Program Overview

Strategies and Expectations

Expected key outputs for 2010-11  

• Industry fact sheet with general information about the use of processing aids for olive oil extraction and quality improvement.
• Monitoring and management packages for olive growers for dealing with black scale and apple weevil
• An electronic pest alert system for olive growers
• Consultation with the olive industry on the development of a national levy
• Australian Standard for olive oil.

Expected key outcomes for 2010-11

• Growers will be better prepared to process their olive fruit in a more cost effective manner by improving their processing aid management during fruit processing.
• Growers enabled to effectively manage black scale and apple weevil in olives with an emphasis on integrated pest management
• Postal ballot for olive national levy proposal conducted
• Improved olive oil quality in the domestic market.

Proposed communication and extension activities for 2010-11

• National Olive Expo held in October in Adelaide
• Quarterly R&D features in the Olive Press
• Development of fact sheet on the use of processing aids for oil extractability and quality improvement will enhance uptake of this improved processing methodology
• Farm notes distributed on black scale and weevils in olives and presentations delivered at growers meetings with a hands on approach to identification and monitoring
• Olive levy consultation process.