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    • Second consecutive year that rice Sclerotinia spreads in Valencia

    The Valencian Farmers Association AVA-ASAJA has warned that this is the second consecutive year that propagates in the cultures of their autonomous region fungus Nakataea oryzae, which causes the disease Sclerotinia rice which end result is decay and death of infected plants. The farmers union has called attention to the absence of active substances to combat this scourge, which threatens to destroy the entire crop in affected areas so that farmers can only choose to burning, deep buried or withdrawal of straw .

    A parade of “70 tractors for 70 years” of history of Massey Ferguson

    On July 30th, the historic parade "70 tractors for 70 years," celebrated in the English city of Coventry the anniversary of the start of production of the flagship tractor Ferguson TE20, affectionately known as the "Little Grey Fergie", whose first model came out, in July 1946, from the assembly line of the old production plant Banner Lane in Coventry. The tractor was the brainchild of engineer and inventor, Harry Ferguson, founder of what is now known as Massey Ferguson, a worldwide brand of AGCO (NYSE: AGCO), one of the world's leading producers of agricultural machinery to markets worldwide.

    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.

    UNIQ agricultural label is consolidated in the fruit and vegetable market as quality assurance

    Since the presentation and launch of agricultural stamp UNIQ in the last edition of the fair Fruit Attraction, it has grown the number of manufacturers of corrugated cardboard that have chosen to adhere and stamp it in their boxes, as a guarantee of quality and differentiation.

    Dies Honorary president of Eurobanan ARC Group, Angel Rodriguez Rey

    The honorary president of the ARC Group Eurobanan, Ángel Rey Rodríguez, died during the night of July 29th at age 85. Visionary and a pioneer in the importation of fruits and vegetables in Spain, the founder of Grupo Angel Rey noted for his ability to forge one of the most powerful companies in the national fruit and vegetable sector.
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    Citrus exports equal the turnover of the previous year, although down 12.4%

    Exports of citrus season 2015-2016 have matched the turnover of the previous season, which was a record, despite having experienced a reduction of 12.4%, which is attributed from the Citrus Management Committee (CGC) to the fact that unit prices have significantly improved. It also highlighted how the fall of the citrus harvest of this campaign reaches level of the fifth best export campaign in history.

    Massey Ferguson celebrates making his combine number 67,000

    Massey Ferguson, AGCO's global brand, is celebrating the manufacture of its combine number 67.000 in Breganze factory AGCO, northern Italy. Specifically, 67.000 machine coming out of its assembly line is a combine MF7370 360 hp, to work in Sweden.

    Fruit and fashion join by means of ‘Watermelon Fashion’ and Agatha Ruiz de la Prada

    Agatha Ruiz de la Prada and Watermelon Fahion have been involved in the establishment of the first, located at number 27 Calle Serrano, in the "summer event", in which fruit and fashion are joined by means of Watermelon Fashion', whose labeling has been renovated by the famous designer.

    More than seven million kilos of fruit and vegetables to charitable organizations

    On July 28th, the Association of Organisations of Producers of Fruit and Vegetables of Andalusia (APROA) held its General Assembly, in which was reported on the actions about Prevention and Crisis Management, made during 2016, to all representatives of the OPFHs. These include the delivery of more than seven kilos of fruit and vegetables to charitable organizations throughout Spain, via the withdrawal system.

    Colombia develops a plan to strengthen the cocoa trade and promote their access to new markets

    The Ministry of Agriculture of Colombia (MinAgricultura), Fedecacao…