising cardioprotective effects of an Australian olive leaf extract at the American Heart Association’s 7th Annual Conference in Denver, USA.
Indu Singh, who led the RMIT research team, said the olive extract reduced blood platelet aggregation in laboratory investigations.
“Polyphenols from this olive leaf extract significantly inhibited platelet aggregation in the [...]
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