USA: Asemesa warns that the investigation against the Spanish olive question the EU aid system
The Association of Exporters and Industrialists of Table Olives (ASEMESA) warns that the investigation of the Department of Commerce of the United States against the black olive of Spanish table question the system of aid of the European Union, and could have far-reaching consequences for all the agricultural sector of the EU.
The first day of IOM 2017 revolved around new markets, varieties, distribution and marketing
On the first day of the II International Meeting of the Onion Sector, IOM 2017, organized by the Association of Producers of Onion of Castilla-La Mancha, PROCECAM, have presented the main novelties in markets, varieties, distribution and marketing of onion.
Agritechnica: Massey Ferguson offers more added value to its customers with its ‘Diamond’ promotions
During the Agritechnica fair in Germany, which takes place from November 12th to 18th, Massey Ferguson, a global brand of AGCO (NYSE: AGCO), will present a series of Diamond promotions, which provide even more added value to the professional client.
García Tejerina advances that MAPAMA will lead a Working Group on Digital Transformation in Agriculture
The Minister Isabel García Tejerina has advanced that MAPAMA will lead a Working Group on Digitization and Big Data in agriculture, in the course of its intervention in the II Forum on Digital Transformation and Big Data in Agriculture, which was held on the 8th November in Madrid and has gathered more than 400 attendees. As reported by the minister, the purpose of this initiative is to address the needs of the sector and the rural environment to meet the technical, economic, training and legislative challenges of the digital transformation.
Deoleo and UPA join forces to ensure quality and traceability in olive oil
Deoleo and the Union of Small Farmers and Cattle Ranchers (UPA) have signed an agreement with the purpose of reinforcing the quality and traceability in the olive oil sector, identifying all the stages of its elaboration, "from the field to the table" . This alliance is the first step to achieve a series of objectives that revert to benefits for the entire sector.
Jabugo hosts the IX Congress of the appellations of origin of Spain
The Spanish Association of Denominations of Origin (Origin Spain), celebrates its ninth Congress and General Assembly in Jabugo, on November 8th, 9th and 10th, 2017. This time the Congress is organized by the Regulatory Council of the Denomination of Origin Protected (PDO) Jabugo, for what is celebrated in its headquarters located in the emblematic El Tiro Building, in the municipality of Jabugo.
Nunhems® consolidates its leadership in Fruit Attraction in the development of new consumer trends
In the latest edition of Fruit Attraction, Nunhems®, the unit of horticultural seeds from Bayer has revealed its leadership strategy, based on the slogan "Imagine it, we make it happen", a working method with which the Nunhems® brand achieves seduce the consumer thanks to the involvement of all departments of the company with the common goal of working daily to find out what are the real needs of the food chain and determine the best way to meet them.
García Tejerina will inaugurate the Agridata Summit, reference forum on digitization in Agriculture
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, opens on November 8th the second edition of the Agridata Summit, a reference forum on digital transformation and big data in the agricultural sector, where you can learn about the vision of more 30 agricultural experts and companies and successful cases in the implementation of new technologies.
UPA urges the Government to take urgent measures against a “historic” drought
The Union of Small Farmers (UPA) has urged the Government of Spain to adopt urgent measures against a drought that qualifies as "historic". The shortage of rains since last autumn has led our country to an emergency situation that however, as denounced by the UPA agrarian organization, is "ignored" by the Government. Farmers and ranchers say they feel "abandoned and surprised" in the absence of a management plan for a crisis of great gravity.
AEPLA questions the impartiality and rigor of the IARC regarding glyphosate
AEPLA, a business association that represents the phytosanitary ware manufacturing sector in Spain, criticizes the conflict of interests and the lack of rigor in the IARC, an agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), regarding glyphosate. In fact, in the last weeks and months there has been a constant trickle of information published as a result of journalistic investigations carried out by international agencies and relevant media from different parts of the world about irregularities of that agency, whose report served to justify the positions they advocate. Do not renew an essential tool that has been used for agricultural and non-agricultural uses for more than 40 years.