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May. 26, 2015
Slow Food Launches First Olive Oil 'Presidium'
Slow Food has launched the first "presidium" to promote the environmental, health and economic value of Italian extra virgin olive oil.
May. 7, 2015
Rajasthan Studies Viability of Olive Leaf Tea
The government of the Indian state of Rajasthan is exploring the possibility of producing tea with the leaves of the olive tree.
May. 6, 2015
Drought Rages On in California
While golf courses and cemetery lawns go brown and cars get dirty, no cutbacks were imposed on the huge agriculture industry.
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'Diffuser' System Irrigates Tunisian Olive Trees from the Bottom Up
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Apr. 7, 2015
Andalucia Journal: Pruning in Huescar
A recently sunny day brought me to an olive grove in Huescar to discover the importance of pruning olive trees.
Apr. 2, 2015
Lack of Consensus on EU Measures to Stop Outbreak in Salento
Experts from the 28 EU member states in failed to reach a consensus on the measures to contain the spread of the bacterium.
Mar. 31, 2015
On the Importance of Olive Tree Pruning
“It is fundamental to live like the plant in order to understand what it needs,” the pruner reveals. "Foliage and wood must always be in harmony."
Mar. 31, 2015
What Will Save Salento's Olive Trees?
Is uprooting the only option to save Apulia's olive groves? In Italy, there's a growing outcry against proposed measures to stem a deadly bacteria.
Mar. 26, 2015
Canadian Farmer Succeeds with Olives and Gives Kelp Seaweed Some of the Credit
On Pender Island, Andrew Butt nurtures 100 trees for table olives and the future goal of producing the first made-in-Canada extra virgin olive oil.
Mar. 22, 2015
Europe Proposes Cutting Down Millions of Olive Trees in Italy to Fight Outbreak
The proposed measures would include eradication, buffer zones and a strict limit on the movement of young trees.
Mar. 13, 2015
Olive Tree's Cool-Weather Offshoot
An Oregon conference exposed the growing culture of pioneers willing to think outside the box about where olive oil comes from and where it’s going.
Mar. 11, 2015
U.S. Program Provides Hand Tools to Olive Oil Producers in Lebanon
A U.S. foreign aid program in Lebanon is providing mechanized tools and training for farmers to increase the competitiveness of Lebanese olive oil abroad.
Mar. 3, 2015
Corsican Oils are 'Tree Harvested' or 'Old Style'
Corsican olive oil producers announced that their products will be labeled depending on whether the olives were picked or dropped to the ground.
Mar. 2, 2015
France Pledges Aid for Olive Oil Sector
French olive producers affected by this year's poor harvest will benefit from new financial aid measures proposed by the French ministry of agriculture.
Feb. 25, 2015
Oregon Farm Produces Qualityextra virgin olive oil in Cool Climate of Pacific Northwest
Experiments are showing promise in western Oregon, USA, where David and Carmen Lawrence have evaluated dozens of cultivars over the past decade.
Feb. 15, 2015
Seal Factory Looks to Olives in the Off-Season
A seal processing plant plans to provide new employment by producing olive oil in Henties Bay, Namibia.
Feb. 9, 2015
Power Plant in Spain Fueled by Olive Oil Waste
A new power plant in Andalucia is generating electricity and saving the environment by using waste from olive oil production as fuel.
Feb. 6, 2015
Linking Chemistry with Italianextra virgin olive oil Origins
Chemical compounds in Italian olive oils depend on the olive variety and cultivation site, according to research promoted by Unaprol.
Feb. 5, 2015
Food Safety Authority Warns Bacteria Threatens Olive Trees Across Europe
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) warns that Xylella Fastidiosa could spread from Apulia to olive groves across Europe.