May 17, 2016 | Environment, General Olive News, International News/Trends
Following a ban on the use of the insecticide dimethoate in France, French olive growers are concerned about the risk of damage to olive trees by the olive fruit fly, and increasing production costs. Concerns About Dimethoate Ban Among French Olive...
May 17, 2016 | General Olive News, NZ, Olive business
After almost 20 years of olive oil, hazelnut trees and bumper crops of horseradish, the team behind Greytown’s Fantail Grove are passing the torch. Margot MacGillivray and Richard Schofield, who have owned and managed the 25ha olive grove on Bidwills Cutting Rd...
May 17, 2016 | Australia, General Olive News, Labelling, Olive business, Olive Oil News
It’s not difficult to find a bottle labeled “extra virgin olive oil” — a term that’s not only ubiquitous, but that is also synonymous in most people’s minds with a high-quality product.
May 11, 2016 | General Olive News, International News/Trends
Oceania Cruises has announced it is expanding its Culinary Discovery Tours in the Mediterranean for 2016 with the addition of several new experiences. Available for the upcoming season onboard Riviera and Marina, the new tours are: Antibes, France – Provençal...
Apr 19, 2016 | General Olive News, International News/Trends
While Brazil isn’t widely known as an olive oil producer, a new initiative might just change that — not through the scale of its olive oil production, however, but as a result of an innovative cause-driven effort called Social Trees. Project Aims to Bring Social...
Apr 19, 2016 | Awards, General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive Oil Shows
Even though Istria was named the best olive oil region in the world by Flos Olei, many Croatians (author included) will tell you that they prefer olive oils produced in Dalmatia, and on March 20, 2016, during the annual international Noćnjak awards in Bol on island...