International News/Trends
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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreThe 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,…
Read MoreEggs are a breakfast staple for most people. Although an excellent source of protein, people with high cholesterol levels, heart disease or diabetes often avoid eating eggs because high cholesterol…
Read MoreFashionistas know the name Norma Kamali, the star designer, as the creative force behind Farrah Fawcett’s crimson swimsuit in Charlie’s Angels, shoulder pads, flowy silk parachute dresses, and hot pants.…
Read MoreSebastian Bariani is in heaven, standing in his family’s olive grove in the Dunnigan Hills. The winter day is mild, a blue sky caps the rolling green terrain. He reaches…
Read MoreYou’ve been to ice cream shops that give you a taste sample to help you make up your mind. Now folks living in and around Decatur can enjoy a preview…
Read MoreFebruary was one of the warmest on record in Oregon, appropriate for the end of an unseasonably dry, balmy winter. Everywhere the Willamette Valley farm crops have started to bud…
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