Chile: First meteorological station inaugurated in Arauco commune

Sprayers - Nebulizers We manufacture in Chile In order to become a relevant support for Arauco's agriculture, local authorities and producers inaugurated the “Las Puentes” automatic weather station, thus becoming the first in the commune. The ceremony was led by the mayor of Arauco, Elizabeth Maricán, the Biobío agriculture seremi, Francisco Lagos, the National Director of INIA, Pedro Bustos, and local producers, who valued the installation of the equipment for the help it will provide to agriculture. communal, characterized by the production of potatoes, beans and peas, as well as cattle ranching. The installation was created within the framework of the project "Increasing the productivity of potato cultivation in the province of Arauco" by INIA and with financing from the Regional Government of Biobío. This unit, whose inauguration was postponed for a year due to the Coronavirus pandemic, became part of the INIA Agrometeorological Network, which has 327 stations in the national ...