During a conference held in San Cebrián field of Mazote (Valladolid), John Deere Iberia has announced significant advances introduced in their harvesters of the W, T and S series. These developments represent significant improvements in the performance of vehicles in collection efforts, resulting in a considerable saving of time and energy for the farmer.
The Institute of Food Research and Technology (IRTA), a public company of the Catalan Generalitat, has participated in a study that analyzed the effects of reservoirs in the basin of the river Segre. Among its main findings it highlighted how necessary to propose new strategies of consumption and water management, since the current climate change scenario becomes increasingly difficult or impossible to meet the demands of water for irrigation and mouth using the current model, and practically unfeasible to develope projects to transfer water from the Ebro basin to other regions of southeastern Spain.
Since the presentation and launch of agricultural stamp UNIQ in the last edition of the fair Fruit Attraction, it has grown the number of manufacturers of corrugated cardboard that have chosen to adhere and stamp it in their boxes, as a guarantee of quality and differentiation.
The Association of the Wine Route and Brandy de Jerez has held on Saturday, July 30th its tenth anniversary in the vineyard El Majuelo, owned by Bodegas Fundador, on the premises of the emblematic Castle Macharnudo.
Globalcaja supports the strong commitment to the internationalization of the Fair Las Pedroñeras Purple Garlic, that more edition retells the sponsorship and the presence of this bank.
The honorary president of the ARC Group Eurobanan, Ángel Rey Rodríguez, died during the night of July 29th at age 85. Visionary and a pioneer in the importation of fruits and vegetables in Spain, the founder of Grupo Angel Rey noted for his ability to forge one of the most powerful companies in the national fruit and vegetable sector.
Exports of citrus season 2015-2016 have matched the turnover of the previous season, which was a record, despite having experienced a reduction of 12.4%, which is attributed from the Citrus Management Committee (CGC) to the fact that unit prices have significantly improved. It also highlighted how the fall of the citrus harvest of this campaign reaches level of the fifth best export campaign in history.
Seipasa successfully completed the registration of natural biopesticides, after years of research and improvement of demanding legal requirements. So products like biopesticides NAKAR and PIRECRIS represent the guarantee of a safe and healthy agriculture and a great support for farmers in their fight against pests.
Last Wednesday, July 27th, Fertiberia held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) the ceremony of its Awards for Best Doctoral Thesis on Agricultural Issues, in which the minister, Isabel García Tejerina , highlighted the value of research for a more productive and efficient agriculture. In that regard,s he noted that these awards recognize the work of researchers whose works are aimed at promoting economic, social and mediambiental sustainability of agriculture.
Massey Ferguson, AGCO’s global brand, is celebrating the manufacture of its combine number 67.000 in Breganze factory AGCO, northern Italy. Specifically, 67.000 machine coming out of its assembly line is a combine MF7370 360 hp, to work in Sweden.
