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NEW FROM UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ANR PUBLICATIONS!

Organic Olive Manual
The Organic Olive Production Manual addresses all aspects of olive production in an organic context. An overview of site selection, olive cultivars and the economics of olives as a commodity provides background. There are chapters devoted to all the important elements of olive orchard culture that are specific to organic production: nutrition, weed control, disease prevention and insect pest management including olive fruit fly. Composting and olive waste management are detailed as part of the sustainable system. Agroecological principles for making the conversion to organic olive production and information about organic certification complete the manual. Available at many UCCE offices.

 

Got the right climate for growing olives?   

 

2009 Sonoma County Olive Oil Seminar Series:

     August 12, Introduction to Olive Oil Production

               Presentation: Introduction to Olive Oil Production - 1st seminar in series

     September 9, Medium Density Small-Scale Farming

               Presentation: Small Scale Olive Growing - 2nd seminar in series

     October 7, Super High Density Planting

               Presentation: Super High Density Planting - 3rd seminar in series

     November 4, Milling Olives

   

OLIVE OIL COURSES:

Master Miller Course - October 15-17, 2009


Master Miller Course '09

Burchell Nursery Olive Day Talk on Irrigation Sept. 29, 09


Sensory Evaluation '09

 

UC ANR PUBLICATIONS CATALOG
http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/

Table Olives: Safe Home Pickling

UC Pest Management Guidelines for Olives:
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.olives.html

Olive Maturity Index Calculator:
(You must have Microsoft Excel on your machine to use the calculator)
Olive Maturity Index Calculator

 

USDA STANDARDS

The Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture is soliciting comments on the proposed revision to the United States Standards for Grades of Olive Oil. (link to)
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ContentViewer?objectId=090000648060bd5f&disposition=attachment&contentType=pdf

Proposed Standards for Grades of Olive Oil and Olive-Pomace Oil 3-28-08 (link to)
http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5069526
This could also be linked directly to the attached pdf file. 

 

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS


First Press: Newsletter of Olive Oil Production and Evaluation


Presentations from the Olive Oil Production for Oil UC Davis Short course Lodi 4-18-08


Olive Oil as a New Crop Presentation - Woodland 03/19/09


Olive Pest Management


Olive Oil Processing


Olive Oil Evaluation


Growing Olives


Olive Oil Industry


Olive Oil Award Winners

Providing support to the California olive oil and specialty table olive industry. Our quarterly newsletter First Press provides timely information on the production and evaluation of olive oil.