Linde Material Handling has recently launched its electric counterbalanced trucks, with greater energy independence, thanks to the higher density and efficiency of its lithium ion battery, whose load capacity ranges from 1.4 to 1.8 tons. Customers of the brand can already benefit from this interesting advantage, especially in the multi-use days, which guarantees a significantly longer period of activity and performance.

Without phytosanitaries, agro-food production would be drastically reduced by up to 50%, and it would be impossible to ensure the food needs of present and future populations, according to Carlos Vergel, president of the Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Técnicos Agrícolas (COITAND). During the inagural day of the 14th Symposium on Plant Health, held in Seville from 25th to 27th January. Vergel regretted that a restrictive approach in Community legislation is making it difficult to register and use new products, although plant health is a key part of agricultural production. For its part, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, Carmen Ortiz, has ensured that the Andalusian Government is working to promote plant health through aid to the Operational Groups of Innovation.

The company John Deere maintains its leadership and stability in business, despite the global recession of the agricultural sector and the unstable construction machinery market, which have led to a reduction of its sales and, consequently, of its profits during 2016, which totaled $ 1,524 million, of which 285 were in the last quarter. The slight decrease in sales volumes is expected to reach $ 1.4 billion by 2017.