Agco, there’s a difference between decline and crisis

The cyclical difficulties affecting the global primary sector have also negatively impacted Agco’s financial results in the first quarter of 2024. The American group closed the first three months of the current year with total revenue of $2.928 billion, down 12.1 percent compared to the $3.333 billion achieved in the same period in 2023. Net income also declined, decreasing by 27.7 percent year-on-year, from $232.6 million in the first quarter of last year to $168 million in 2024. As with other industrial groups in the sector, the drop in revenue…

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Ecorobotix “Ara” bar, zero agrochemical drift

Among the most stringent limitations on agrochemicals are the so-called “buffer zones,” which are the minimum distances that must be respected during field application with regard to watercourses, roads, or nearby residences. This distance ranges from five to thirty meters depending on the product being distributed, thereby reducing important areas available for treatment, including herbicides. However, technology can intervene to make these limitations unnecessary by applying phytosanitary products only where needed and without generating drifts that could reach sensitive areas. Ecorobotix “Ara” Bar from the Swiss Company In this regard,…

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