Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Consuming Olive Oil helps to protect women against breast cancer. Olive oil reduces the risk of breast cancer up to 68%. According to data from the Predimed study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Olive Grove
Olive Tree Disease: Verticillium Dahliae
20 Aug, 19 | Olive Grove
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Verticillium Dahliae is a disease provoked by a fungus that affects the vascular system. It obstructs the vascular bundles that transport sap and gradually causes whole branches to dry out and can even kill...
Olive Oil Mill
When should olives be harvested to obtain top quality EVOO?
13 Aug, 19 | Olive Oil Mill
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. This article tells us the keys to know when to pick the olives to obtain the highest quality in the production of your Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO).
Commerce and Exports
Why export extra virgin olive oil to the US?
09 Aug, 19 | Commerce and Exports
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. The US is one of the priority markets for the commercialization of Olive Oil. Sometimes, we think about the complications that can arise when exporting extra virgin olive oil to the US since it is a...
Olive Grove
Organic olive grove
08 Aug, 19 | Olive Grove
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Organic farming aims to produce while respecting the environment to the highest degree, without using synthetic products. In the specific case of olive orchards, in comparison with conventional farming there...
Olive Grove
Olive tree disease: Olive leaf spot - Repilo (Fusicladium oleagineum)
31 Jul, 19 | Olive Grove
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. The Repilo (Fusicladium oleagineum) or olive leaf spot is the main fungal disease found in the olive grove. The annual costs for controlling it are quite high, at least in areas of medium to high relative...
Olive Grove
Weeds and wood in the olive tree
18 Jul, 19 | Olive Grove
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. The consequences of weeds and wood in the production of the olive tree can be explained in the following way: in spring, our parcel of land is able to produce a certain quantity of plant biomass.
Olive Grove Management
Tools for regulating olive tree harvest quantity and quality
03 Jul, 19 | Olive Grove Management
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Wen pruning and olive tree, we reduce the quantity of wood in the crown, improve ventilation and sun exposure to the shoots, and when a large harvest is expected, it regulates production and thus minimizes...
Olive Grove
Main limiting factors in olive production
17 Jun, 19 | Olive Grove
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. It is common knowledge that quality in virgin olive oil starts in the field. The theories that say a good oil is created in the mill, or that the most important thing is the yield are long gone. Focusing on...
Olive Grove
Olive tree, a perennial Mediterranean woody plant
17 Jun, 19 | Olive Grove
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. For almost their entire life cycle, annual plants take in nutrients from the soil through their roots. These nutrients are needed in the above-ground area for plant growth. Then, during the last moments of...