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British biotech firm Oxitec hopes a world-first field trial of its genetically-modified olive fly will still go ahead in Catalonia this year despite recently withdrawing its application for the experiment.…
The world’s most expensive spice, saffron, shows promise as an income boost for the olive oil producers of Les Garrigues, in the province of Lerida in western Catalonia. With prices…
When California-based Cre-Agri, Inc, self-styled world leader in olive-phenol dietary supplements, sued its competitor, Pinnaclife, Inc, for infringement of two of its basic patents before the District Court of the…
With World Cup fervor quickly escalating and an important presidential election on the horizon, it seems all eyes will be on Brazil in 2014, the olive oil industry included. Latin…
The 2014 Olives NZ Conference is being held in Wellington on Saturday, 22 March. The focus of the conference is marketing and sales, with keynote speakers including Richard Shirtcliffe of…
The Annual General Meeting for Olives New Zealand will be held at the Brentwood Hotel, Wellington on Saturday, 22 March. Key dates are: • 20 January – notice of AGM, call…
A new study from New Zealand has found that nutritional food labels in use under the country’s daily intake system of labelling are not as effective as once thought and…
Spanish olive oil publication Olimerca is inviting entries for the inaugural “Aristeo” International Photography Competition. Total prize money of €1,900 is on offer for photos related to the olive tree,…
The Eleotechnia 2014 Mediterranean Olive Oil and Olive exhibition will be held in Ellineko, Greece from March 7-11. Organisers say the event will bring together private and co-operative olive oil…
In its fifth edition under the title of “Flos Olei” – formerly published as Guida all’Extravergine by a different publishing house – Marco Oreggia’s guide was presented to the press…