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From September 30 to October 3, along with the Eurofruit Hall, on the grounds of the Fira de Lleida

Fira de Sant Miquel demonstrates its strength with an full

Drafting Interempresas10/09/2010

September 10, 2010

In the absence of a month for the start of the traditional fira de sant miquel, which this year reaches its 56th edition, the organization already had trouble locating all the exhibitors who demanded a place at the ilerdense Fairgrounds at the last minute. This is just a sign of good health that continues to be the Fira, despite episodes as of 2009 in which he missed the majority of companies in the sector of the tractor. This time all are back in an appointment that has a number of technical conferences, and whose parallel lounge, Eurofruit, reaches its 25th anniversary.

Postponed their home one-day strike general and reduced to four days at the request of the own exhibitors in Fira de Sant Miquel 2010, both exhibitors and visitors can be found with organizational improvements and facilities, as for example an optimization in the classification of the event. Thus, Pavilion 4 hosts this year exhibitors of Eurofruit, Pavilion 3 is multisectoral and houses the institutional exhibitors, while the 1 flag is reserved for food companies, and the outer surface shall be occupied by tractors and agricultural machinery.

The last edition Fira de Sant Miquel received more than 180,000 visitors, with a total of 336 exhibitors and 90 side events

The director-general, Oriol Oró, recalled the presentation of the Hall, the venue of Fira of Sant Miquel is also on this occasion of a new entrance to the height of the roundabout located in the avenue that connects the new Prince of Viana with the former N-II bridge. On the other hand, the City Council of Lleida has enabled an area of 3,500 square meters at the foot of the bridge, Prince of Viana as free parking next to the fairground, with a capacity that allows some 350 parking spaces.

The edition of 2009, highlighted by the absence of the brands of tractors, had more than 180,000 visitors.

The national agricultural machinery Hall turns once more in context of exhibition of the leading companies of our country's agricultural sector. Here you can find equipment from sowing and planting, equipment for handling and transport of agricultural products, heavy machinery, machinery for the implementation of adobes and fertilizer treatments, machines for harvesting, tractors, spare parts, and all kinds of equipment and services for agriculture (waste management)(, irrigation, transportation and automotive, tools, adobes, chemicals and natural, etc.), equipment and services for livestock (cages, equipment for farms and treatment of waste, animal nutrition, facilities for animal feed, etc.) and other services, such as financial or insurance.

The technical days mark Sant Miquel

Fira de Sant Miquel offers again an extensive programme of parallel activities, with interesting technical conferences and presentation of products. The program of technical activities highlights in this edition by the diversity of topics, with seminars and meetings focused on the fruit growing, agricultural cooperation, the plant protection and pest control, environmental protection and energy efficiency, plant healthbusiness management and animal husbandry, among others.

Thursday 30 takes place the '6th day Agropress-ISAs-ETSEA-UDL', entitled ' the nutrition of the Tanagers: guidelines, importance and trends '; 'The reduction of nitrogen in the cattle manure through food', organized Asfac and Gesfer; "' Leadership coach in enterprises", of Arcusin; and the day ' morning of agri-food innovation. "Sweet fruit sector", organized the Department of agriculture, food and Rural Action, Irta and ACC1Ó. In addition, is celebrated XXVIII Festival of the cooperation and the first edition of the prize business Pere Boldú, organized by the Catalan Foundation for cooperation.

The programme of technical activities is noted for the diversity of topics, with seminars and meetings focused on fruit production, plant protection or agricultural cooperation

'3Rd day of plant health', organised by make of the Generalitat de Catalunya; is scheduled for Friday, October 1 the IV Forum Catalan of the energy agriculture, under the title of ' energy efficiency: grants and opportunities to reduce costs ', in charge of Catalonia Qualitat with the collaboration of the Irta, the Copca, Institut Català d' energy, the Agency of the energy of Lleidathe Universitat de Lleida and the Group of the energy managers; 'The profitability of the cultivation of the olive tree', JARC; and the paper ' application of plant protection machinery. Challenges to the new European legislation ', organised by giving.

The following events are scheduled for the weekend: Saturday for the 'Technical Conference of milk', organized by the Catalan Agency for food safety (Acsa) and the Association interprofessional dairy of Catalonia (Allic); 'Do the areas spas, problem front opportunity?', of Unió de Pagesos de Catalunya; and ' organic school meals: an educational opportunity ', of the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Association Come Sano.

3 Sunday of glass palace, Fira de Lleida hosts the days 'Prices in the food chain', organized by the Association of engineers agronomists of Catalonia; and 'Pesticides in the agricultural sector', of the AEALL and Asaja.

In the chapter of events would also influence the convening of four awards already consolidated, such as the XXXIX agrarian Book Prize, which this year choose 29 works; the fourteenth Award for technological innovation of agricultural machines; Fourteenth Award for safety in the design of agricultural machinery; and the fourteenth competition of innovations in the fruit Sector. In addition, training of Unió de Pagesos Catalunya organizes tours of oils, honey, cheese and wine tasting, and a guided child fruit tasting.

The technical seminars are inseparable from the programming of Sant Miquel and Eurofruit element.

Fira Sant Miquel is also promoted

Fira de Sant Miquel, through the trade fair institution Fira de Lleida, just be promoted in the 49th Regional fair of Barbastro (Ferma), pageant which took place from 27 to 29 August in this alto-aragonesa population. The initiative aimed to attract exhibitors and visitors of Aragon, and more specifically of the Strip, for the Fira of Sant Miquel, in addition to give coverage to some exhibitors at the ilerdense lounge which had moved to Barbastro to market their products. The representation was led by Oriol Oró, director general of Fira de Lleida, which participated in the inauguration of the salon and maintained several contacts with potential exhibitors of Sant Miquel.

The action is part of the 'Platform of Pyrenees events' project (PEP), an entity designed to promote the Exchange and the recruitment of exhibitors and visitors of which form part of the institution of Lleida, the trade fair institution of Barbastro, Saint-Gaudens Pôle Expo and Tarbes EEASthe last of the South of France.