In this article I will discuss many facets involved with Olive Oil Production machinery and some considerations you need to take into account if you are looking to step into processing your own olive oil or simply want to know more about this field; Introduction A new era of processing olive oil began in…
Month: February 2017
Olive Oil Extraction By-Product Uses Waste Cake
I know you can’t eat it, but can it be fed to livestock and it is nutritious? Does it need any further processing prior to being used for feed? Can it be put around olive trees as a mulch? What other uses does it have? The olive cake is one of the by-products that is…
Olive Tree Plant Pathology & Bio-security
If you have a strange happening in your grove and it is a task for Plant Pathology, please contact directly; Len Tesoriero is a plant pathologist who researches diseases of horticultural crops. He has a strong interest in protecting Australian horticulture’s biosecurity through accurate diagnostic support and surveillance for exotic disease threats. CONTACT DETAILS: Dr…
A new innovation in Olive Oil Processing the THERMOSPEED
Whilst I visited Italy in November 2016 I got to see this new innovation being tested under scientific trial by the University of Bari. The future of Olive oil processing is here very soon. Developments in this sector are set to take processing efficiency to a whole new level. With the use of the THERMOSPEED,…
PECTINEX ENZYME TRIALS AT BOVALINA OLIVE OIL PLANT IN ADELAIDE, SA
ENZYME TRIALS AT BOVALINA OLIVE OIL PLANT IN ADELAIDE, SA MARCH 2012 – Processing Course Pablo Canamasas, Processing Plant Manager at Boundary Bend, conducted at a processing course in Adelaide earlier this week. Peter Dunn from Novozymes was kind enough to provide a small sample of Pectinex Ultra S-PL to use in the processing trials. The results were amazing!…
What’s an Olive worth?
Today I had a discussion with an Olive Grower in Western Australia and he was asking about what the market price for raw olives is for olive oil? Unfortunately, the Australian Olive Industry does not have any data of this kind, so we are asking for your feedback and active discussion in the comments below…
Amanda Bailey on Olives by The Olive Centre 