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Olive production
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General Sources
- Olive Oil: Organic Olive Production Manual
- Olive Oil: Producing Olive Oil in California
- Olive Production Manual - 2nd Edition
Paul M. Vossen, UCCE Sonoma Co., 2007 (112 pp.). UC ANR Pub. 3505. Link to ANR Catalog for purchase
Background and practical information for olive oil producers from UCCE. 1994 (11 pp.) UC ANR Pub. 21516. Link to ANR Catalog for purchase
G. Steven Sibbett, UCCE Tulare Co.and Louise Ferguson, UCCE Dept. Plant Sciences, UC Davis. 2005 (118 pp.) UC ANR Pub. 3483. Link to ANR Catalog for purchase
Production Economics
- Olive Oil: A Rediscovered California Crop (pdf)
- Sample Costs to Establish a Super-High Density Olive Orchard and Produce Olive Oil (pdf)
Olga Senise Barrio and Hoy Carman, Dept. of Ag. and Resource Economics, UC Davis. 2005 (21 pp.) in Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol.8 No. 5.
P.M.Vossen UCCE, Sonoma Co., J.H.Connell, UCCE, Butte Co., W.H. Krueger, UCCE, Glenn Co., K.M. Klonsky, UCCE, and P.Livingston, Dept. Ag. and Resource Economics, UC Davis, 2007 (21 pp.)
Production Management
- Mechanical Harvesting of California Table Olives
- Olive Day 2006: Nutrient Considerations for Olives (PowerPoint to pdf)
- Olive Fact Sheet
- Olive Fruit Fly: Information & References
- Olive Knot: Pseudomonas syringae, pv. savastoni (PowerPoint to pdf)
- Olive Maturity Index Calculator
- Olive Maturity Index explained (pdf)
- Olive Production Management Resources
- Olive Spray Thinning Guidelines (pdf)
- Patch Budding: A Convenient Method for for Top-Working Olives (pdf)
- Physiological Disorder Fact Sheets: Apple, Grape, Olive, Pear, Persimmon, Pomegranate, Stonefruit
- Tree Crop Physiology Technical Reports for Olive: 2006 to current season
- UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Olive
- UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Olive Fruit Fly
University of California website presenting the 5-year research program. Project leader: Louise Ferguson, UCCE Dept. of Plant Sciences UC Davis
Joseph Connell, UCCE Butte Co. 32-slide presentation
PowerPoint presentations and leaflets by UC researchers
William Krueger, UCCE Glenn Co. 2000. 23-slide presentation
Paul Vossen, UCCE Sonoma Co. 2006. download the interactive calculator in Microsoft Excel format
Paul Vossen, UCCE Sonoma Co., 2006 (2 pp.)
Paul Vossen, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sonoma Co. Guidelines, publications & seminar and seminars, including Olive For Oil UC short course presentations
G. Steven Sibbett, UCCE Tulare Co. and William Krueger, UCCE, Glenn Co.1998 (3 pp.) ANR Pub. 7238
William Krueger, Zachary Heath and Dominic DeLeonardis, UCCE Glenn Co. 2004 (6 pp.) ANR Publicaton 8115
Carlos Crisosto, (ed.) Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis, UC Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center
Kitren Glozer, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis. Several antioxidants were evaluated as treatments to minimize bruising damage caused by mechanical harvesting
UC IPM Online
UC IPM Online
Centers and Programs
- UC Davis Olive Center
Educate consumers on the benefits of California olive oil and table olives.
non-University of California Resources
- Crop Profile for Olives in California (pdf)
- Olive Oil (Olea europaea L.)
National Science Foundation Center for IPM. 1999 (14 pp.)
Center for New Crops and Plants Products, Purdue University
Organizations
- California League of Food Processors
- California Olive Industry
- California Olive Oil Council
- California Specialty Crop Council
Sacramento, CA. Member companies include canners, freezers, dryers and dehydrators of fruits and vegetables
Fresno, CA
Berkeley, CA
Fresno, CA
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