Oct. 7, 2024
Production in Italy Set for Sharp Decline, Down One-Third
Heat and drought in the south, combined with an ‘off-year,’ have resulted in a 30 percent decline in olive oil production in Italy.
Oct. 1, 2024
Citizen Groups in Rome Harvest Local Olive Trees for Charity
Volunteers in the eastern outskirts of the Italian capital care for olive trees in public parks, harvesting their fruit to produce oil for charity.
Sep. 18, 2024
Calabrian Cooperative Emphasizes Quality While Building Economies of Scale
Seventeen olive oil producers have joined to promote Carolea extra virgin olive oils while driving down farming and milling costs.
Sep. 12, 2024 News Briefs
Unidentified Issue Triggering Early Fruit Drop in Northern Italy
Aug. 26, 2024 Business
Aug. 19, 2024 Production
The Many Values in Recovering Abandoned Olive Groves in Tuscany
Aug. 19, 2024 Producer Profiles
Terroir, Organic Farming Yield Award-Winning Results for Sicilian Farmer
Aug. 11, 2024 Food & Cooking
Aug. 9, 2024
Italy’s Severe Drought Damages Olive Trees Ahead of Harvest
The country's major olive-growing regions are hit by heatwaves and drought. Production is anticipated to fall to historic lows.
Jul. 24, 2024
Organic Olive Cultivation in Italy Continues to Expand
More than 6,000 hectares of olive groves were converted to organic agriculture in the last year as Italy inched closer to achieving European sustainability goals.
Jul. 20, 2024
Umbria Blazes the Trail of Year-Round Oleotourism
Traditionally confined to the harvest season, producers, restaurateurs and tourism officials in Umbria are working to turn extra virgin olive oil into a year-round attraction.
Jul. 18, 2024
Details Emerge in Seizure of Counterfeit Olive Oil in Puglia
The Italian olive oil sector hailed the raid as proof that authorities can crack down on olive oil fraud while warning that a lack of consumer awareness allows such crimes to persist.
Jul. 15, 2024
Italy, Turkey, Brazil Lead the Way at 'EVO IOOC' Awards
Four hundred eighty-six extra virgin and flavored olive oils were awarded at the ninth EVO IOOC Italy event in Calabria.
Jun. 25, 2024
Poets, Journalists, Researchers Awarded Literary Prize
Twelve awards were handed out in Rome for poetry, fiction and scientific research related to olive oil.
Jun. 15, 2024
Report Reveals Growing Number of Olive Producers in Northern Italy
Olive farming is shifting north in Italy as sustainability in a changing climate guides new ventures. Organic growing is also on the rise.
Jun. 12, 2024
Proposal Would Ban Solar Panel Installation on Italy's Farmlands
Exemptions for agri-voltaic systems would still allow research and development of projects in olive groves to continue.
Jun. 6, 2024
Italian Carbon Credit Supplier Receives International Accreditation
Through the Alberami project, Italian olive farmers can generate and sell carbon credits on international markets.
Jun. 6, 2024
Pieralisi Appoints New Chief Executive
Coming from the cargo handling sector, the new chief executive plans to focus on increasing its presence in key markets and continuing to develop cutting-edge technology.
Jun. 5, 2024
Discovery of New Olive Varieties in Italy Spurs App Development
An Italian National Research Center analysis identified two previously unknown cultivars in Frosinone.
Jun. 3, 2024
Xylella-Resilient Groves Are the Future of Apulian Olive Oil
Farmers’ associations, researchers and institutions are teaming up to replant Xylella fastidiosa-resilient olive trees in Puglia.
Jun. 2, 2024
Award-Winning Siblings Grateful Father Chose Coratina
After inheriting the family olive farm, brother and sister Tommaso and Angela Fiore continue the family legacy.
May. 28, 2024
L’Olivo di Sant'Emiliano: A 1,800-Year-Old Symbol of Umbria's Olive Tradition
The millenary tree symbolizes the resilience of the central Italian region, with many of its cohorts damaged by repeated frost over the years.
May. 23, 2024
First OlivitalyMed Festival Hailed as Success in Cilento
The event, which spotlighted extra virgin olive oil in Campania and Italy, also hosted conferences on cooking, health, tourism and science.