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ALAS calls on the Socialist Group in Congress to take the scientific approach to its decisions on glyphosate
Representatives of ALAS (Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture) met on April 6th with Felipe Sicilia, spokesman for Agriculture of the PSOE in the Congress of Deputies, to request the agreement of their Group with the importance of giving precedence to scientific criteria when deciding about the extension of the authorization of the use of glyphosate, showing, thus, its commitment to the Spanish field and with the scientific criteria that have always guided its decisions regarding the tools for the sustainability of the European agricultural model.
EU: Spain will defend approval of the protocol proposed by the Canary Islands to eliminate Guatemalan moth
The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, has assured that the Spanish Government is working so that the protocol proposed by the Canary Government for the elimination of the Guatemalan Moth is approved in the European Union, so that the Canary Islands potato can be exported back to EU territory. Protocol which, in its day, was sent to the European Commission and whose approval is currently being negotiated.
COMPO EXPERT orchestrates a “expert for experts” debate in olive growing
The second edition of the Technical Symposium "From Experts to Experts" of COMPO EXPERT has summoned more than 150 professionals from the agricultural sector, a success of attendance and participation for an event that, in this occasion, has been held in Cordoba and focused on the cultivation of the olive grove. The role of biofertilizers and rhizobacteria, irrigation and fertilization in super-intensive olive cultivation have been some of the issues addressed.
SILWET ® L-77, Arysta LifeScience’s state-of-the-art super wetting product
Arysta LifeScience Iberia's catalog of innovations for 2017 include products such as SILWET® L-77, Acramite or Vacciplant Max, among others. For the presentation of the first of them, a super wetting product of the latest generation, the 14th edition of the National Symposium on Plant Protection, held last January in Seville, was chosen as the framework for presentation. An important event in which the firm returned to be present with a commercial presentation and a stand.
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.
Unpredictable future for plant health in Europe
Carlos Palomar, CEO of AEPLA reflects on this article, written for ECA, on the challenges posed by phytosanitary registration in the EU.