Castilla-La Mancha begins pollination with bumblebees to increase production in almond
Koppert Biological System has initiated the introduction of natural pollination with bumblebees in Castilla-La Mancha, to increase production in almond. To this end, it has developed and patented a hive, called commercially TRIPOL, designed specifically to pollinate fruit and woody crops, even with cold and other climatic adversities, and that contributes to increase the almond harvest up to 30%.
The salons of wine, oil and fruits and vegetables start with good forecasts
The exhibiting firms present at the international wine, oil and fruit and vegetable lounges (ENOMAQ, TECNOVID, OLEOMAQ, OLEOTEC and FRUYVER), which are held at the Zaragoza fairgrounds, concur that the sector shows signs of recovery. Visitors from all over the world have found, at Feria de Zaragoza, the biggest technological offer in the wine, olive and horticultural industry, consolidating itself as the most innovative edition of these events.
Bayer hosts an expert forum on Fruit Logistics to discuss the challenges of the fruit and vegetable sector
Bayer has participated in Fruit Logística 2017, held in Berlin, through a forum of experts in which it has analyzed and debated on the challenges and opportunities of the production of fruits and vegetables in Europe. Through this initiative, Bayer is firmly committed to the association of all parts of the food chain to meet the needs of consumers.
The internationalization and the olive oil of high range lead the World Olive Oil Exhibition
The World Olive Oil Exhibition (WOOE), World Meeting of Olive Oil to be held in Madrid-IFEMA on March 29th and 30th, 2017, will focus on high-end olive oil, represented by a large variety of Companies and entities around the world, such as the Regulatory Council of Mallorca, Borges, Agroland (Uruguay), Arzuaga Navarro or the cooperative El Progreso. Internationalization is the main objective of this meeting, which seeks to foster business opportunities and strengthen the presence in third country markets.
PROEXPORT intensifies its commercial activity in Fruit Logística 2017 to increase its share of business
The inauguration of the Fruit Logística 2017 fair in Berlin has provided an intense commercial activity for the horticultural exporters of the Region of Murcia, represented in the stand of the Murcia Association of Producers-Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables (PROEXPORT). Thus, as PROEXPORT director Fernando P. Gómez Molina explains, "we have hosted multiple meetings with the objective of reaching all our customers the interest of the Region of Murcia to meet our commitments to meet the demand we are receiving, as a result of the cold wave that has affected horticultural crops throughout Europe and Murcia is one of the few areas that has been saved, attracting the interest of supermarket chains and intermediaries in the agricultural business".
Citrosol will promote fruit suistainable postharvest at Fruit Logística
In this year's edition of the Fruit Logistics fair in Berlin, Citrosol's Valencian company will showcase its sustainability, showing customers and professionals how their post-harvest solutions for citrus fruits and vegetables implement environmental improvements in factors such as water or air quality, among other elements. Through these proposals the life of the fruit is extended, providing food security to the consumers, and responding to the demands of the markets that demand more sustainable products and services.
Delegate®, new asset against Prays in olive tree of Dow Agroscience
Dow Agrosciences has a new material to kill Prays, one of the most harmful pests for the olive tree: Delegate® 250 WG. The 14th Symposium on Plant Protection was the scenario chosen by the company to publicize the benefits of using this insecticide.
UPL presents its copper-based solutions for the olive grove
By Juan Herrera
Copper has been consolidated as a basic active…
Freshuelva promotes innovation in berries through three operating groups
The Strawberry Producers and Exporters Association of Huelva (Freshuelva) is firmly committed to promoting innovation in the red fruit sector, leading three operational groups for the development of R & D & I projects, for which assistance has already been requested to the regional Goverment, through the recent call by the Andalusian Administration to promote the creation of Operational Groups of Innovation.
Aldi withdraws its claim of strawberries, after the UPA complaint
The German-based supermarket chain Aldi has withdrawn its offer of strawberries, which the Union of Small Farmers (UPA) had denounced the previous day, as it was considered abusive, as the selling price of the product was below the cost of production.