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Innovation in seeds drives the competitiveness of intensive horticulture
Researchers at the IFAPA Center "La Mojonera", Pedro Gómez and Carmen García, sign this opinion piece for ECA on the importance of continuing to innovate in seeds to boost competitiveness in the horticultural sector.
Gema Flores, new Sales Support & Marketing Specialist Massey Ferguson
Gema Flores, has joined as a new support of the Sales & Marketing department of Massey Ferguson, with the challenge of, on the one hand, giving support to the commercial team and on the other, contributing to the development of the brand's image, and to the objective of meet the needs of its dealers and customers in terms of advertising, events, print and digital media, as well as public relations and media sector.
Spain: hydrographic confederations coordinate to anticipate possible drought scenarios
The drought has focused a coordination meeting between the different Hydrographic Confederations, chaired by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina and held at MAPAMA headquarters. The meeting has served to take stock of all the measures adopted since 2015, when the drought situation in the Júcar and Segura basins was decreed; to assess the application of the drought plans in all the basins; and analyze the answers to the possible scenarios, which allow serving the population in all of them.
The president of Globalcaja advocates internationalization in the olive sector
The president of Globalcaja, Carlos de la Sierra, has urged oil companies to bet heavily on internationalization, on the occasion of his speech during the Gala of Olive Oils in Spain. De la Sierra attended this event, sponsored by his entity, as another example of the closeness and commitment to a sector of great economic and social importance in the region and in Spain.
Agritechnica 2017 faces Agriculture 4.0 from a global perspective
It is not only about reducing emissions, the path of digitalization towards agriculture 4.0 (two steps beyond the "precision farming" and that the "Smart farming") goes towards a more global approach, which seeks the reduction of the footprint of carbon.
BKT will launch its new Flotation FL 637 tire exclusively at Agritechnica
Surprise will be the main objective of the Indian multinational BKT from its exhibitor B11 in the HALL 3 of Agritechnica, one of the most important international fairs in the world for the sector of agricultural mechanization. Thus, in this event, which takes place from November 12 to 18, 2017 in Hannover, in addition to the exclusive launch of the FL 637, new to the Flotation family, BKT will raise the curtain to show more extraordinary surprises that will be unveiled during the conference of press set for November 14.
Agritechnica will host the presentation of PneuTrac, Trelleborg’s new agricultural tire
Trelleborg has announced the launch of its latest innovation in agricultural tires, the PneuTrac, a solution that combines the advantages of radial tires and chains, and that will be presented in the first edition of the next edition of the international fair on agricultural machinery, Agritechnica, which takes place from November 12th to 18th in Hanover (Germany).
Biological control in greenhouse horticultural crops
Opinion article on integrated pest control in greenhouse horticultural crops, written for ECA by Mónica González, from Las Palmerillas Experimental Station, Cajamar.
Pro Event Calendar
International Fair of Ecological Products and Responsible Consumption, Bioculture. Madrid
On 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th November, pavilions 8 and 10 of the Madrid fairgrounds (IFEMA) will host the 33rd edition of the International Fair of Ecological Products and Responsible Consumption, Biocultura.
SEPOR 50th Edition. Livestock, Industrial and Agrifood Fair. Lorca (Murcia)
The Cattle, Industrial and Agroalimentary Fair of Lorca (SEPOR) is a contest of national and international reference that for fifty years seeks to answer each edition to the needs of information and training of breeders and professionals, putting at your disposal the testimony and the knowledge of the most qualified experts in matters such as biodiversity, animal health, food, pathologies, technological advances and production.