
AVA-ASAJA estimates a million euros of losses for hailstones in 700ha of vine, olive and almond trees
The intense storm of hail that discharged in the afternoon of Wednesday, September 6th, in the region of Utiel-Requena has caused damages worth one million euros in an area of 700 hectares of cultivation of vineyard, olive and almond tree, according to the estimates of the Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA). The municipal terms that have been more punished have been Jaraguas, Venta del Moro, Villargordo del Cabriel and Casas del Rey.

La Mancha cooperatives predict that the harvest will be 22% lower than the last
Responsible for cooperative wineries in the main producing areas of Castilla-La Mancha have analyzed on 5th September in Alcázar de San Juan the evolution of the current harvest, currently in its equator, and estimated that it will pay out a total of 19 million of hectoliters, a production 22% lower than last season. They also took advantage of this meeting to exchange views on the first references of market prices.

García Tejerina highlights Salamaq as an example of the ministerial commitment by the indigenous cattle breeds
The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, has highlighted the Salamaq Fair as a clear example of the ministerial commitment for the conservation and promotion of indigenous breeds, "an animal heritage of undoubted value". For the Minister, the 1,400 specimens that participate in Salamaq 2017 show the genetic progress achieved by native Spanish breeds. García Tejerina, who made the remarks on the occasion of the inauguration on September 6th of Salamaq 2017, in which she was accompanied by the President of the Diputación, the Delegate of the Government in Castilla y León, and the Secretary General of Agriculture and Food, referred to this event as "a symbol of what represents agriculture and livestock not in this land Castilian and Leon but in Spain".

The support of the primary sector allows Salamaq 17 to grow in content and quality
The Salamaq 17 Fair has consolidated its growth thanks to the confidence of the primary sector, growing in content and quality, with 532 unique exhibitors from 35 Spanish provinces of 14 Autonomous Communities, France and Portugal. The Fair, with a budget of 878,800 euros, increases the total occupied area to about 43,700 square meters.

The almond harvest in Valencia begins without price for farmers
LA UNIÓ of Llauradors has denounced that the harvesting of almond in the Valencian Community has started without price for the farmers, generating a situation of uncertainty and concern. If the trend of low prices continues, this agrarian organization will ask the Ministry of Agriculture to take measures to ensure the viability of almond cultivation. Thus, it will request that the mechanisms provided in case of market disruption be established as it is the case.

New Holland reinforces its vision of sustainable agriculture with its prototype tractor-to-methane
On August 29th, New Holland Agriculture presented in the Farm Progress Show one of its firmer bets on innovative alternative fuels solutions that pave the way for more sustainable agriculture: its new prototype methane-powered tractor. A model that combines the performance and durability of its diesel equivalent with up to 30% savings in operating costs.

Olive oil: new world producers appear strongly
There was a time when the production of olive oil was limited to a few Mediterranean countries. And while the world regions continue to be with a greater production, over the years new producers have been incorporated as the olive juice has been known throughout the world.

Fitó will have the leading technology from Micropep Technologies to research on plant genetic improvement
Seeds Fitó and Micropep Technologies have recently joined forces to collaborate in researching horticultural crops through innovative technologies.

Fecoam bets on new management systems to improve agricultural competitiveness
The Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of the Region of Murcia (Fecoam) participates in a European project under the name of 'Social Innovation in land management (INNOLAND)', whose objective is to develop new agricultural management systems that increase competitiveness and avoid the abandonment of arable land. This initiative is part of the National Rural Development Program, financed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

DOP Sierra Mágina, an Extra Virgin unrepeatable
In the Sierra Mágina mountain range, in the south-central zone of the province of Jaén, a unique extra virgin olive oil is produced from the 61,000 hectares of olive groves protected by the Protected Denomination of Origin Sierra Mágina.