Can Olive Lace Bug defoliate olive trees?

Hi Amanda, About our recent phone call to sort out our issues with our trees. Just thought I would send you some photos of my trees at Temora. Not sure if they are past help or not, certainly very sad. Spent yesterday modifying my paddock spray boom to spray trees. It looks as though it…

A Brief History of Olives In Australia

The history of olive farming in Australia dates back to the early  1800’s. Olives were probably first planted in groves around 1805 in  Parramatta near Sydney.  Olives and olive oil have been traded among the civilisations throughout the world for centuries, so it seems probable that many of the ships arriving on our shores would…

47 Olive Growers tour the Canberra Region in the name of research

Canberra ACT – On the 29th November the Olive Alliance Field Day toured through the Canberra region from Jeir to Collector. 47 growers travelled from the Hunter Valley, Falls Creek, Sydney, Wagga Wagga & Canberra region, and took part in the “Olive Alliance Field Day”.  The day was a great success where the Olive Alliance…

Those Pesky Birds in the Olive Grove!

Here is an experience from one of our Growers in Queensland who has had success with Bird Control in Olives: “After trying almost every bird scaring devices in the last 5-10 years which included Gas Guns, Sound recorded scare devices, running out into the grove every 30 mins with ATV’s to scare them away, placing…

Super High Density Olive Groves an Australian Growers insight

Super High-Density Olive Groves are becoming the “norm” for new olive tree plantings around the world. Over half of the total hectares in the USA are Super High Density, two-thirds of the total hectares in Chile and now we are seeing large areas being planted in areas such as North Africa and Saudi Arabia.  Australia…

Help, I have Black marks on the trunks on my olive trees, what do I do?

Hi Amanda,

Please help, we are based in the Hunter Valley and it appears that where moisture runs through the tree is where the problem is (see pictures). It doesn’t look like sooty mould but we had scale and olive lace bug issues. The trees are in urgent need of care. What is the black on the trunks and what do I do? P NSW

The taste of success for Olive Producers of Rosemary and Thyme!

Homeleigh Olive Grove, from Hall ACT, has taken out best flavoured oil at this year’s Royal Canberra Extra Virgin Olive Oil Show. Their delightful Rosemary and Thyme Extra Virgin Olive Oil won the best oil in the flavoured oil class of the show. Homeleigh also won a silver medal for their truly opulent White truffle…

“Best Oil of Show” 2011 awarded to Cradle Coast Olives!

From Abbotsham, Tasmania… Cradle Coast Olives can certainly be proud for winning the most prestigious National Award, the “Best Oil of Show”.  With around 400 trees the O’Neill’s are delighted to have the fruit’s of their labour to win for 2 years running now! Considering there were over 220 entries from all areas of Australia. Congratulations…