First Press: Newsletter of Olive Oil Production and Evaluation

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• First Press Summer 2008 - Verticillium Wilt of Olive, Oil Crop for 08-09, A Sea of Trees, Olive Fly Stings
• Spring 2008 (Sensory Descriptive Analysis, Production Short Course Info., What's Happening in Argentina and Chile, and Special Report: Mechanical Harvest for Modern HD Orchards)
• Winter 07-08 (UC Davis Olive Center; New Pest of Olives; Olive Oil Blending; Storage Tank Materials)
• Fall 2007 (Bigger Crops; Adulterated Oil; Research in Spain; Harvest Efficiency; 2007 Cost Study)
• Summer 2007 (Preferences of trained and untrained tasters; Mass-trapping; Oil standards, Set alert)
• Spring 2007 (Pruning; Density Debate; Organic Olive Manual; Irrigation Alert)
• Winter 06-07 (Orchard Spacing; Frost or Freeze; Excess Nitrogen & Oil Quality)
• Fall 2006 (Oil Yield; USDA Standards Update; Maturity Index; Olive Fly Products)
• Summer 2006 (Irrigation; Industry Statistics Update)
• Spring 2006 (Fertility Management; Black Scale; Understanding Competition Results)
• Winter 05-06 (Foliar Disease; Weed Control; UC Davis Olive Oil)
• Fall 2005 (Harvest Efficiency; Olive Fly Update)

source: Sonoma County - OLIVES - Specialty Crops