OOCC to Host Grower Meeting

The Olive Oil Commission invites all California olive oil growers, industry members and other interested parties to learn about the Olive Oil Commission of California (OOCC) funded research and hear an update on the organization’s activities at their grower meeting on March 19, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 12 PM.

OOCC Executive Director Chris Zanobini will open the morning’s agenda by providing attendees with  an overview of OOCC activities and accomplishments since its formation in 2014.

Presentations will be provided by researchers who are working to help California olive oil farmers to better understand and control olive oil pests and disease.  Dr. Jim Adaskaveg of University of California, Riverside will provide an update on his work to control olive knot and Dr. Flourent Trouillas of Kearney Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Parlier will present findings on his Neofabraea research.

Dr. Selina Wang of the UC Davis Olive Center will provide an overview of several ongoing projects being conducted by the Olive Center to understand and improve on the quality and shelf-life of California olive oils.

The OOCC was created by California olive oil industry members to support California olive oil farmers by conducting research, developing quality standards and then verifying quality through mandatory government sampling and third-party analysis. We are very excited to show producers how the program is working to ensure California olive oil is trusted and valued.

Attendees are asked to RSVP to Tyler Rood at tyler@agamsi.com by Thursday, March 15th.