Apr 19, 2016 | Environment, International News/Trends, Research
European Union research has confirmed what has been wreaking havoc on olive trees in Italy and France – and points to a possible solution.
Apr 19, 2016 | Australia, Environment, General Olive News
The 2016 olive harvest is now in full swing across Western Australia’s south coast. Recent rain and warm weather means that groves in the Esperance region have ripened earlier than expected.
Feb 16, 2016 | Environment, International News/Trends, Olive business
Under the five-year (2015-2020) plan, the Punjab government would provide two million olive saplings free of cost to the farmers of Potohar region.
Dec 10, 2015 | Environment, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
The European Commission says it will provide seven million euros (£5m) to fund research into a disease that poses a “very serious threat” to olive trees. The announcement was made at a scientific workshop in Brussels that focused on the most effective ways...
Nov 17, 2015 | Environment, EVOO, NZ
New Zealand’s best olive oil this year is a mellow grassy green, thick and fragrant, peppery and charged with subtle fruitiness. It comes from 20-year-old trees grown on a warm north-facing slope overlooking Robinsons Bay. On a cool, settled day in spring, the...
Oct 12, 2015 | Environment, International News/Trends, Olive business
The effects of drought have altered the quantity and quality of vegetables grown in Central California, but that may change for table olives. FM89’s Ezra David Romero reports. The majority of olive trees are self-pollinating. If there’s a storm during bloom time the...
