May. 27, 2014
Producers and chefs gathered in Taggia to celebrate an important olive cultivar and the exquisite oil that bears the village's name.
Mar. 13, 2014
Majorcan Table Olives Win European Protection
Aceituna de Mallorca, or Majorcan table olives, are now listed among Europe's protected agri-food products.
Mar. 11, 2014
New Olive Variety Launched by Agromillora
A new olive tree, Oliana, is said to offer higher yield per hectare than Arbequina and Arbosana, the varieties it was bred from.
Dec. 3, 2013 Opinions
Jun. 3, 2013 Production
Jan. 29, 2013 Producer Profiles
Prizewinning Cooperative Credits Biodiversity, Early Harvesting for its Fruity Arbequina
Dec. 4, 2012 World
Nov. 26, 2012 World
Gino Celletti and Pieralisi: Olive Oil Technology Made Simple
Oct. 18, 2012
Are Mission Olives Actually Picholine Marocaine?
Since their introduction in the late 1700's Mission olives were thought to be unique to the U.S. but DNA fingerprinting suggests otherwise.
Apr. 18, 2012
Olive Varietals: Some Interesting Peculiarities
In Spain, we have around 400 different registered varietals which, according to their importance are classified into majority, secondary and minority.
Mar. 14, 2012
Olive Identification Gets Fast and Easy
New DNA identification techniques differentiate between different olive varieties are hugely more efficient as well as more accurate than previous methods.
Mar. 21, 2011
Designing Better Olive Oil through Genetic Mapping
Spanish scientists say they have pioneered a genetic map of the olive and isolated genes pivotal to the production of more profitable, higher quality and even healthier olive oil.
Dec. 7, 2010
The flesh comes away from the tiny stone easily and conjures up flavors of fresh almonds and avocados. I’m beginning to understand why the French prize them so highly.