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    BASF takes over an additional part of Bayer’s seeds and phytosanitary business

    2 de May de 2018 in /by

    Following the agreement signed in October 2017, BASF has signed a new agreement to buy more businesses and assets, which Bayer offered to divest in the context of its planned acquisition of Monsant. The expanded operation includes Bayer’s vegetable seed business, which operates under the global brand Nunhems®, seed treatment products marketed under the brands Poncho®, VOTiVO®, COPeO® and ILeVO®, the R & D platform for hybrid wheat and the cutting-edge digital culture platform complete xarvioTM.

    The persimmon sector demands the opening of new markets

    2 de May de 2018 in /by

    The persimmon sector continues to demand the opening of new markets so that this crop can continue to develop profitably. In this sense, from the Spanish Association of the Persimmon are clear that it is necessary to cross the borders of the European Union and have long demanded the Ministry of Agriculture to initiate the relevant procedures to sign protocols with countries that offer possibilities for export. And one more year, this was one of the issues addressed during the Extraordinary General Assembly held recently by the entity in Alginet.

    Fecoam obtains the Responsible Communication Seal from the Official Association of Journalists

    30 de April de 2018 in /by

    The Federation of Agrarian Cooperatives of Murcia (Fecoam), which groups 79 agrarian entities marketing the Autonomous Community, has committed to carry out a quality institutional communication and based on the ethical standards of journalism, as well as that said communication is managed by a qualified and collegiate professional. For all these reasons, the Official Association of Journalists of the Region of Murcia today granted Fecoam the Responsible Communication Seal.

    Pedro García: “The Asian market in general is very interesting for the Valle del Jerte Cooperative Association”

    30 de April de 2018 in /by

    The Export Director of the Valle del Jerte Cooperative Association, Pedro García Mesías, has given an interview to fruitlogistica.com where he answers several questions, such as the founding of this group, the objectives of this, the main problems to which he has had to face this sector or the current importance of the cherry in the markets.

    The EU bans three neonicotinoids considered dangerous for bees

    30 de April de 2018 in /by

    The United States, including Spain, has decided by majority vote the definitive restriction of three neonicotinoid insecticides that were in suspension since 2013. These are clotiadinide, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. The decision is based on the negative report issued by the EFSA (European Food Safety Agency) which concludes that these products pose a risk to bees and other pollinators. However, it does not have accounts in the section of ANSES (French Agency for Food, Environment and Health and Safety at Work) and JRC (Joint Research Center) on the availability and feasibility of alternatives that protect crops.

    The filtration of a tree of the new PAC generates great doubts among farmers and ranchers

    27 de April de 2018 in , , /by

    The Union of Small Farmers and Cattle Ranchers has shown its uncertainty about the important reforms that the European Commission is proposing in its draft new Common Agricultural Policy. Although they recognize that the debate on the future CAP “has only just begun”, it does seem that Brussels intends to design a more decentralized CAP, more audited and revised and greener. “Of course it does not seem that they intend to make life easier for the recipients, but complicate things even more,” they say.