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Eighty percent of olive cultivation project completed
Islamabad: In the past two and a half years, almost 80% of work in specific areas has been completed on the olive cultivation project. Pakistan Agriculture Research Council Member Coordination and Monitoring and National Project Director Olive Dr Muhammad Munir said...
High yields for Sunshine Coast olive grower as harvest season comes to an end
An olive grower on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has just finished her harvest, and all of the produce is destined to become olive oil. The crop was picked entirely by hand over a six-week period on Alexina Johnson's farm, in the Obi Obi Valley. Ms Johnson said it was a...
Malaga’s olive oil industry attracting importers from China
Malaga’s olive oil is in such demand that it is now being exported to shores as far-flung as China. Montexaquez Oliva, a family company founded in Montejaque in the Serrania de Ronda three years ago is also marketing its liquid gold in India, Bahrain and Kazakhstan.
Taste test originated with wine
While idly flipping TV channels one rainy Sunday afternoon, I paused on a Food Network program featuring a tasting of sorts. The subject was not wine, as the participants were sipping their liquid from small, shallow cups. But if I were to shut my eyes and just...
New Zealand Easter Show Olive Oil Competition 2015
The dates have been announced for this year’s New Zealand Easter Show Olive Oil Competition, so mark them on your calendars now. Entries close on Monday, 11 August, with oils to be received by Monday, 18 August. Judging will be carried out on Tuesday, 25 August. This...
