May 24, 2012 | Olive Oil News
NZ Plant and Food Research and Massey University have developed a spreadsheet model for determining olive maturity. The decision of when to harvest is particularly challenging at the best of times, let alone in a year when the weather has affected flowering, fruit...
May 11, 2012 | Olive Oil News
On April 25, Israel ordered Palestinian farmers in Deir Istiya, a major West Bank olive producing village, to uproot 1,400 trees by the end of the month. By comparison, this order is 400 more trees than the total number uprooted in all of 2011.
May 11, 2012 | Olive Oil News
Collaborative research, conducted by food processor Cargill and the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS), has led to the refinement of methods to assure consistent oil quality in food products.
May 11, 2012 | Olive Oil News
Greater Milwaukee is about to get a couple more specialty olive oil shops. Owners Jim and Susan Allen plan to open Oliva di Vita in Delafield on Monday. The following week, Josh and Nichol Saiia will open their third Oro di Oliva, this one in the Milwaukee Public...
May 11, 2012 | Olive Oil News, Research
Top food trends will dominate European shoppers’ buying habits by the year 2020, predicts Spanish research organisation Azti-Tecnalia. Top trends include demands for transparent and accessible information, and foods which offer a multi-sensory experience – sounds like...
May 11, 2012 | Olive Oil News
There has been a record harvest of olives in Spain this winter with production totalling over 1.56 tons. But this bumper crop could be necessary to weather the storm after low rainfall and frost this winter has damaged predictions for the coming year.
