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Jul. 5, 2017
An Olive Tree Takes Center Stage in L.A. Boutique
Dan Brunn Architecture unveils the new flagship RTA boutique, where an olive tree garden by landscape artist Hitoshi Kitajima takes center stage.
Jun. 29, 2017
Nature Reserve Forced to Start Over After Olive Grove Destroyed by Vandals
Ray Vella was making his rounds through the nature reserve where he worked when he made a tragic discovery about the woodland's olive grove. Some time over the weekend vandals had destroyed the trees.
Jun. 16, 2017
Against All Odds: The First Olive Oil From Canada
The very first 100 percent Canadian extra virgin olive oil did not come easy for pioneers George and Sheri Braun.
Jun. 15, 2017 Business
Jun. 9, 2017 Business
Jun. 6, 2017 World
Turkish Government Backtracks Proposed Changes to 'Olive Law'
May. 30, 2017 World
May. 11, 2017 World
Apr. 25, 2017
Brazil Looks for Its Own Olive
As debate revolves around whether or not Maria da Fé is an olive species unique to Brazil, both traditional mills and technologically advanced machinery have contributed to the increased quality of olive oil here.
Apr. 24, 2017
An Afternoon With the Pruning Champion
On a beautiful spring day, we left Rome and drove up to the territory which stretches between the foothills of the Colli Albani and the edge of the Pontine Marshes.
Mar. 14, 2017
A Forgotten Treasure: Making Oil from Wild Olives
Francisco Villanueva and Fernando Martín produce oil from wild olives growing on the green slopes of the Sierra de las Nieves. "Professional tasters don’t know how to describe it.”
Feb. 21, 2017
Indoor Olive Trees are Trending
According to home design experts, the botanical must-have for 2017 is an indoor olive tree. This year potted olive trees will be making an entrance into stylish homes around the world, pushing out the passé fiddle leaf fig.
Jan. 26, 2017
How Cold Temperatures Can Help Olive Production
Very low temperatures and snow can have positive effects on olive trees by reducing the olive fruit fly population, containing fungal diseases and aerating the soil.
Jan. 16, 2017
A Better Method for Controlling Wild Olive Trees in Australia
A more affordable and time-saving method for culling wild olive trees in Australia has been found in basal bark spraying.
Jan. 11, 2017
The Trump Cards of Climate Change in Olive Cultivation
For what it's worth, climate change, at least for olive oil production, may prove a blessing in disguise.
Dec. 19, 2016
Billion-Dollar Pipeline Threatens Olive Grove in Southern Italy
Local and national authorities are going head to head over an olive grove standing in the way of a 545-mile pipeline project.
Nov. 4, 2016
New Method for Identifying Olive Cultivars
The identification olive cultivars according to the appearance of leaves and fruit is expected to serve as the basis for a phone app and contributions to a new international olive tree database.
Nov. 1, 2016
India Set to Launch its Own Olive Oil Brand
The Indian state of Rajasthan is set to launch its own brand of olive oil under the name “Raj Olive Oil,” the first Indian olive oil produced within the country.
Oct. 5, 2016
Award-Winning Olive Oil Producer Thinks Weed Control Is for the Birds
A young Spanish olive oil producer has decided to try using geese as weeders in his family´s olive groves. By doing so he not only hopes to keep down undergrowth, he also strives to promote the survival of an endangered Spanish goose.
Aug. 29, 2016
Corsica Rewards Grower for Olives Picked, and Those That Fell
A Corsican olive oil producer feared for her orchards after the Xylella fastidiosa bacteria was spreading on the island, but for the third consecutive year, Fabienne Maestracci was rewarded for the quality of her work.
Jul. 28, 2016
Planting of Over 300,000 Olive Trees Underway in Pothohar, Pakistan
Under a five-year plan initiated in 2015, the agriculture department of Pakistan's Punjab province is providing two million olive saplings free of charge to farmers in the Pothohar region.
Jul. 26, 2016
New Blight Alarms California Olive Growers
The pathogen Neofabraea has been observed on both Arbosana and Arbequina trees in the Sacramento Valley, Glenn County and San Joaquin.
Jun. 30, 2016
Scientists Decode Olive Tree Genome
A team of scientists from Spain have published the complete genome of the olive tree for the first time.