On September 6th BRANDT presented in Torre Pacheco (Murcia) one of its studies carried out with the University of Granada and the Professor of Plant Physiology Juan Manuel Ruiz Sáez. By: Bárbara Aguayo Martínez, Agri-food Journalist @BarbaraAguayoM3 The leading company in the supply of nutrients and plant health products, BRANDT, continues its commitment to innovation […]
Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) has made a minority investment in Hello Tractor, an ag-tech company based in Nairobi, Kenya. Hello Tractor connects tractor owners with smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia through a farm-equipment-sharing app, which allows farmers to track and manage their fleet, book customers, and access financing options. Hello Tractor was among the first […]
The European Bee Award is launching the call for applications for 2022! The European Agricultural Machinery Industry Association (CEMA) and the European Landowners’ Organization (ELO) invite you to submit your project by Friday 9th of September 2022. Since 2014, the Bee Award is committed to find common solutions for the benefit of biodiversity by rewarding projects protecting pollinators. 3 prizes will be awarded: […]
Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) will display a number of tires – including its Agrimax V-Flecto very-high flexion tire – at the 2022 Farm Progress Show. The Agrimax V-Flecto is designed “to improve the performance of high-power tractors,” according to BKT officials. Other ag tires to be displayed include the Agrimax RT 855, which has been […]
After some delays, the announced revision of the Sustainable Use Directive (SUD) was adopted on 22nd June by the European Commission. The proposal is part of a package of measures to reduce the environmental footprint of the EU’s food system, such as the European Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy, which highlights the need to transition […]
Copa-Cogeca, Primary Food Processors, and FoodDrinkEurope welcome the recognition that the agri-food supply chain is considered to be a “societally-critical” sector in the EU’s “Save Gas for a Safe Winter” initiative, which was endorsed by EU Member States on 26 July 2022. As EU Member States decided to reduce gas demand by 15% next winter […]
AILIMPO’s first crop estimate of lemon for the next 2022/2023 season, forecasts a production in Spain of 1,150,000 tons, which represents a slight increase of 2% compared to the provisional balance of the 2021/2022 season that is expected to close with a crop of 1,130,000 tons. This first crop estimate will be confirmed at the […]
Once again, Fruit Attraction is organising a new edition of the Innovation Hub Awards. These awards that recognise innovation and entrepreneurship in the fruit and vegetable sector are aimed at exhibiting and co-exhibiting companies that submit the best project, product or service, placing an emphasis on the criteria of innovation, sustainability, applied technology and knowledge. […]
Bayer puts its industry-leading offerings in crop protection, seeds & traits, and digital farming tools on display today at its Fields of Opportunity Technology Showcase as the company continues to advance innovative products and services tailored toward the individual needs of growers around the globe. Following strong second quarter 2022 financial results, the event demonstrates […]
Prognosfruit’s 2022 European apple and pear crop forecast reveals that apple production is set to increase by 1% compared to 2021, while the upcoming pear crop is estimated to increase by 20% compared to last year´s record low crop of the decade and by 5% compared to the 3-year average. On 4 August 2022, more […]
