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Drought, xylella, glyphosate and commercial agreements in a bittersweet agricultural year

by encore | Jan 2, 2018 | Wine

The Spanish agricultural sector ends 2017 marked by drought, by a PAC post 2020 communication that raises concerns about a possible renationalisation, by the increase of Xylella, by new agreements with third countries and even by a trade conflict with US due to table...

Organic matter as a potential sustainable method to tackle pests in crops

by encore | Dec 19, 2017 | Uncategorized

Ángela Martínez Gómez, graduated from the Faculty of Sciences of the Environment and Biochemistry of Toledo, has obtained one of the four national grants offered by the Tatiana Pérez de Gúzman el Bueno Foundation. So, she will be able to carry out her doctorate about...

Plant varieties resistant to diseases would reduce the use of phytosanitary products

by encore | Dec 19, 2017 | Projects, Wine

Vine varieties resistant to fungal diseases such as powdery mildew and mildew are currently in discussion. The need to minimise the use of phytosanitary treatments due to their environmental impact and their use restriction regulation, makes producers and researchers...

Five years more, glyphosate authorization

by encore | Dec 19, 2017 | Uncategorized

The European Union (EU) achieved at the end of November an agreement for the renewal of the glyphosate herbicide license, with the favourable vote of 18 countries, 9 votes against and 1 abstention, a decision that the European Commission (EC) will adopt before the...

Spain devoted last year to the ecological vineyard, 11.1% of the total area crops

by encore | Dec 15, 2017 | Wine

The MAPAMA statistics reveal that Spain has registered an increase in terms of organic vineyard, and also in terms of production, 2.6% compared to 2015. Thus, in 2016 the total reached 2,018,802 hectares of organic production area, exceeding for the first time two...