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    2020, International Year of Plant Health

    FAO presented the International Year of Plant Health (AISV) of the United Nations in 2020, whose objective is to raise global awareness on how to protect Plant health.

    Bayer consolidates its growth in Spain and Portugal, increasing its sales by 2.3%

    Bayer billed LifeScience company 842 million euros to customers in the Iberia region (Spain and Portugal) in 2017, which represents a 2.3% growth compared to the previous year. In particular, customer billing in Spain reached 678 million euros, 1.7% more compared to 2016, while in Portugal it was 163 million, 4.6% more.

    Nurfam travels to Florida to learn about the impact of citrus greening on local plantations

    Nufarm Spain, in collaboration with the Institute of Food and Agricultural Science (UF / IFAS) of the University of Florida, has made a technical trip to Florida with the purpose of knowing in first person the impact of the huanglongbing disease (HLB) or greening of citrus fruits in the local citriculture.

    Spanish exports of agricultural equipment resist the poor situation of the European market and increase in 2016 almost 3%

    Exports of the Spanish agricultural equipment industry show its good health, in spite of the difficult situation of the European market, its main destination, reaching in 2016 a total of 2,101,665,042.68 €, representing a growth of almost 3% with In relation to 2015. Data, published by AGRAGEX, the Spanish Association of Manufacturers and Exporters of Agricultural Machinery and Components, Greenhouses, Crop Protection, Irrigation Systems, Livestock Equipment, Animal Health and Nutrition, Forestry, Biomass And Post-Harvest, on the occasion of its participation in the International Fair for Animal Production-FIGAN, which took place in Zaragoza from 28th to 31th March.

    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.

    Idai Nature Chair’s bid for biopesticides as a more sustainable alternative to chemists

    The Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), through its Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineers, and the company Idai Nature have organized a conference on the present and future of biopesticides in agriculture, framed in its Chair of Bioinsecticides. With this initiative, both institutions seek to encourage "biopesticides to be an effective and natural alternative to chemical methods".

    Grupo AMC and Citrus Genesis ask that the authorities investigate if mandarins of the Sigal variety have been introduced illegally in Spain

    In relation to information published by various media, including ECA, referring to a complaint by La Unió de Llauradors i Ramaders on the existence of plant material of the Sigal mandarin variety which would have been illegally introduced in Spain, Grupo AMC and Citrus Genesis have asked authorities to investigate the veracity of this information.

    Yara iberian starts 2017 with Elena Montero as new general manager for Spain and Portugal

    Starting on January 1st, 2017, Elena Montero will be appointed as the new general director of Yara Iberian, replacing Mónica Andrés, who will lead the Business Unit Asia within the Yara International team.

    Just as important it is to produce and communicate what is grown

    Agriculture in the XXI century society is as necessary as unknown. It is the conclusion of the last general assembly and the press conference of the Business Association for Plant Protection (AEPLA). They are the consumer aware of the important role that agriculture plays in the production of fresh foods every day arrive at your table? This and other questions have led to AEPLA to launch the "I Perception Survey and Image Agriculture" conducted by the consulting Commends and now the results are made public.

    FMC Corporation and the Polytechnic University of Cartagena create the Chair FMC-UPCT

    Union between the Polytechnic University of Cartagena and FMC Corporation was formalized, which will link to both institutions in the coming years for research, training and dissemination in the area of ​​technical development Mediterranean crops.