Category: Focus

Luv, the table grape fair, arrives in Bari

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Despite the economic difficulties that have led to a reduction in national production in recent years from one million 400 thousand to one million tonnes, Italy remains the most important European producer and exporter of table grapes. This is also thanks to the period of strong evolution experienced by the sector through that path of varietal innovation which reached its peak with the variety characterized by seedless grapes which in practice led to changes not only in field production, but also in marketing and in consumption. Luv, the table grape…

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Valtra, personalized technological training

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One of the main challenges any industrial sector faces when producing goods for mass consumption lies in the need to teach potential customers how to fully utilize the functional capabilities of those goods. This challenge becomes more complex as the commercial offerings become more technologically advanced. An example of this can be seen in the digital features offered by the latest generation of tractors, which are capable of operating with high levels of automation and autonomy, provided that users know how to program them and appropriately manage the human-machine interfaces…

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Italian agrimechanics at the agricultural G7

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From 21 to 29 September the agricultural G7 will be held in Syracuse on the island of Ortigia, a forum attended by the agricultural policy ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States of America as well as European Union represented at the top by the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission. The discussions will resume what was foreseen in the document approved in the previous Agricultural G7 held last year in Miyazaki, Japan and concluded with the…

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“Cingo M600A-e” by Merlo, the autonomous sprayer for specialized crops

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Merlo "Cingo M600-e"

It is a common opinion that the automation of agricultural machinery will lead to an almost complete revision of their current design layouts. Confirming this, a recent Bosch study, sponsored by the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and aimed at the automotive sector, suggests that future autonomous vehicles will have little in common with current ones, both in terms of structures, occupant accommodation, and driving. In fact, cars will essentially become “mobile spaces” where passengers can engage in their activities without worrying about driving. It is easy to predict that,…

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Agricultural vehicles, Federacma’s requests on insurance obligation and new technical roundtable

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Immediate extension of the insurance obligation for third-party liability for all agricultural vehicles, even if stationary or not in use on the road, and a simultaneous ministerial call for a technical roundtable to address the issues related to the implementation of the so-called “static risk” regulation. These are the requests that emerged from the meeting of the agricultural sector held today at the Confcommercio Roma headquarters, organized by Federacma, the Confcommercio Federation of national associations of agricultural and gardening machinery dealers, which first raised the issue. Since last July, all…

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The excellent year of the Sdf group

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For the Sdf group, 2023 was an excellent year. In fact, it closed the financial statements with a turnover of over two billion euros, an increase of 12.6 percent compared to the billion and 803 million euros recorded in 2022. The European market was driving the increase with a turnover of one billion and 138 million euros is above all Turkey which in 2023 recorded gross revenues of the order of 488 million euros, up 151 percent compared to the 194 million euros of the previous year. Overall, Sdf’s commercial…

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Massey Ferguson “9S.425” model by Universal Hobbies

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Modellino Massey Ferguson "95.425"

Giorgio Galloni Available on the market at prices starting from 80 euros, the replica of the Massey Ferguson “9S.425” tractor is expected to initiate a new direction for Universal Hobbies, known for its extensive catalog of agricultural machines and equipment, though not always faithful to the original. In this specific case, the fidelity to the original is the best feature of the model, perfect in the reduction ratio of the details from any angle you look at it. Even the handrails inside and outside the cab, often criticized, are impeccably…

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Model making, the Veenuhis “Profiline” series tanks by Universal Hobbies

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Giorgio Galloni While it is true that many collectors love to display their models in specific showcases, it is also true that such structures are not well-suited to protect the reproductions of the Veenuhis “Profile” slurry tankers made by Universal Hobbies. Although these models are at a 1:32 scale, the original machines are as large as a truck, so even when reduced 32 times, you are dealing more with a “big model” rather than a “small model.” In fact, the length can exceed 60 centimeters if the slurry tanker is…

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Nardi plow modeling by Agringegno: it costs money, but it has value

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Giorgio Galloni It took 149 euros to acquire the latest creations from Agringegno, the brand behind which Diego Fasolo, owner of the online store Trattormania, operates—a key reference point for agricultural model enthusiasts. Money well spent, however, as the replicas are perfect and produced in a limited edition. There were 250 pieces in the full moldboard version and another 250 with lighter moldboards, all in the original Nardi color. Additionally, there were 30 pieces in black, all characterized by high-level construction features. Metal frames, ABS moldboards with working joints, and…

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Tractor market in slight recovery

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Furio Oldani At the end of March, tractor registrations since the beginning of the year had shown a decline of over 25 percent, causing significant concern in the sector. It was known that the market would decrease with the end of incentives, but no one expected it to do so so significantly and rapidly. However, by May, the decline had already eased, settling at a value slightly above 19 percent, which further improved to just under 17.5 percentage points in June, thirty days later. It is obviously difficult to determine…

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