Mar 23, 2017 | Competitions, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
At an awards ceremony in Rethymno, Crete, Greece on March 12, winners of the 3rd Cretan Olive Oil Competition were announced. Intended to highlight the quality of Cretan extra virgin olive oils, this third edition of the competition impressed commentators for several...
Mar 23, 2017 | NZ, Olive Oil News, Services
Olives NZ EO Gayle Sheridan has advised that Certification documentation will be emailed out to all Olives New Zealand grower members in April, ready for Certification submissions from 29 May onwards. “Unfortunately, the Oil Testing Service has increased its fee by...
Mar 17, 2017 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Ten thousand olive trees, including some as old as 400 years, will be moved from a UNESCO-recognized olive grove in Puglia, as work on the $40 billion Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) finally gets underway. Up to 10,000 Olive Trees to Be Moved For Gas Pipe...
Mar 17, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
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.” A Forgotten Treasure: Making Oil from Wild Olives...
Mar 17, 2017 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Technology/Science
Precision agriculture and wi-fi connections to save olive trees. This, in short, is the mission carried out by Italian food tech startup called Elaisian, founded by three young entrepreneurs in November last year. “Thanks to an agronomic algorithm,” said Damiano...
Mar 17, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Spanish bottling companies have been advised to request taste panel results along with the chemical analyses to ensure their products comply with standards. Spanish Bottlers Advised to Demand Taste Tests...
