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Tobacco farmers around the world celebrate their annual meeting

The International Association of Producers of Tobacco address the main challenges facing the industry with special emphasis on the economic consequences of tobacco plain packaging faces. The ITGA XXX General Assembly held in Madrid from 18 to 20 October.

Mitas intends to launch PneuTrac in two years

Due to the positive developments during testing, Mitas has outlined its objectives for the future development of PneuTrac. The goal for 2016 is to measure and compare the characteristics of Mitas PneuTrac and rubber tracks for positioning PneuTrac clearly among the solutions offered by the tires and caterpillars on the market. The target set by Mitas is to have all the data necessary for a successful market launch in late 2017.

China promotes soybean imports

This legume imports by China grew 44% in September to establish itself as the largest buyer of soybeans world during the last quarter.

Trelleborg Road Show, a true hit in Spain

Trelleborg has a Successful Spanish Stop on its 2015 European Road Show for Agricultural Tires, during an exclusive event in Tauste (Zaragoza) on September 25. The one-day event, attended by more than 200 farming professionals, involved a series of field demonstrations during which two tractors raced over 300 meters.

Spain: Rice harvest in urban gardens in Sociópolis for children

Valencian Farmers Association (AVA-ASAJA) and Agriculture and Environment Foundation of Valencia (FUVAMA), in collaboration with the Consell Agrari Municipal Valencia, organized on 15 October, the rice harvest ceremony in the park Urban Tower, known as Sociópolis.

Beet campaign will harvest 2 million tons in northern Spain

Spanish producer-marketer, Azucarera, and farmers have confirmed the start of the 2015-2016 season in the northern production area in Spain, with an expected capacity of 2.04 million tons of beet in its three factories, 167,000 tons higher than the previous year received.

John Deere Ibérica: New CEO

Enrique Guillen is the new CEO of John Deere for Spain and Portugal. Replaces Germán Martínez, who is leaving the company for “a personal decision

VF HC3000 new tires Mitas harvester

Among the main advantages over standard tires stand a greater load capacity and the need for a lower inflation pressure in cyclical work (loading and unloading).

“The world of coffee” displays aromas on paper

Ramón Fisac, author of the book published by the Magrama, describes major regions and coffee-producing countries in the world, outlining their enclaves and production characteristics. On book are documented the main species and varieties of coffee, which according to its botanical and geographical distribution, give grains a different organoleptic nuances.

Spain: Soybean production over 61 million tonnes

Soybeans reached a record high of 61 million tonnes harvested. The harvest corresponding to the 2014/2015 grain campaign will reach 118.7 million tons, a record high, an increase of 11% over the previous harvest, according to the report Agricultural Estimates released by the Ministry of Agriculture (Magrama ).