FRA's biggest news from the week

FRA's biggest news from the week

Web version    Forward     Global series MF 6700 Massey Ferguson tractor offers farmers years of flawless operation   Selecting the correct manufacturer, brand, and distributor is essential for good quality agricultural machinery that avoids incurring unnecessary expenses as a result of constant breakdowns and repairs. "This is where the MF 6700 Massey Ferguson tractor series (Power Range: 82 – 98 kW (110HP – 131HP)) comes in, setting new standards and exceeding expectations," says Paul de Klerk, Whole Goods Salesperson at Farmtrac Vryheid. Read more

CNH expands high-tech harvesting stake with investment in Advanced Farm Technologies CNH continues to support the acceleration of smart harvesting technologies with a minority investment in the California-based start-up Advanced Farm Technologies, which specializes in the robotic harvesting of apples, strawberries and other fruits. The two businesses will partner to drive industry and ecosystem innovation by collaborating across R&D and commercialization. Read more

Global NGOs unite to urge Canary Islands to reject first octopus farm ahead of World Octopus Day To mark World Octopus Day (Sunday 8 October), 76 NGOs, scientific experts and public figures around the world have united to call on the Canary Islands government to reject plans to build the world's first commercial octopus farm in Gran Canaria, Spain. Read more

Agricultural machinery: growing market in the Mediterranean region Tractor sales figures – presented today in Bari by FederUnacoma president Mariateresa Maschio – indicate a positive trend in southern Europe, the Balkans, North Africa and the Middle East. The Agrilevante exhibition as a vector of innovation for the entire Mediterranean region. Read more

Poultry sector in crisis The poultry sector in South Africa is currently undergoing serious challenges. The ongoing load shedding and power disruptions have put tremendous pressure and additional costs on the industry, which makes producing poultry products extremely expensive. One company (Astral Foods) has spent an additional R919 million as a result of load shedding alone. This has obviously had a significant impact on the profitability and sustainability of the company. Read more

Project underway to develop late blight-resistant potato varieties, eliminating the need for spraying Potato farmers will soon start to benefit from a project seeking to develop four potato varieties that are resistant to late blight disease hence eliminate the need of spraying. Read more

Qatar exploring trade and investment opportunities in Kenya's agriculture value chains Kenyan farmers in the dairy and livestock value chains might soon start benefiting from trade and investment opportunities being explored in the country by the Qatar government Read more

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