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Jun. 28, 2025
Family's Love for Italian Cultivar Shapes Generations of Success
The Carroccia family-run olive farm in central Italy produces a celebrated Itrana monovarietal, rooted in love for the unique cultivar and its connection to the 'village of longevity.'
Jun. 25, 2025
Meet the Ligurian Producer Defending a Cultural Heritage
The family behind Tèra de Prie produces award-winning Taggiasca extra virgin olive oil from the thousand-year-old dry stone wall terraces on Italy’s northwestern coast.
Jun. 23, 2025
Olive Oil a Leading Focus in Italy’s Crackdown on Food Fraud
Italy's food fraud prevention efforts last year focused on olive oil, with over 8,200 inspections and 23% of samples showing irregularities, leading to seizures and criminal reports.
Jun. 19, 2025 Food & Cooking
Jun. 11, 2025 Producer Profiles
Values of Hospitality, Sustainability Drive Quality at Misciattelli Bernardini Farm
Jun. 3, 2025 Business
Discounted Olive Oil Offers in Italy Spark Concerns Over Quality, Fair Pricing
May. 31, 2025 The Best Olive Oils
Italian Producers Extend Reign of Excellence at World Competition
May. 30, 2025 Producer Profiles
Science Drives Award-Winning Producer’s Mission of Quality, Sustainability
May. 28, 2025
Rare Italian Olive Variety Leads to World Class Oil
The producer behind Biagioli Farm celebrated a Gold Award at the 2025 NYIOOC for a Coroncina monovarietal, native to Italy’s Marche region.
May. 22, 2025
Journalists, Poets and Scientists Honored at Ranieri Filo della Torre Prize
Olive Oil Times senior writer Ylenia Granitto was among the individuals awarded at the eighth edition of the cultural and literary award ceremony in Rome.
May. 1, 2025
Pope Francis: A Legacy of Peace and Environmental Advocacy
Pope Francis, a champion of the poor and marginalized, is remembered for his commitment to peace, climate action, and inter-religious dialogue.
Apr. 29, 2025
Harvest Challenges, Tariffs Don’t Deter Award-Winning Olio Piro
Tuscan olive oil producer Olio Piro, led by siblings Romain and Marie-Charlotte Piro, is expanding globally after winning its sixth Gold Award in New York.
Apr. 22, 2025
New Xylella Infections Found in Northern Puglia
Xylella fastidiosa, a deadly bacterium, has been found in an olive tree in Bari, causing concern for the region's important olive oil industry.
Apr. 22, 2025
Discovery of Ancient Olive Farming in Sicily Challenges Previous Beliefs
Researchers have discovered evidence of ancient olive farming in Sicily, 1,000 years earlier than previously thought, through pollen analysis and historical analysis.
Apr. 21, 2025
Meet the Bacteria Devastating Olive Groves and Vineyards
Xylella fastidiosa, a bacterium causing plant diseases, has an annual economic impact of €5.5 billion in Europe. Its spread is linked to climate change.
Apr. 14, 2025
Over 200,000 Olive Branches Donated for Palm Sunday Mass
In preparation for Sunday's celebrations in St. Peter's Square, hundreds of thousands of olive branches were gathered from groves throughout Lazio.
Apr. 10, 2025
Liguria Region Launches Innovative Olive Farming Project with AI and Smart Sensors
Liguria, Italy funds experimental project using smart sensors, AI, and drones to optimize olive farming and improve quality of Riviera Ligure PDO oil.
Apr. 8, 2025
Apulian Village Bets on Olive Growing Heritage to Revive Economy
Orsara, a small Apulian village, is using its ancient olive oil production tradition to boost its economy and promote sustainability and tourism.
Apr. 7, 2025
Revitalizing Salento: Entrepreneurs Fight Xylella with New Ideas
Puglia's new generation of entrepreneurs is reviving the region's devastated olive industry, using innovative ideas and technologies to rebuild.
Apr. 1, 2025
New Research Sheds Light on Changing Nature of Droughts
Using more than 120 years of data, researchers found that rising global temperatures are making droughts longer and more severe.
Mar. 28, 2025
Filippo Berio Execs See Equilibrium Returning to The Global Olive Oil Market
A harvest rebound in Spain and strong harvests elsewhere, have resulted in falling prices at origin and portend a decrease in retail prices, say Berio officials.
Mar. 26, 2025
Italian Exporters Double Down on U.S. Market Despite Tariff Risks
To capitalize on the increasing U.S. appetite for olive oil, which its own production cannot meet, Italian exporters are exploring optimal supply chains and analyzing the risks associated with tariffs.
Mar. 21, 2025
Italian Bill Would Support Hobby Growers to Prevent Abandonment
The proposed legislation recognizes the role of hobbyist olive growers in preserving the environment and Italy’s agricultural heritage.