Asmava Organises an exhibition and a demonstration of agricultural machinery in Valencia
3 July 2008
The third edition of the demonstration of agricultural machinery of the Manufacturers Association of machinery agricultural of the Valencian Community (Asmava), whose official inauguration was provided this year by the Director-General of research and food technology of the Consellería of agricultureFishing and food, Manuel Láinez Andrés, brought together the latest in agricultural machinery in more common use in crops in the Valencian Community.
A total of 15 companies of agricultural machinery and tractors 5 firms were announced in Moncada their products on an exhibition area of 5,000 square meters. The initiative was a total of 58 teams in exhibition, between tractor, pedestrian-controlled tractors, equipment for the preparation of the ground, Subscriber equipment, equipment of phytosanitary treatments, pruning equipment and grinding, equipment for collection and transport equipment for greenhouses, as well as accessories and agricultural components.
Against all odds
The Conference, which had the support of the Ivia, Agroalimed Foundation, the Consellería of agriculture, fisheries and food, the Department of mechanization and agrarian technology, Polytechnic University of Valencia and Ruralcaja, coincided with the strike of transport that affected several days throughout Spanish. In addition, the heavy and continuous rains had flooded fields of testing during the previous days. Despite this, the Organizing Committee of the demonstration has expressed his satisfaction that "everything could comply with the planned programming", although he pointed out, these setbacks brought about a reduction in the number of tested and exposed machines.
Participated in demonstrations of field teams from the ground (with demonstrations of Rotary tiller fixed and hydraulic and zanjadoras), teams of crushed (shredders of pruning and wood), pruning (pruning scissors electrical) teams and teams of phytosanitary treatments (spray and suspended guns).
In addition, for the exhibition of machines and field demonstrations, Asmava organized a round of talks, which opened the Conference 'New technologies applied to agriculture', for the Friday the 13th in the afternoon by Alicia García, Territorial Manager John Deere (Hervás machinery S.L.U.). Then Juan Marin, agronomist of Same Deutz-Fahr Ibérica (Agro Ates, S.L.) gave the presentation 'Evidence of biodiesel versus conventional diesel', which followed one on developments in Fendt, Massey Ferguson products carried out by Thomas SalcedoManager Agroturia tractors, S.A. participated Finally, Javier Lodares Raposo, Retail Manager. (John Porter, S.A.), with a conference entitled 'Profitable solutions of New Holland', and José Gabriel Llopis, agronomist of Same Deutz-Fahr Iberian (GBV agricultural), who spoke of the systems of GPS applied to the conduct of tractors.
A rare format
Such initiatives, rare in our country, combine the advantages of the traditional fairs of samples and demonstrations of agricultural machinery. "During these two days, attendees could visit the booths of exhibiting firms and simultaneously see operational teams that they are manufactured or marketed", explains the organization.
