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An extra virgin olive oil produced in France and which the grower claims to be produced entirely without insecticides and fertilisers (went) on sale in the UK (last) week. The product differs from most commercially-produced olive oils, which largely rely on fertilisers and treatments to feed the soil, kill pests and keep weeds at bay.…
After successfully extracting 8,000 litres olive oil from just one of the 11 state-owned olive farms, the Rajasthan government is now hoping to take a bigger leap and titillate taste buds of the tea-savouring nation with olive tea. The government has already sent samples of olive leaves to Himachal Pradesh for developing an anti-oxidant rich…
Around this very day 10 years ago, in a conference room in the grounds division office, Dan Flynn and a handful of others turned out the first run of UC Davis olive oil — pressed from olives off campus trees. The crew filled bottles by hand, plugged in the corks and stuck on labels. The…
Olives New Zealand is co-ordinating a series of visits in New Zealand by two American professors who are on sabbatical studying the chemistry and health benefits of olive oil. Pat O’Hara is Professor of Chemistry at Amherst College, New England. Her husband Richard Blatchly is Professor of Chemistry at Keene State College in New Hampshire.…
Entries are now open for the 2015 Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards (RMFFA) Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Flavoured Oil competition. EVOO categories include micro-volume (50-199L), small volume (200-4999L) , single estate (min 200L) and commercial (min 5000L), along with a category for flavoured olive oils. Four Champion Trophies will be awarded in the competition,…
The dreaded Xyllela fastidiosa bacterium which is blamed for the infection of tens of thousands of olive trees in southern Italy has been detected for the first time in France.
Thanks to all the small-batch processors who have contacted us with their details; they’re now on our register, which we reference to connect processors with people wanting to utilize their services. The FOE and Olivegrower team regularly have enquiries from people looking for small-batch processors – both ‘home’ olive growers wanting to produce their own…
Olives New Zealand are holding a seminar on Judging EVOO and Flavoured Oils, to be held in Auckland on Tuesday, 22 September. Targeted at the judges’ pool, the seminar is also open to members who have previously attended a one day tasting seminar with Olives NZ. The seminar will be delivered by expert judges Peter…
The Kingdom’s olive oil production increased by 20% in 2014, according to official figures released on April 1, which indicated that the northern Governorate of Irbid accounted for nearly one-third of total production. The Department of Statistics (DoS) report said olive groves across the Kingdom produced 22,835 tonnes of olive oil during the 2014 harvest…
Shoppers have been warned to beware of counterfeit olive oil – as criminal gangs exploit a disastrous Italian harvest by selling potentially dangerous bootleg bottles. A senior Italian food fraud investigator said that he has already seen evidence that criminals are moving into olive oil production and distribution.