Michelin brings together a number of innovation awards in 2015
The numeral is 2.54 billion tonnes, world cereal production in 2014. A record crop. Nine is, in billions, the number of people who have the planet in 2050, according to the UN. One challenge for world agriculture: sustainable way to feed the nine billion people. Feeding the planet better is the commitment that acquires Michelin to develop tires that use advanced technologies such as MICHELIN UltraFlex, limiting soil compaction and maximize crop yields.
Peru: Organic quinoa Puno and Junin Golden pineapple have their own brand
With the use of the collective trademark of the organic quinoa, "Aynok'a" more than 800 producers from seven organizations in the Puno region, who exported about 400 tons to Europe and the United States will benefit, while the use of the mark "Tibana" benefit the "Piñeros Pangoa Vraem Association", which involves more than 80 producers pangoa district, province of Satipo (Junin), which exported 120 tons mainly Chile and the United States. Both brands positioning allow the export of both products, according to the MINCETUR.
Case IH trendsetter: A firework display of innovations, efficiency boost and top design
An explosion of innovation, efficiency and development of modern design has occurred in one of the biggest fairs of agricultural machinery: Agritechnica in Hanover (Germany). The multinational company has filed Quadtrac 2016, the Axial-Flow 140 new cleaning system with Cross-Flow and optional transmission caterpillars in the front in the models 6140 and 7140. In addition axis, has shown updates on the Axial-Flow 240 series optimized flow giant bales thanks to the new ISOBUS software, the system easy to use precision AFS 700 and a new Optum CVX tractor series.
Over 60% of the rice that matter the European Union (EU) into the mainland without paying any duty and 40% paid only 30 euros per ton, a tariff almost 90% less than they paid 10 years ago. This situation has caused major rice producers such as Cambodia, Burma and India are clearly unfair competition, saturated European markets rice.
BKT, with more than 55,000 Facebook fans growing on-line community
It is becoming ever more social and global communication network BKT and within months has managed to build a strong and interactive presence. Great public on the official website Facebook.com/BKTTires.
SAME Frutteto S ActiveDrive: “Best of Specialized 2016”
This prize, awarded each year by a panel of 23 journalists from Europe's most important agricultural machinery publications, acknowledged the SAME Frutteto S ActiveDrive as the best tractor in the specialised category. For SAME, this prestigious accolade is further confirmation of its leadership in the vineyard and fruit orchard tractor segment.
The Piquillo peppers from Lodosa, canned excellence
The piquillo pepper is a local variety of Navarra, belonging to the Solanaceae brought from South America. The Lodosa, specifically, is an ecotype of the statutory range. The harvest season runs from mid-September to November. In order to respect the fruit is picked by hand and weekly, to minimize damage and ensure that only those who are at their best pass process.
The Wines earn your site
Ernesto Gallud, writer and wine expert, prepares the guide Sin Mala Uva (2015-2016 edition) for readers to "begin at the beginning" in this sector so fashionable today. It is a journey through the depth varietal wines, that is, those wines that are made from a single grape variety or very high in this (which should always be above 85%) percentage.
Valtra wins “Machine of the Year 2016” award at Agritechnica
The brand new Valtra N Series has won the prestigious ´Machine of the Year 2016´ award in the category of lower mid-range tractors at the Agritechnica Show 2015. The selection was made by independent agricultural journalists from sixteen European trade magazines.
Agrícola Café Viñedo Day in Villarrobledo
Editorial Agrícola Española, in collaboration with the Wine Cooperative of Villarrobledo and UPA Castilla-La Mancha, organized the conference "Agrícola Café Viñedo Day", on November 18 in the Wine Cooperative of Villarrobledo (Albacete). The debate is the current situation of the sector and its future prospects and where experts will gather to provide an overview of it but analyzing each of the means of production and the possibilities of improving their profitability. Comes the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development of Castilla-La Mancha, Francisco Martinez Arroyo.