Econews
CITA initiates a project to obtain more drought-resilient lettuce varieties
The Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA) has started the project "Do lettuces turn red when they are thirsty? (LetBlu)", which belongs to the...
Miguel Gutiérrez, new director of the Center for Agri-Food Research and Technology of Aragon
Miguel Gutiérrez López (Zaragoza, 1963) is an agricultural technical engineer from the Polytechnic University School of La Almunia de Doña Godina. He also holds a Master's degree...
Vegetative covers reduce soil carbon loss in Mediterranean olive groves
With the aim of finding out if vegetation covers are a good strategy to stop the loss of soil organic carbon by erosion, a team coordinated by the researcher of the UCO research...
The Aragonese Committee’s new Board has been constituted
The new Board of Directors of the Aragonese Committee for Organic Agriculture has been constituted. Last Friday, October 20th, the new Board of Directors of the Aragonese...
Cristina López, Victoria Miguel and M Cristina Lucacci, awarded at the Rural Women’s Day in Teruel
Cattle, sheep and pig breeders have been the protagonists in the celebration of the International Day of Rural Women organized by the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and...
Controlled agricultural burning period begins in Aragon
Today, October 16, begins the period for the use of fire in agricultural and forest burning by prior authorization or communication (depending on the type of remains and their...
Aragón Ecológico calls for elections
Aragón Ecológico calls elections for next October 4. 1557 organic operators are called to the polls to elect a new Board of Directors. There will be three polling stations, one...
The Secretary General of Agriculture and Food highlights the increase of 40% in CAP aid to organic farming
In his speech, the Secretary General has highlighted the important commitment of Spain to promote organic production, with the aim of achieving, in the medium and long term, 25%...
Financial support for insecticide treatment in farms affected by EHE
The Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Food will financially support the disinsectisation of livestock farms affected by Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease.. This has been...
The best antique tomato in Spain is grown in Zaragoza
Good flavor, very thin skin and fleshy inside. These are the characteristics of 'Perón', the best old tomato in Spain that is grown in Zaragoza by 'Huerto es vida'. This...
The EU promotes technologies in Agriculture in the face of climate change
This debate is part of the four priorities of the Spanish Presidency of the Council, such as reindustrializing the EU and ensure their strategic autonomy; progress in the...
Luis Lascorz and his cows’ quest for an ecological world
The reason for the transformation to organic meat came after realizing the amount of substances in the plants that the cows eat, since “we are what we eat and also what they eat.