Join the Olive Center for a two-day event dedicated to the agronomic principles of olive farming for oil production. This comprehensive program covers all cultivation systems and practices needed to maximize your yield and profit when growing olives for olive oil.

Join our Olive Pomace Valorization Workshop with Dr. Pablo Monetta from the National Agricultural Technology Institute in Argentina to explore sustainable solutions for olive mill by-products, including composting, phenolic compound recovery, and biorefinery applications.

Get the latest information from the SHD research conducted by our partner and collaborator IRTA in Cataluña, Spain with our very prestigious guest Dr. Juan Francisco Hermoso.

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12:00pm - 3:00pm

The three-day agenda will include sessions on biodiversity and production systems, managing inputs and conserving resources, adapting to climate change, utilizing mill and farm by-products, olive oil and sustainable eating, and much more.

The UC Davis Olive Center in collaboration with the Executive Chef Kue Her of UCD Dining, and UCD Arboretum and Public Garden, is offering this one-of-a-kind olive appreciation practical course that will focus on evaluating, cooking, tasting, food pairing and production aspects of

Join us for a hands-on workshop focused on the art of pruning olive trees for hand or assisted harvest. Learn best practices and techniques from industry experts. 

This workshop will be an in-depth exploration of tropical fruits and other fruits in the context of sensory attributes and their relation to EVOO.

Olive fly (Bactrocera oleae) can have a devastating effect on olive oil quality. This workshop is for producers who want to learn how to manage olive fly in their orchards. We will cover the biology of the pest, its history in California and how to monitor for its presence.

In this half day workshop our main guest instructor Dr. Arnon Dag will go over his research and findings of multiple years of nitrogen management in Olives.

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Saturday October 21, 2023

Friday & Saturday September 29-30, 2023

Friday August 25, 2023

Friday & Saturday July 21-22, 2023

In this two-day event, you will learn about the agronomic aspects of organic and sustainable olive farming for oil. Lecture and theory will be followed by field demonstrations and industry visits to local orchards in the region.