John Deere closes its fiscal year 2017 maintaining its leadership in the national market of agricultural tractors
The John Deere brand has closed its fiscal year 2017 with very good economic figures, maintaining the undisputed leadership that, for years, it has been exhibiting in the national market of agricultural tractors, according to Enrique Guillén, general director of John Deere Ibérica. In the presentation of his 2017 balance sheet, held in January in Madrid, Guillén highlighted a 6% increase in the turnover of the commercial unit of John Deere Ibérica.
Syngenta launches its new fungicide ELATUSM against the main foliar diseases of cereal
Syngenta has presented its ELATUS EraTM distribution network in Spain, one of the major innovations planned for this year 2018. ELATUS EraTM incorporates a new active material, SOLATENOLTM. A new molecule with fungicidal action, with a broad spectrum against the main diseases suffered by cereal crops.
Spain: the deadline for submitting applications for direct aid from the CAP is opened
From February 1st to April 30th, the deadline for the presentation of the single application for direct aid from the PAC is opened. A campaign in which 745,000 producers will be able to apply for such aid, the total amount of which will amount to 4,940 million euros, which can be paid in the form of advances as of October 16th and the balance as of December 1. In the same period, requests for payment of the rural development measures included in the scope of the integrated management and control system and the request for access to the National Reserve of the Basic Payment System may also be submitted.
EU: the Commission will ensure that the US comply with the rules of the WTO in its investigation of the Spanish olive
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Sembradoras Gil will bring its wide range of products to FIMA
Sembradoras Gil will take to the International Fair of Agricultural Machinery (FIMA), which is held in the fairgrounds of Zaragoza from 20 to 24 February, its wide range of products, in the conviction that events like that, a reference in the sector, are still the best format to publicize their new releases.
Koppert, nominated for the Innovation Award in Fruit Logistica, for its envelope format ULTI-MITE SWIRSKI
ULTI-MITE SWIRSKI, the revolutionary envelope format, created by Koppert Biological Systems, designed for the progressive release of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii, has been one of the nominees to obtain the Innovation Award in the next edition of Fruit Logistica, the world's most important fruit and vegetable fair held in Berlin from 7th to 9th February.
FRUIT LOGÍSTICA: the FRUTIC Symposium will focus on the efficient use of water throughout the production chain
The main objective of the international FRUTIC convention will be water and, in particular, its efficient use throughout the fruit and vegetable production chain, from cultivation to the point of sale. This international convention offers 40 scientific papers and, in addition, it serves as an ideal platform for exchange between experts in science and the horticultural sector. In this new edition, FRUTIC is once again aligned with the leading international trade fair for fresh products, FRUIT LOGISTICA in Berlin, with its celebration scheduled for February 6th, one day before the start of FRUITLOGÍSTICA 2018. The chosen location for the celebration of FRUTIC is the CityCube Berlin.
Spotlight, tool of FRUIT LOGÍSTICA for the diffusion of its next releases and premieres
Professional visitors and journalists who attend the edition of FRUIT LOGISTICA 2018, which will take place in Berlin on 7th, 8th and 9th February, have the opportunity to prepare their visit better thanks to the Spotlight tool. Designed so that exhibitors and co-exhibitors can present their launches and new products and services that will lead to this edition.
Fitó brings Foodture to Fruit Logística, an innovative approach for the consumer of the future
Semillas Fitó will participate in the next 7Th, 8th and 9th of February at Fruit Logistica 2018 with a stand (Pabellón 1.2 C-09) futuristic and groundbreaking with the traditional image of the sector. The Berlin fair, which is one of the most important in the international horticultural sector, with an influx of more than 76,000 people, is focused on answering the key question: What is the future of fruit and vegetable trade? In this sense, Semillas Fitó has decided to take a step forward and launch Fitó Foodture.
Tradecorp offers Phylgreen with its biostimulant a highly effective solution against environmental stress
After two years experimenting in real crops subjected to situations of environmental stress, such as drought, high temperatures or salinity, Tradecorp, a company specializing in nutrition and crop protection, offers Phylgreen, its biostimulant based on seaweed extracts, a highly effective solution in managing the negative effects of environmental factors on agricultural yields. Precisely, in the current context of climate change, environmental stress is emerging as one of the great challenges of today's agriculture. The results of the studies and tests carried out with this innovative product have been presented to the sector in two events held on January 24th and 25th in Seville and Valencia, respectively.