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May. 7, 2018
A Record Number of Awards for Tunisian Olive Oil
Following a record 38 entries, Tunisian olive oil producers take home 11 awards at the 2018 NYIOOC.
Apr. 26, 2018
Best Olive Oils for 2018 Revealed
The winners of the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition were unveiled at a press conference in New York tonight.
Apr. 17, 2018
Xylella Marches On: Lethal Olive Disease Discovered in Central Spain
Xylella fastidiosa continues to kill many tens of thousands of olive trees in south Italy's Puglia region and is on track to widen its deadly clasp across the Mediterranean basin.
Apr. 5, 2018 World
Apr. 5, 2018 World
Researchers Characterize Two Galician Olive Varieties for the First Time
Apr. 3, 2018 World
Why Some Producers Are Not Ready to Give Up Their Traditional Presses
Mar. 12, 2018 World
Mar. 9, 2018 Production
Mar. 5, 2018
Will the 'Beast From the East' Affect Olive Groves?
As Europe was struck by an intense cold wave originating in Siberia, concerns arose among farmers.
Mar. 1, 2018
Monumental Trees of Cyprus Represent Attempt to Create Elite Cultivar
Researchers speculate that early olive growers had grafted native centennial trees with others imported from Greece and Lebanon to selectively breed for desirable traits.
Feb. 27, 2018
Tunisia: Window on a Traditional Olive World
There are scant funds to assist Tunisia's rural farmers' transition to a more efficient, high-quality production. Some locals say that's just fine with them, while others look to a more prosperous future,
Feb. 26, 2018
Blockchain Technology Coming to Olive Oil, Someday
As the bottle moves through the supply chain it can be tracked. When it changes hands from wholesaler to retailer to consumer, each step is noted with another transaction on the blockchain.
Feb. 26, 2018
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Makes You Happy
Listening to the stories of those who have joined the growing ranks of high-quality producers, I realized that achievement of their objectives often corresponds to a self-realization.
Feb. 22, 2018
Quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil Production at the Heart of Italy's Social Farming
The Italian Social Farming system has become a model for the other countries.
Feb. 15, 2018
Tunisia Seeks Renewal Through the Olive Tree
Seven years after a sweeping revolution in 2011 ended a decades-long dictatorship, production of high-quality extra-virgin olive oil has become a symbol of renewal and rallying call.
Feb. 12, 2018
The French association Afidol shed light on the misinterpreted taste of "black fruity" oil and the controversy behind the ancestral tradition of controlled fermentation.
Feb. 6, 2018
Olive Skills Help Rehabilitate Turkish Prisoners
In addition to pressing the olives grown on prison land, the facility also charges locals a small fee to process their olives.
Feb. 6, 2018
Quarter of Earth's Land Threatened by Aridity, Drought, Wildfires
A new study warns that aridification, drought and wildfires could affect a quarter of the earth's land if average world temperatures continue to rise.
Feb. 5, 2018
PGI for Apulian Olive Oil Underway
Olio di Puglia obtained the approval by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture and is waiting for the final EU approval.
Jan. 24, 2018
How Microorganisms Affect the Sensorial Qualities of Olive Oil
Yeasts are among the microorganisms present in olive oil and, depending on their enzymatic activities, they can either improve or damage the oil quality.
Jan. 24, 2018
ABC News Explores Effects of Climate Change on Italian Olive Oil Production
ABC news chief meteorologist Ginger Zee traveled with her crew through Italy to talk about climate change with producers and scientists during the 2016 harvest.
Jan. 10, 2018
Proper Application of Fertilizers May Lead to More Consistent Olive Harvests
A study finds that periodic fertilization with nitrogen, phosphate and potassium decreases the alternate bearing pattern of olive trees.
Jan. 10, 2018
New Project in Greece Aims to Decrypt Domestic Olive Cultivars
Greece seeks to analyze the genome of olives to safekeep its cultivars and make better products.