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    • John Deere makes significant advances in their harvesters

    During a conference held in San Cebrián field of Mazote (Valladolid), John Deere Iberia has announced significant advances introduced in their harvesters of the W, T and S series. These developments represent significant improvements in the performance of vehicles in collection efforts, resulting in a considerable saving of time and energy for the farmer.

    Climate change poses a new management of Segre basin for irrigation and human consumption

    The Institute of Food Research and Technology (IRTA), a public company of the Catalan Generalitat, has participated in a study that analyzed the effects of reservoirs in the basin of the river Segre. Among its main findings it highlighted how necessary to propose new strategies of consumption and water management, since the current climate change scenario becomes increasingly difficult or impossible to meet the demands of water for irrigation and mouth using the current model, and practically unfeasible to develope projects to transfer water from the Ebro basin to other regions of southeastern Spain.

    Seipasa successfully completes the registration of natural pesticides

    Seipasa successfully completed the registration of natural biopesticides, after years of research and improvement of demanding legal requirements. So products like biopesticides NAKAR and PIRECRIS represent the guarantee of a safe and healthy agriculture and a great support for farmers in their fight against pests.

    FEPEX and ASAJA don’t recognize Hortiespaña as Interprofessional of certain greenhouse vegetables

    At a special meeting of the Full Council General of Interprofessional Organizations Agrifood (OIA) held in the morning of July 28th, FEPEX and ASAJA have voted against the recognition of Hortiespaña as national interprofessional organization of certain greenhouse vegetables. A recognition that despite such negative feedback, has become effective and that includes productions such as tomato, pepper, cucumber, eggplant, zucchini, melon and watermelon grown under shelter and for fresh consumption.

    The emblematic tractor of JCB celebrates 25 years serving Agriculture

    Fastrac, emblematic tractor of firm JCB celebrates its 25th anniversary in the service of Agriculture. In the words of his company "this range of agricultural tractors retains its unique character today and offering its customers an unmatched combination of features and performance benefits that achieve high levels of productivity and use." It is therefore one of its most distinctive, productive and sophisticated models.

    Yara encourage active listening to their distributors and customers

    Yara has recently celebrated its annual convention, which brought together customers and largest distributors of this group in Spain and Portugal. Based on the need of this Norwegian multinational of relying on the distribution to be closer to the farmer, this event, which took place at the Plaza de las Ventas in Madrid, has served to assess their clients about the development of the previous season, and sharing and define the bases on which will build the next campaign.

    EC allocates 500 million euros to support measures for the dairy sector

    The European Commission has adopted a third package of measures to support the dairy sector, worth 500 million euros, in the Council of Agriculture Ministers held on July 18th, which, as stressed the Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Isabel García Tejerina, collects all the requests that Spain has been raised to Brussels in recent months, to alleviate the critical situation being experienced by farmers in dairy cattle.

    Non-producing countries conducive to world consumption of olive oil exceeds 3 million tonnes

    Olive oil is a product whose global consumption is expanding, as evidenced with forecasts for the 2015/2016 campaign, aimed at more than 3 million tons, representing a growth of 6% with respect to the above, according to the International Olive Oil Council (IOOC). Increase reflected mainly in non-producing countries, which exceed 25% of the total compared with 11% representing 15 years ago. The International Fair of Olive Oil (wooe, its acronym in English), which will host IFEMA Madrid on 29th and 30th March 2017, will be the ideal place to promote this excellent news for the sector forum.

    AVA-ASAJA accuses mass distribution to sink the price of watermelon on the field

    AVA-ASAJA has denounced the "virulent business strategy" that are carrying out the supermarket chains, consisting of supply of watermelon "to Busted prices", aiming not only to attract more customers using this fruit as a ruse, but also sink quotes watermelon on the field and reverse a trend that, for the first time in recent seasons, was tested positive for the farmer.

    AVA-ASAJA warns of serious damage to the rice crop if the EU bans tricyclazole

    The Valencian Farmers Association (AVA-ASAJA) has urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) to firmly defend the maintenance of Tricyclazole, the most effective way to combat the fungus Pyricularia wreaking havoc in the paddies product and whose future will debate the EU shortly. The Valencian Association warns of serious harm if eventually it is decided to prohibit their use.