Year: 2022

Cuidado del olivar a través de la Inteligencia Artificial

olivar y Inteligencia Artificial

PROYECTO LIFE ALS. TECNOLOGÍAS AVANZADAS PARA ESTIMULAR LA AGRICULTURA DE PRECISIÓN Y REGENERATIVA.

Los tratamientos foliares en el olivar son fundamentales. A través de las hojas se administra al árbol nutrientes, bio-estimulantes y anti fungicidas. Para desarrollar con más intensidad la tecnología de la maquinaria (pulverizadores) que aplican estos productos, Castillo de Canena ha sido incorporada, junto con una conocida bodega (Dominio Fournier) y una Explotación agrícola portuguesa productora de aguacates, al consorcio “LIFE ALS” que ha merecido el apoyo financiero del prestigioso programa medioambiental LIFE de la Unión Europea 

Este proyecto de I+D que lidera la empresa fabricante de pulverizadores FEDE junto con Agerpix, captura las imágenes de los olivares con cámaras 3D instaladas en los frontales de sus máquinas. Dichas imágenes son sometidas a un procesamiento con Inteligencia Artificial. De esta forma se puede controlar de manera muy eficiente el estado de las plantaciones y ejecutar tratamientos y tareas de campo de alta precisión a la vez que conocer el vigor de los olivos, obtener previsiones de cosecha y detectar enfermedades.    

Se estima que durante los 4 años que durará el proyecto Life-Als en un campo de ensayo de 150 ha. se obtendrá, en términos anuales, una reducción de 604 Tm de gases de efecto invernadero, un ahorro de hasta el 43% de productos fitosanitarios, un 20% en fertilizantes, un 31% en combustible y del 13% en electricidad.Estos logros medioambientales ponen de manifiesto la completa sintonía de este proyecto con los objetivos marcados por la U.E. como son “del campo a la mesa” o el Pacto Verde.

Castillo de Canena, siempre a la vanguardia en agricultura de precisión y regenerativa.

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Con la contribución del Programa LIFE de la Unión Europea, instrumento de financiación de la UE para el medio ambiente y la acción climática, bajo el acuerdo de subvención Proyecto 101074540 — LIFE21-ENV-ES-Life-AIs.

Los puntos de vista y las opiniones expresadas son únicamente los del autor o autores y no reflejan necesariamente los de la Unión Europea ni los de la Agencia Ejecutiva de Clima, Infraestructura y Medio Ambiente (CINEA). Ni la Unión Europea ni la autoridad que los concede pueden ser considerados responsables de los mismos.

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With the contribution of the European Union’s LIFE Programme, the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action, under grant agreement Project 101074540 — LIFE21-ENV-ES-Life-AIs.

Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

We start using recyclable and biodegradable pallets !!

recycable biopallets

We are pleased to inform you that we have started to use fully recyclable and ecological pallets.  If they are six months outdoor without caring, they will become topsoil!! The use of these pallets will help us to reduce our carbon footprint 🙂

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They are manufactured by the company from Jaén BIOPALET with which we have been working for months to test their prototypes.

Other advantages include that is made of a biodegradable material, weighs 30 kg less than a wooden pallet, has no points or chips and has great resistance!

Among other measures of our commitment to the environment, we have a compost production plant that reuses our own olive waste and residue. Additionally, since 2007 we have three photovoltaic energy plants of 100 Kw each to supply our own electricity for the estate. Lastly, there are nine precision farming weather stations to monitor the variations in tree trunk diameter, climate and soil conditions, and area humidity in order to maximise the water resources available to water our trees.

May 2015

Castillo de Canena and our arbequino oil smoked succeed in the U.S.A!

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EVOO Castillo de Canena remains highly valued among the American public, and proof of that is the publishing in media of our Atlantic neighbor! 🙂

In fact, one of the most influential gourmet magazines in the USA, Gourmet Retailer, has just published this article that highlights the good reception of Castillo de Canena, and especially of the Biodynamic, the Royal and smoked arbequina.

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Actually, we want to share with you the latest publications of our arbequino oak smoked. The success of our smoked EVOO is such that even has come to appear in The New York Times.

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On the other hand, in this article of Food 52 it is included in a guide to the 50 best gifts for under $ 50.

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All this adds to the recent publications in Family Circle and BonAppetit:

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As you know, our Arbequino oil delicately smoked is an olive oil cold-infused with oak and another organic wood smoke.The oil maintains all its essence and quality, preventing alterations in its properties without losing its flavour. The bottle is 250 ML with black silkscreen printed lettering.

 

May 2015

“Earth for the Earth”, we are Socially Responsible

project Earth for the Earth

As a Socially Responsible company, Castillo de Canena is identified with sustainable agriculture. Sustainability is one of our top priorities and extends beyond our own crops.

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Proof of this, it’s our partnership with the project “Earth for the Earth” . Through this project, we make a donation for each bottle of our Biodynamic EVOO sold to the Missionary Community of Saint Paul The Apostle (Fundación Emalaikat).

The purpose of this donation is related to what we love the most and that gives name to this project: the soil, the earth.

Specifically through this donation we contribute with the agricultural development in
Turkana_Castillo_Canena_Biodinámico (4)one of the poorest areas of the world: Lake Turkana (Kenya), through the Missionary Community of Saint Paul The Apostle. Actions such as the education of farmers on the rational use of water resources and sustainable environmental management systems are crucial for  thedevelopment of this region. Also, financing training of natives at universities specialized in cultivation of desert areas with water scarcity and for the sustainability and agricultural development in the area. Likewise, another action that is very important: contributing to the construction of water dams that improve access to this scarce resource for the people who live there and for their herds; dams are their guarantee of food security.

We emphasize the importance of such initiatives, which are crucial to the development of some regions of our planet called Earth.

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October 2015

Article of Castillo de Canena in the magazine of Air India!

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Shubh Yatra, the official magazine of Air India, has published the article “A Slice of Spain” about Spanish gastronomy, in which the journalist Jayita Bandyopadhyay has dedicated beautiful words to Castillo de Canena and to our oils !! 🙂

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The publication, which takes place a few weeks after an Indian delegation visited us in Canena, highlights “the possibility to infuse EVOO with each dish, including dessert!” and the “magical and historical place”.

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Here you can read the whole article: Castillo de Canena Shubh Yatra

May 2015