Mar 6, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
The first of three meetings to support the nomination of the “Piana degli Ulivi” (Plain of Olive Trees) to be inserted in the Unesco World Heritage list took place in Ostuni, Puglia. The plain is an area between the villages of Fasano, Ostuni and Carovigno claiming...
Mar 6, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Since December, the second phase of a three-year campaign promoting olive oil is underway in India after being first launched in January 2014. With the slogan “Join the Olive Oil Revolution,” the campaign’s message to the Indian public is that olive oil is healthy and...
Feb 20, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Following the recent epidemic of Xylella fastidiosa in the Apulia region of south Italy which affected several thousands hectares of olive plantations, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has warned that the bacterium could spread to olive groves across Europe....
Feb 20, 2015 | Olive Oil News
Australia’s biggest olive oil producer, the Chris Corrigan-backed family business, Boundary Bend Ltd, has just finished its first olive crush in California, and is now in the midst of launching an assault on the American market.
Feb 6, 2015 | Olive Oil News
This year, the 161-year-old fair added a new competition to celebrate its agricultural diversity – the California State Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition with $115,000 provided by the US Department of Agriculture under its Specialty Crop Grant Program. According to...
Feb 6, 2015 | Olive Oil News
The South Australian olive industry is once again mourning the loss of one of its own, following the death of Richard Whiting on January 28 after a year-long battle with cancer. One of the industry’s most enthusiastic and active members, Richard was a grower and...
