Mar 2, 2017 | Environment, General Olive News, International News/Trends
Expert ecologists at the UK-based Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) have devised a scientific model which could help predict the spread of the deadly Xylella fastidiosa which is threatening to destroy Europe’s olive trees. Don’t miss our update on Xylella...
Mar 2, 2017 | Events, General Olive News, NZ
The next round of Olives NZ Focus Grove Field Days is scheduled for March 2017 and will coincide with the release of the first Fact Sheet on Disease Management. Dates are: Thursday 9th – Nelson Friday 10th – Canterbury Friday 17th – Hawke’s...
Feb 23, 2017 | Environment, General Olive News, International News/Trends
South Africa’s olive industry is set to take a blow from recent wildfires that have plagued the Western Cape region, an area home to most of the country’s olive farms. South African Olive Farmers Feel the Heat as Wildfires Take Their Toll...
Feb 16, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News
Villa Rochford is part of Rochford Hall olive grove at Kellevie, just off the Arthur Highway on the way to the Tasman Peninsula. The original country house was built in the 1870s by seafarer Richard Copping, for whom the nearby township of Copping is named. We arrived...
Feb 2, 2017 | General Olive News, International News/Trends
The Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak, in collaboration with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority would start grafting of olive saplings on commercial basis in the district in March and for this purpose an awareness seminar was held at Tarkikhel...
Feb 2, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business
Wet conditions in 2016 led to smaller than average olive crops for Western Australian farmers. With the next three months a critical period, many are hoping for better outcomes, but remain at risk due to lack of insurance. Why the Next Three Months Could Decide the...
