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Italy resists massive destruction of olive trees
EU member states are divided on how to stop the spread of a disease affecting olive trees in Italy that could result in around a million being cut down, officials said last Friday (27 March). Experts from the 28 European Union nations gathered in Brussels this week to...
Europe proposes cutting down millions of olive trees in Italy to fight outbreak
The European Commission has proposed cutting down up to 11 million olive trees in South Italy to contain the spread of Xylella fastidiosa. The bacterium spread by insects has been blamed for the devastation of over 74,000 acres of olive groves in the Salento region of...
Government grants for small exporters
Applications are being sought for more than $11 million in grants to improve market access for small exporters of dairy, meat, egg, fish, horticulture and grain products. Examples of suitable projects include information workshops on importing country requirements,...
Crete gets its own olive oil competition
The first Cretan Olive Oil Competition was held in the laboratory of organoleptic evaluation at the Union of Agricultural Cooperatives in Rethymno, Crete, Greece on March 21-22, 2015. This competition, which succeeded in attracting far more participants than...
Olives NZ AGM
The AGM of Olives New Zealand was held on Saturday, 28 March and attended by 37 people. The following were confirmed for a new term on the executive: Andrew Taylor – President; Craig Leaf-Wright - Treasurer and now also Vice President. Under General Business there was...