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Record for the italian agriculture 4.0

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New record for the Italian Agriculture 4.0 market, which in 2023 reached a turnover of two and a half billion euros, a 19 percent increase compared to the previous year. This is the finding of a recent study conducted by the Smart Agrifood Observatory of the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano. The study highlights that although investments continue their growth trend, in a year characterized by the significant impact of climate change on the national primary sector, the areas of investment for Italian agricultural companies are changing.…

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Farmers’ protests, the point with the spotlights off

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The farmers’ protests against the most absurd regulations proposed by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) began in Germany a few months ago when Olaf Scholz’s government decided to eliminate subsidies for agricultural diesel. The fuel issue was merely the spark for a protest that quickly spread across Europe with partly local motivations but two common denominators. One was linked to the Common Agricultural Policy, characterized by the “Green New Deal” program primarily developed by Dutchman Frans Timmermans and supported by the current European government. ù Another point of contention was…

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Agriculture before the tractor

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The history of agricultural mechanization is closely linked to that of the tractor. However, the tractor was the result of an evolution that began in the very early 1700s when steam engines began to spread, units which for the industrialization of the Western World can be considered akin to the “Big Bang” that gave rise to the Universe. The first agricultural tractors produced in limited series appeared in the United States in 1892 but were called “gasoline traction engines” or “traction engines.” A few years later, at the beginning of…

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Python meat coming soon

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Between now and 2050 it is known that agriculture and animal husbandry will have to feed many more people than currently. At an agricultural level, production will have to be forced to achieve higher specific yields, while in the livestock sector we are thinking about alternative meats to the current ones. Among these, and in pole position in the East, is python meat, a food which, according to a study published by the magazine “Scientific Reports”, offers high-yield proteins and low levels of fat with a low environmental impact. It…

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Tractor brand “Ursus” closes

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The Polish brand “Ursus” leaves the scene. Born in 1893, he was for a long time a protagonist of the agricultural mechanization of Eastern Europe, but for some time he had entered into a debt spiral which on March 14 last induced the owners of the Dutch mixer wagon manufacturer Trioliet not to oppose the proposal bankruptcy filed in the Warsaw court by creditors Getin Noble Bank and Pko Bp. Now the entire production assets and the rights relating to the Ursus brand have been auctioned with a starting price…

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Only two events will remain of agricultural mechanization

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Hard times for everyone, either due to economic problems or for war reasons. In all the most important manufacturing sectors, sales are going slowly and in the absence of incentives there are fears that many production organizations will not be able to overcome the stress to which they are subjected. Only two events will remain of agricultural mechanization Confirmation is provided by the trend of sector and non-sector trade fairs, with the former all experiencing a downward reclassification, moving, when things go well, from international to national and from national…

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New led work lights

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The Unlimited division of Valtra, established by the company to allow operators to specialize and customize their equipment to the fullest, has developed a system of LED work lights. This system enables users to choose their preferred color temperature to illuminate the work area. The luminous emissions can range from the warm yellow of 2700 degrees Kelvin to the cool white of six thousand and 500 degrees Kelvin, while the luminous intensity is adjustable from zero to two thousand and 900 effective lumens. Moreover, the system allows for the pairing…

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Tractor market january-march 2024: all as expected

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“Income contraction in agriculture, monetary tightening, geopolitical uncertainty, and inflation have influenced the performance of the agromechanical market in the first quarter of the year.” This is how FederUnacoma, the association of agricultural machinery manufacturers, introduced the data on tractor registrations recorded by the Motorization in the first three months of the year. The organization identifies four reasons behind a decline exceeding 25 percent, and indeed, they all hold true. However, there are two other equally significant reasons. The first lies in the excessive generosity with which the State has…

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Garden machines, sales decline

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Inflation and geopolitical tensions slowed down the sales of garden machinery and equipment in 2023, affected by a surplus of inventories and also by a lower propensity to purchase by end users and by unfavorable climatic conditions. According to data released by Comagarden, the trade association headed by FederUnacoma, the market has in fact suffered a contraction of nine percent on an annual basis, going from one million and 470 thousand vehicles sold in 2022 to one million and 333 thousand last year year. The decline affected almost all the…

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Tractors: protests in India

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After Europe, India is also experiencing tensions triggered by the strong protest of local farmers. Last February, thousands of people have in fact he was trying to march towards the New capital Delhi, clashing with the police forces. The agents they shot at their tear gas nearby at the border of Shambhu which it divides the northern states of Punjab and Haryana, almost 200 kilometres from the capital. The procession of agricultural vehicles, trucks and carts loaded with food and other furniture started later that the talks between the leaders…

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