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16 December 2022
Brought to you by Australian & New Zealand Olivegrower & Processor www.olivebiz.com.au
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This is the last edition of Friday Olive Extracts for 2022, as we’re pretty sure that by next Friday everyone will be up to their ears in Christmas preparations and too busy to read a newsletter - even one as interesting as FOE! And then there are New Year’s festivities to keep everyone busy …
So we’re taking a couple of weeks’ break and will return with your weekly dose of olive industry news and information on 13 January 2023.
In the meantime, we’re sending all readers our warmest wishes for a safe, happy and healthy holiday season. See you in 2023!
Gerri and Sandy, the Friday Olive Extracts team.
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AOA office closure and Christmas wishes | | |
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The AOA’s hard-working management team are also taking a much-needed break over the holiday season, so the AOA office will close at COB today, re-opening on Monday, 30 January.
Emails will be checked periodically, so if you have an urgent issue please email Liz at secretariat@australianolives.com.au. Otherwise, touch base when they’re back on deck in 2023.
And as they sign off for a few weeks, here’s a quick Christmas video from AOA CEO Michael Southan sharing his highly recommended EVOO eggnog recipe. Watch and share with your networks!
For those of you not good at taking notes, here are the ingredients for Michael’s recipe:
EVOO eggnog
- 5 tablespoons vodka (or gin)
- 1 tablespoon Australian Lemon infused EVOO
- 1 egg
- Ice
- Basil to garnish
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The Olive Wellness Institute is urging everyone to make Christmas baking healthier with extra virgin olive oil. This spiced gingerbread cookie recipe it uses extra virgin olive oil instead of butter, giving it a delicious and healthier twist (and it’s really easy too!)
Bake up a batch for your end-of-year farmers market stall for a sales boom!
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Bubas bison dung beetles help Lucindale cattle farmer in more ways than one
It took 11 years before Hamish Macdonald started noticing a serious change at his South Australian farm after investing in dung beetles. The beef farmer, who lives about 36 kilometres south of Lucindale, introduced 10 colonies, which equated to 10,000 dung beetles, to his property in 2007.
Something to contemplate for those of you who also have cattle.
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Got something to sell? Or want to buy? Go direct to your target market – olive growers and producers | |
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If you’ve got something industry-related to sell, you can reach your target market directly with Olivebiz Classifieds. Our online Classifieds service is an easy and inexpensive solution to advertising your unwanted equipment. And if there’s something you’re looking for, it’s the ideal way to get the message out loud and clear to your peers and industry associates – the most likely to have what you need.
Olivebiz Classifieds cost just $40 for AOA members ($100 for non-members), including a text ad and link through to either your web page or images hosted on our site. And you don’t need to be a tech-head: just send us your info and we’ll post it up for you.
Olivebiz Classifieds are online now at www.olivebiz.com.au/classifieds. To arrange a listing, contact Gerri at editor@olivegrower.com.au.
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Have your say on the Draft National Feral Deer Action Plan | |
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A draft National Feral Deer Action Plan has been released and is now open for public feedback.
Recognising the rapid spread of feral deer across Australia to its current established pest level, the plan aims to limit further spread of feral deer into new areas and reduce the impacts of large populations of feral deer on the environment, primary production and communities.
Find out more, download the draft Plan and submit your comment here.
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Water for Australia Plan: future-proofing Australia's water
The Australian Government is investing $2 billion in the Water for Australia Plan to future-proof Australia’s water resources. Key features of the Water for Australia Plan include national investment in critical water infrastructure projects and a commitment to deliver the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in full.
Find out more about the Plan here.
And while we’re on water - or lack thereof …
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Preparing for drought in the midst of La Nina | |
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The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) is working with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to develop a suite of new drought indicators.
Predicting drought impact is difficult, with challenges in forecasting weather on seasonal timescales and translating these to on-the-ground impacts. As part of the Australian Government’s Drought Early Warning System project, these new indicators respond to this challenge by improving how the severity of drought impacts are monitored, forecasted and measured in the Australian agricultural sector.
Find out more here.
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Biosecurity for Beekeepers Course | |
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The Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) and PHA, with assistance from Australia’s Bee Biosecurity Officers and original funding from AgriFutures Australia, have developed the Biosecurity for Beekeepers course.
The course is designed for people who have a basic understanding of beekeeping practices and who would like to learn more about protecting their bees from pests and diseases.
Find out more here.
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Seminar: Smart agri-food supply chain of the future | |
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Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) are transforming farming and food manufacturing via highly interconnected and networked operations. Sensors, simulations, artificial intelligence-based autonomous systems, and cloud systems are some of the many technologies associated with IIoT and I4.0.
This seminar, run by CSIRO's Food Innovation Centre in collaboration with Agriculture Victoria, Food Innovation Australia Limited, LaTrobe University and Swinburne University of Technology, will provide a forum to explore current market trends, learn about Industry 4.0 and IIoT and their application in your business, connect with Industry 4.0 experts and find out how to access grants and funding opportunities.
Details:
Wednesday 15 Feb 2023, 9.15am-3.30pm AEDT
CSIRO Food Innovation Centre, Werribee VIC
Find out more and register here.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published research on the time the virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on food and packaging. The University of Southampton produced the report under contract by the FSA. Researchers measured the rate of inactivation of the virus on the surface of various types of food and food packaging.
Read on for the interesting (and positive) results on olives …
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Olive pits fuel flights from Seville
Olive pits, used cooking oil and other vegetable remains were converted into biofuel for more than 200 airplanes that flew from Seville airport at the end of November.
And that’s not all they can be used for …
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Design duo Eneris Collective has collaborated with Barcelona-based biomaterials company NaifactoryLAB to produce a playful stool for children made from waste olive pits. | |
Friday Olive Extracts – send us YOUR news | |
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We’re heading towards the end of 2022, and Friday Olive Extracts (FOE) continues to bring all the latest industry news and events to your Inbox every week. THE place to share olive industry news, event details and reminders, our industry e-newsletter keeps growing in popularity and we now have nearly 4000 subscribers across the globe. If you’re not one of them, you can sign up here.
And please remember that FOE is YOUR e-newsletter, so we’re keen to receive your news and help spread the word. Just email your information to Editor Gerri Nelligan at editor@olivegrower.com.au - it’s free, and the best way to reach your fellow industry members!
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Image: Stan’s Donuts & Coffee
Following months of testing, on Wednesday, December 14, Chicago-based Stan’s Donuts & Coffee will introduce its most delectable donut yet, the Olive Oil Le Stan.The traditional Le Stan croissant donut will be fried in olive oil, thus bringing out the greatest of fried flavors.
We love that the use of olive oil makes it their ‘most luxurious’ and ‘most delectable’ donut. No doubt the healthiest too!
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