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Comment se comporte l’huile d’olive par rapport à quatre matériaux différents, le verre, la céramique, le métal et le plastique. C’est l’objet d’une recherche en cours, à laquelle participent des intervenants techniques, scientifiques et professionnels, à savoir, Packtec, l’Ecole supérieure des Industries alimentaires, l’Institut national des sciences appliquées et de technologie, Huilerie Ben Yedder, Agrimed, […]

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 […]