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    • José Blanco claims EC aid to offset losses caused by potato blight

    The Socialist MEP, José Blanco, has called on the European Commission, through a parliamentary question, to enable the necessary aid to compensate for the economic impact suffered by farmers affected by the potato pest. The Commission itself acknowledged in its parliamentary response that "in the affected areas, under Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, subsidies could be granted in certain circumstances in order to assist the national competent authorities to adopt eradication measures and to compensate owners for the value of spoiled vegetables".

    The exports of olive oil at March 31st exceeded the average of past campaigns by 22%

    With a total of 504,600 t, olive oil exports accumulated at 31st March stood above the previous season and the average of the last seasons by 36% and 22%, respectively, maintaining its growing trend, as evidenced by the last meeting held in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA) by the sectoral table of olive oil and table olives to analyze the evolution of the marketing year 2016/17.

    John Deere and Michelin again sponsor European Championship of tractor drivers

    John Deere and Michelin again sponsor the European Drivers' Championship to be held in June 2017. Sixteen drivers from across Europe will demonstrate their skills by driving the new 6250R tractor at the Michelin test facility in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Competition is not only a matter of speed, but also the best and most efficient management strategy.

    Carbotecnia guarantees the highest quality standards in its global activity

    Carbotecnia has successfully passed the recent ISO 9001: 2008 certification audit, in which it has obtained a "zero nonconformities" that endorses the most quality standards in its design, formulation, manufacture and commercialization of special fertilizers.

    Pirelli PHP ™ is born, high performance agricultural tire

    Pirelli has recently launched a new high performance product, Pirelli PHP ™, the new agricultural tire of the Italian manufacturer, which takes advantage of the experience gained outside Europe, where the agro line was always at the center of the Pirelli range, a pioneer brand in tires for Agriculture since 1936, when the company began promoting tires for the replacement of the iron wheels of tractors.

    Farewell to Robert J. Ratliff, founder of the AGCO group

    On April 21th, he died at the age of 85, at his home in Johns Creek, Georgia, Robert J. Ratliff, founder, former President, Managing Director and General Manager of AGCO Corporation. The group deeply regrets the loss of its alma mater, which, with its vision of providing solutions to the global needs of the agricultural sector, led the growth of the company, which went from being a small American company to becoming one of the largest manufacturers of agricultural machinery in the world.

    Grupo Agrotecnología and the University of Granada collaborate to promote advances in research

    The Alicante company Grupo Agrotecnología has been collaborating with the University of Granada for several years in several research and development projects to boost its advances in this field. There are several lines of research in which both parties work together: the development of novel systems for the production of microorganisms, disease control agents and plant growth promoters, as well as new formulation schemes beneficial to soil-plant systems and the development of new products.

    Salon de Gourmets closes its last edition with more than 15% in affluence of professionals

    The affluence of professional visitors in this latest edition of the Salón de Gourmets has been 95,346, more than 15.42% compared to 2016. With four pavilions, 1,630 exhibitors, 40,000 products, and 1,300 novelties, the 2017 can be considered as the best edition in the history of this Fair.

    Pedro Marin: “There are not enough berries in the market to supply all customers”

    Spain is the main Community producer of strawberry and berries. The province of Huelva concentrates the bulk of this production, from where it supplies a good part of the community markets. Pedro Marín Andrés is the Manager of the Andalusian Strawberry Interprofessional Association (Interfresa), which, in addition to overseeing the interests of the sector, is carrying out the Strawberry of Europe promotion campaign. 'Live the Red'. On the evolution of the sector and the results of this, he has spoken with e-Comercio Agrario.