
The agricultural division of Bayer increased its sales in Spain by 4% during 2016
Bayer's agricultural division (Bayer Crop Science) closed 2016 with a 4% increase in its sales in Spain, which amounted to 193 million euros, confirming the positive trend in our country of this area of business of the company, whose turnover during last year in the Iberia region was 223 million euros, 2.6% more than in 2015. Despite the decline experienced by sales of Bayer Crop Science in Portugal, which in 2016 were 30 million (-6%), this division has been experiencing improvement and growth as a whole, which respond to Bayer's commitment to providing innovative and sustainable solutions to farmers.

Massey Ferguson unveils its complete line of agricultural equipment at SIMA
Massey Ferguson, the global brand of AGCO, has taken advantage of its presence in the prestigious International Salon of Agricultural Machinery (SIMA) of Paris to present its complete line of agricultural equipment. Thus, this famous event for the international machinery sector has become the scene of the world premiere of the new Massey Ferguson tractors, their new combined heads, new materials handling equipment and new packages of Precision Agriculture.

Montosa opens a laboratory for multiresidue analysis
In order to accommodate to a market that is strengthening the technical standards for agricultural waste every passing day, Montosa has recently opened its own multiresidue analysis laboratory. The intent behind this is to achieve the best guarantee in managing compounds that could be harmful for both the environment and the consumers' health.

Decco revolutionizes the freshness management of fruit with TruPick
In its philosophy of continuous growth and innovation, Decco has taken a step forward as a benchmark in the sector and has increased its product portfolio with the launch of TruPick, the latest generation 1-MCP technology to manage the freshness of fruit in the Post-harvest period.

JCB seeks to accelerate sales through an agreement with Williams Martini Racing
JCB plans to accelerate its sales pace through its strategic collaboration agreement with Williams Martini Racing for the 2017 season. A deal that will offer this company immense opportunities to promote its brand worldwide.

Carbotecnia renews its collaboration with the University of Castilla-La Mancha in the program Sustertech4CH
Carbotecnia S.L. has renewed the collaboration it has been developing for more than 10 years with the University of Castilla-La Mancha, initiating a new biannual project of the state program of research, development and innovation oriented to the challenges of the Society, Sustertech4CH, under the title "Remediation Electrochemistry of soils and water polluted by organochlorines generated in industrial activities".

InLac agreement with the Xunta to promote the consumption of dairy products in a healthy diet
The Health Council of the Xunta de Galicia and the Milk Interprofessional (InLac) have signed a framework agreement to promote the consumption of milk and dairy products as basic elements of healthy eating and have expressed their concern about the decrease in ingestion Of these foods among the Galician population.

Internet, the perfect tool to strengthen exports in the agri-food sector
Knowing how to use a tool as powerful as the Internet to start a strategy of internationalization in cooperatives or agri-food industries has been the main starting point of the conference on "Digital Exports" held on 23th February in Tomelloso by Agro-food cooperatives Castilla- La Mancha, with the collaboration of Banco Santander.

Oleícola Jaén, Agroisa and GEA Iberia sign their support for Expoliva 2017
Expoliva has reinforced its brand image with the linking of three leading companies in the olive sector in the international field, initialed through a collaboration agreement. The collaborating firms are Oleícola Jaén, Agroisa and GEA Iberia.

The value of horticultural exports in 2016 exceeds for the first time 12,000M€
The value of Spanish exports of fresh fruit and vegetables in 2016 increased 5% compared to 2015, surpassing for the first time 12,000 million euros, according to data published this week by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness and processed by FEPEX, for which this figure "shows the positive evolution of the sector". In contrast, the volume of exports of Spanish fresh fruit and vegetables fell by 2%, with a total of 12.5 million tonnes.