The Ministry appoints Gema Hernández as new director of AICA
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has appointed Gema Hernández Maroñas as the new director of the Food Information and Control Agency (AICA). A career officer and member of the State Agronomist Engineers Corps, Gema Hernández Maroñas has been, previously, deputy assistant director of Fruits and Vegetables, Olive Oil and Wine, and during her professional work in the Ministry she has paid special attention to the wine sector. Until now, he was working within the General Subdirectorate of Support and Coordination of the General Secretariat of Agriculture and Food.
John Deere CommandPRO on all 6R Series tractors
The John Deere CommandPRO joystick is now available for all medium and small tractors of the 6R Series. These models will also include the new CommandCenter 4200 monitor, which offers all AEF * functions certified by the ISOBUS (Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation). Additionally, all 6R Series models of at least 130 CV will comply with the Phase V emission regulations.
The European wine sector meets in Jerez with an eye on Brexit and the reform of the CAP
The European Committee of Wine Companies (CEEV), entity that represents the EU wine sector and that counts among its members with 24 national organizations, the FEV in the case of Spain, has held its General Assembly today in Jerez. An appointment that has had the support of FEDEJEREZ and the Regulatory Council of the DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry and that has served to analyze some of the priority issues for the future of European wineries, such as the Brexit or the future of the CAP.
Manitou imparts technical training to Vamasa-Mateco
Manitou is making a strong commitment to training for the specialization of its customers and dealers. Although Manitou has always offered this service to its dealers, nowadays requests for training from large customers have increased, which has led to the updating of this service to respond to the new needs of greater specialization in equipment. that are distributed and / or rented.
Kubota will invest 55 million euros in the new European R & D center for tractors
To continue with the growth of Kubota in Europe, the Kubota Corporation has announced that it will invest 55 million euros in a new R & D center in Europe. The new facilities will be located in Crépy-en-Valois, France and will be fully operational by 2020.
New Holland in Fercam 2018
New Holland was present for another year in this unmissable event that is the National Field Fair of Castilla-La Mancha (FERCAM), which this year exceeded 200 exhibitors and which passed, according to the organization, about 120,000 visitors.
Asaja criticizes the bad prices of cereal, which do not accompany the acceptable production
The president of Asaja Córdoba, Ignacio Fernández de Mesa, has informed that the harvest of the cereal is practically finished with prices very low, in relation to last year, which does not accompany the acceptable production reached during this campaign.
Deere launches its 2022 sustainability goals
On the occasion of International Environment Day around the world, Deere & Company has set its sights on a battery of strong sustainability goals that the company and its employees will try to achieve before the end of the 2022 fiscal year.
Timeline Trio® and Mirador Xtra®, news in the cereal days of GENVCE 2018
The National Center for Agricultural Training (CENCA) of San Fernando de Henares has hosted the VI edition of the Conference on Transfer and Innovation in Extensive Winter Crops organized by the Group for the Evaluation of New Varieties of Extensive Crops in Spain (GENVCE). A meeting point where farmers, students, cereal technicians and experts arrived from different parts of Spain and where, for the third year, ADAMA Agriculture Spain has been present to show the main solutions offered to professionals that are dedicated to the cultivation of winter cereal.
The Spanish harvest of cereal will rise 45% in 2018, according to the cooperatives
The sectoral council of Cereals of Agro-alimentary Cooperatives of Spain has realized this week a first estimation of the harvest of cereals of 22,5 million tonnes, what supposes a 45,4% more with regard to the past campaign.