Grain cooperatives provide a production of 23.8 million tons
The sector council Grain of Agri-Food Cooperatives of Spain has made a new estimate of the cereal harvest for this campaign, according to the latest data handled, will reach 23.8 million tonnes compared to 18.6 million tons last season, representing a 28.07% increase.
COAG Murcia, against the great wineries for ruining the price of grapes
COAG Murcia has lambasted the pricing policy being made in their region by the largest wine groups, considering that doesn't value the work of farmers, whose grapes are bought well below their production costs. The agricultural organization denounces this practice through large wineries come to mark their low prices for the rest of the sector, as happened last season, which was paid by the Monastrell grape of this region € 0.23 /Kilo.
Increased productivity and comfort in compact tractors John Deere 2R Series
John Deere has introduced its new line of compact tractors John Deere Series 2R, aimed at customers who wish to increase their productivity without losing comfort. The 2026R and 2036R models offer a totally new design, with numerous innovations and powers of 26 and 36CV, respectively.
John Deere incorporates their harvesters heads corn Geringhoff
John Deere and Geringhoff have concluded a marketing agreement under which John Deere will distribute corn head Geringhoff for John Deere harvesters through their dealer networks in Region 2. This agreement includes current and future designs heads Geringhoff corn. These heads will replace the current head of the 600C Series.
A tire to “lighten the load” the farmer
Mitas, member of the Trelleborg Group, has worldwide introduced its new tire 20.5R25 EMR-01, designed specifically for loaders used in agriculture. Its design traction tread, similar to that of a tractor tire, gives an excellent self-cleaning and excellent traction. In addition, its 25" covers the need for farmers to switch to a larger agricultural use of loader tire.
A short campaign in stocks of must and wine
The 2015/2016 campaign ends with stocks of must and wine below the average of the last four seasons. Specifically, 30.5 million hectoliters, of which 29,16 million are wine and 1.34 million grape juice unconcentrated. This will facilitate the onset and course of the new campaign, while it shows the dynamism of the market, particularly as regards exports.
Innov-Agri reserves a space to producers affected by poor grain harvest
Innov-Agri, the largest european agricultural show in the field, is celebrated this year from 6th to 8th September in Outarville (France), in the Loiret region in central France and south of Paris. It is an area badly affected by rain in June, with significant declines, almost up to 50%, in the production of their crops, mainly cereals. For that reason, this event has as a new feature a special area of "Accompaniment" where farmers concerned may receive information about agricultural aid, regulation and even psychological support.
AVA-ASAJA warns: “passivity EU against French attacks encourages disenchantment with Europe”
The Valencian Farmers Association (AVA-ASAJA) has strongly criticized the latest attacks of Gauls farmers against Spanish wine and has demanded strong sanctions from the European Union. In that sense, its president, Cristobal Aguado, has warned that inaction in Brussels to these repeated assaults of French producers encourages the feeling of disenchantment with the common European project. Behind this conflict, which is being extended in time, there are accusations of unfair competition and marketing of Spanish bulk wine as French by Gauls winegrowers.
The wines of the O.D. La Mancha star in a summer college course
The Control Board of the Designation of Origin (C.R.D.O.) La Mancha collaborate for the second consecutive year in the II Summer Courses of the University of Castilla la Mancha (UCLM), exposing to students its case as an example of the wine sector and communication. The campus of Ciudad Real and the headquarters of the C.R.D.O. will host from 29 to 30 September this training.
Second consecutive year that rice Sclerotinia spreads in Valencia
The Valencian Farmers Association AVA-ASAJA has warned that this is the second consecutive year that propagates in the cultures of their autonomous region fungus Nakataea oryzae, which causes the disease Sclerotinia rice which end result is decay and death of infected plants. The farmers union has called attention to the absence of active substances to combat this scourge, which threatens to destroy the entire crop in affected areas so that farmers can only choose to burning, deep buried or withdrawal of straw .