Farmers and ranchers affected by the hail can benefit from the Special Support Plan activated by Ibercaja
Farmers and ranchers affected by the recent hail storms in the regions of Jiloca and Calatayud can benefit from a Special Support Plan activated by Ibercaja. The bank is thus in solidarity with the victims of a sector with which has been linked for 140 years.
Rodrigo Sánchez Haro takes over Carmen Ortiz as the new head of the CAPDER of the Junta de Andalucía
Rodrigo Sánchez Haro received on June 9th the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and Rural Development of the Andalusian Government, from Carmen Ortiz, his predecessor in charge, who thanked him for his management and the work done at the front of this Counseling.
Greenvas launches a new line of pots for hydroponic cultivation
Greenvass has presented its new line of pots for the hydroponic cultivation of different seeds, including red fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and gooseberries. The new pots of 10, 18 and 25 liters have the optimum volume and dimensions for the cultivation of these fruits, so the process of a perfect crop can be further optimized.
Agriculture will track the Equal Opportunities Plan to monitor its effectiveness
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development of the Andalusian Government, Carmen Ortiz, has announced that her department will follow up on the first 'Equality Plan for Women and Men in Andalusia Horizon 2020', to know the impact of the measures contemplated in this document, conceived as "a living instrument with an open format of continuous revision". Ortiz explained that soon a commission will be set up to carry out this work and that in 2018 an interim report will be carried out in order to "test the results and effectiveness of the actions" implemented so far by the CAPDER.
AVA-ASAJA calls for a European law on the food chain to alleviate the collapse of the market of the stone fruit
The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA) has called for a European law on the food chain to alleviate the current collapse of the market for bone fruit, as a result of the confluence of a whole series of adverse circumstances. A situation of over-supply that seriously threatens the profitability of the season, and that was born when the sudden and unusual rise in temperatures in late April and early May forced many producers of plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots or Paraguayans to advance the harvest to preserve the condition of the fruit by storing it in cold storage rooms.
Bayer bets on innovative solutions for more productive and sustainable digital agriculture
Bayer, in collaboration with ASAJA Sevilla and Vantage, met last May 23th experts from all areas of the agricultural sector to share knowledge and advance the development of digital agriculture as a path to a more productive and sustainable agriculture that can help meet the challenge of feeding 9 billion people by the year 2050. Bayer's Digital Farming Day brought together more than 300 professionals from the agricultural sector who had the opportunity to meet, discuss and learn about the digital transformation of agriculture today through various theoretical and practical activities.
Prices of melon and watermelon are down 60% and 10%, respectively, compared to last season
The Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers' Organizations of Almería (COEXPHAL) has described as "very bad" the current melon and watermelon campaign, given that farmers who have opted for these fruits typical of the Almeria spring season are enduring its sale at prices below the threshold of profitability. All this translates into a little viable campaign in which, in the case of melon, the average contribution to date is 60% below the average of last year. As for watermelon, their prices have fallen 10% compared to the previous season.
FADEMUR reduces carbon footprint in food thanks to the Redmur program
The Federation of Rural Women's Associations (FADEMUR) has been promoting the reduction of the carbon footprint in food, through the program "Redmur: Network of entrepreneurship and socio-labor insertion for the diversification of sustainable activities in the rural environment", in Which involved artisans and entrepreneurs from Galicia, Extremadura, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid and the Valencian Community. A work that has materialized in the realization of the detailed study of carbon footprint of sugarless and ecological chestnut jam, one of the star products of the artisan company Caurelor, based in Quiroga (Lugo).
MAPAMA attributes the growth of holdings shared ownership to the implementation of its Law
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA) has linked the growth of the number of farms shared ownership with the implementation of Law 35/2011, which regulates everything concerning this regime in the sector agrarian. This was evidenced during the meeting recently held by the general director of Rural Development and Forest Policy MAPAMA, Esperanza Orellana, with associations of rural women, agricultural professional organizations and Agro-food Cooperatives, to analyze the development of the Law of shared ownership and the actions related to the process of discharging the agricultural holdings in the mentioned regime.
Almond production in Castilla-La Mancha is estimated at 7% more, despite the spring frosts
Agri-food Cooperatives of Castilla-La Mancha has carried out…