
The 40th edition of FIMA will feature King Felipe VI at its inauguration
King Felipe VI will inaugurate, on February 20th, the 40th edition of the International Fair of Agricultural Machinery, FIMA 2018. The show, which is held until Saturday 24th, has the presence of more than 1,550 exhibiting firms and occupies the eleven pavilions of Feria de Zaragoza. It will be the second time that the monarch visits FIMA, since he already did it in 2014, when he was still Prince of Asturias. Then he received the FIMA gold badge from the president of Feria de Zaragoza, Manuel Teruel.

FIMA will host the delivery of the Tractor Awards of Spain 2018
For the second consecutive edition, the International Fair of Agricultural Machinery, FIMA 2018, will be the setting chosen for the delivery of the awards to the Tractor of Spain 2018.

The VI National Forum of Rural Development, one of the highlights of the Technical Conference of FIMA 2018
The professionalization of the agricultural sector will be the axis of the FIMA 2018 Technical Conference. Within the framework of these, one of the most important events of the program of this edition will be held, the IV National Forum of Rural Development, which will be held on the days 20th and 21st February. With these Technical Seminars, FIMA maintains its ongoing commitment to improving agricultural activity, working to improve knowledge and provide added value to the sector.

FIMA promotes professional employment in the agricultural sector
The 40th edition of the International Fair of Agricultural Machinery (FIMA) of Zaragoza, which will take place from 20th to 24th February 2018, relaunches its 'FIMA Employment Exchange', after the success of this initiative in its previous edition. Through it, it seeks to promote employment in the agricultural sector, serving as a link between industry and professionals. In this way, FIMA reaffirms its permanent commitment to companies in the primary sector, contributing to the professionalization and generation of employment in the agricultural sector.

John Deere closes its fiscal year 2017 maintaining its leadership in the national market of agricultural tractors
The John Deere brand has closed its fiscal year 2017 with very good economic figures, maintaining the undisputed leadership that, for years, it has been exhibiting in the national market of agricultural tractors, according to Enrique Guillén, general director of John Deere Ibérica. In the presentation of his 2017 balance sheet, held in January in Madrid, Guillén highlighted a 6% increase in the turnover of the commercial unit of John Deere Ibérica.

Syngenta launches its new fungicide ELATUSM against the main foliar diseases of cereal
Syngenta has presented its ELATUS EraTM distribution network in Spain, one of the major innovations planned for this year 2018. ELATUS EraTM incorporates a new active material, SOLATENOLTM. A new molecule with fungicidal action, with a broad spectrum against the main diseases suffered by cereal crops.

Sembradoras Gil will bring its wide range of products to FIMA
Sembradoras Gil will take to the International Fair of Agricultural Machinery (FIMA), which is held in the fairgrounds of Zaragoza from 20 to 24 February, its wide range of products, in the conviction that events like that, a reference in the sector, are still the best format to publicize their new releases.

Koppert, nominated for the Innovation Award in Fruit Logistica, for its envelope format ULTI-MITE SWIRSKI
ULTI-MITE SWIRSKI, the revolutionary envelope format, created by Koppert Biological Systems, designed for the progressive release of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii, has been one of the nominees to obtain the Innovation Award in the next edition of Fruit Logistica, the world's most important fruit and vegetable fair held in Berlin from 7th to 9th February.

Fitó brings Foodture to Fruit Logística, an innovative approach for the consumer of the future
Semillas Fitó will participate in the next 7Th, 8th and 9th of February at Fruit Logistica 2018 with a stand (Pabellón 1.2 C-09) futuristic and groundbreaking with the traditional image of the sector. The Berlin fair, which is one of the most important in the international horticultural sector, with an influx of more than 76,000 people, is focused on answering the key question: What is the future of fruit and vegetable trade? In this sense, Semillas Fitó has decided to take a step forward and launch Fitó Foodture.

Tradecorp offers Phylgreen with its biostimulant a highly effective solution against environmental stress
After two years experimenting in real crops subjected to situations of environmental stress, such as drought, high temperatures or salinity, Tradecorp, a company specializing in nutrition and crop protection, offers Phylgreen, its biostimulant based on seaweed extracts, a highly effective solution in managing the negative effects of environmental factors on agricultural yields. Precisely, in the current context of climate change, environmental stress is emerging as one of the great challenges of today's agriculture. The results of the studies and tests carried out with this innovative product have been presented to the sector in two events held on January 24th and 25th in Seville and Valencia, respectively.