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olive growers in the Central Valley saying damage from the severe January freeze has become evident in California olive groves. The Olive Growers Council says young trees planted in colder areas seem hardest hit. One farmer lost about half of a 30-acre grove. The freeze also damaged bud wood on mature trees, which will produce […]

A major olive industry expo will be held just west of Brisbane later this month. The 2007 Queensland Olive Expo is a three-day olive event which will be held at Woodlands of Marburg, just outside of Brisbane, on June 16-19. Hosted by The Olive Centre in conjunction with the Queensland Olive Council, this event is […]

If you’re interested in attending one of the top olive oil events of the year, head over to Trieste to the fairground there, the Piazzale de Gasperi. The three-day event, which starts on Sunday, is being hailed as a top extra-virgin olive oil expo, and promises to bring in all the important people in the […]

By Harold McGee, FOR a newcomer to the world of olive oil connoisseurship, the sound effects from the 20 or so tasters at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona, Calif., were startling. The low murmurs of discussion were punctuated by loud, sharp slurps, and loud, sharp coughs. Slurps and coughs, hour after hour. On […]