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Worldwide News 2019.12.06.

Continental at Agritechnica 2019

Worldwide News 2019.12.06.

Technology and wine: SIMEI 2019 enthuses the exhibitors and anticipates the future of the sector

Ernesto Abbona (UIV Chairman): "The very specific target of visitors created concrete business opportunities for the whole sector"

Worldwide News 2019.12.06.

EU becomes member of treaty for better protection of geographical indications

Today the official documents for the European Union to become a member of the Geneva Act were deposited at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva. This is the last step for the EU to become a member of the Geneva Act, a multilateral treaty for the protection of geographical indications (GIs) managed by the WIPO.

Worldwide News 2019.12.06.

The European Parliament declares climate emergency

EU should commit to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the UN Conference, says Parliament.

Worldwide News 2019.12.06.

Give rapid support to food producers penalised by Airbus ruling, urge MEPs

Back a unified EU response to new US tariffs Mobilise all existing tools and market instruments to help EU farmers Support campaigns promoting EU products abroad more actively Strive to find a negotiated solution with the US

Worldwide News 2019.12.06.

€467 million to be reimbursed to European farmers

The European Commission will reimburse €467 million to European farmers, in line with the regulation published today. Originally deducted from the 2019 budget for farmers’ income support under the common agricultural policy (CAP), this amount was dedicated to this year’s agricultural crisis reserve.

Worldwide News 2019.12.06.

Von der Leyen Commission approved by the European Parliament

On 27 November 2019, the European Parliament approved the von der Leyen Commission in Strasbourg. The new College will have eight Vice-Presidents, including the High-Representative of the Union for Foreign Policy and Security Policy (Josep Borrell).

Worldwide News 2019.12.06.

CNH Industrial and Zasso announce innovative Electric Weeding Concept for vines and orchards as well as an exclusive distribution partnership

AGXTEND, CNH Industrial’s incubator and commercialization brand for tech starts up, presents the revolutionary XPS Electric Weeding concept system in collaboration with Zasso. Electronic weed control allows a wider range of application and is at the same time particularly environmentally friendly, when compared to traditional chemical systems. With this development, AGXTEND is responding to the current challenges in weed control: increasing herbicide resistance, major restrictions on the approval of active ingredients, social efforts towards ecological agriculture and considerable public skepticism about pesticide applications. Meanwhile, pressure from agriculture to work more productively and achieve high yields is a further driving force.

Worldwide News 2019.12.05.

SDF at Agritechnica 2019

Worldwide News 2019.11.28.

Topcon Agriculture improves digital workflows for farmers

Topcon Agriculture launches its new cloud-based farm workflow improvement tool integrating state-of-the-art connectivity, cloud services and data analytics.