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To bring the NZ industry into line with other olive growing regions, the Olives NZ executive has approved that the withholding periods for commonly used pesticides be changed: 1. to match on label recommendations for products approved for use with olives 2. for any other fungicides which are not approved for on label use in…
With a goal to promote knowledge and appreciation for the benefits of producing, sharing and using extra virgin olive oil, the Escuela Valenciana de Cata hosted the latest in its series of educational programs about olive oil at the Universidad Polytéchnica de Valencia, Spain on November 20-21.
While worldwide production of olive oil is having an off year, the harvest in Tunisia is shaping up to be one of the best ever. Perfect weather conditions for productivity helped ready olive trees for a record season.
Clear labelling and convenience are two of the top five trends that will dominate the food and drink industry in 2015, Innova Market Insights has predicted.
Last time olive oil was plentiful in Greece, the local producers preferred to keep it under the hat, hoping that prices would go through the roof, and they would all become millionaires.
Oil production, one of the country’s main agricultural productions and a strategic export product, remains “comparatively low,” according to a study by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) presented Tuesday in Tunis.
Food businesses need to tap into neuroscience and understand how consumers make fast and unconscious decisions, if they are to improve their sales, says a marketing expert. This is a fascinating topic, which we looked at in depth in the June 2014 edition of Olivegrower & Processor. It’s an article well worth re-reading.
An improved version of the ‘My Cosecha,’ app has been released for farm workers managing the daily process of the olive harvest. Developed by iAvanza studio and completely free, it is not the first app related to the business side of making olive oil but it is unique in its approach.
Turkey has objected to a proposal to extend the contract of the International Olive Council (IOC) executive director, Jean-Louis Barjol and other senior officials, on the grounds that it would “disregard the Council’s institutional experience of overcoming problems.”
On October 7, at Utveggio Castle in Palermo, officials of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, together with the members of the Organizing Committee and the Regional Department for Agriculture, surveyed Sicilian EVOO stakeholders about achieving a “Sicily Extra Virgin Olive Oil PGI” certification.