All the 2024 Top Ten tables published here are being verified by the manufacturers in compliance with European regulations. Here is a preview of the provisional data, waiting for the definitive ones. Source of the tables: data of Motorizzazione Real Also: Tractors, top ten 2023 Title: Tractors, provisional top ten 2024 Translation with Google
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Tractor market: the clever ones of the tractor
Furio Oldani 2024 closes the tractor registrations with a decline of just over 12 percent, a decidedly negative performance, but much less distressing than the “-25.05” recorded at the end of March. In reality, it is common opinion that the market is much more negative than the registration data suggests. If we read the registrations proposed for the month of December alone, we realize that the self-registrations advanced by the dealers had a great influence on the apparent recovery, tractors which are to all intents and purposes registered and therefore…
Read MoreMicrosoft-Crea agreement: codes always in play
Genetic code and binary code join forces to enhance scientific research. The former relies on precise combinations of purine and pyrimidine bases, while the latter consists of sequences of zeros and ones. These two different ways of storing information may soon interact, accelerating advancements in genetic research. An agreement to this effect has been signed between Microsoft and Crea (the Council for Agricultural Research and Economics) to apply artificial intelligence solutions developed in Redmond, USA, to the “Pangenome” project. This collaboration will significantly boost the efficiency of decoding agricultural crop…
Read MoreAgco, new parts distribution hub
The Agco Group recently announced the development of a new parts distribution center to be built in Amnéville, France, approximately 12 kilometers from the historic Ennery facility on the outskirts of Metz. The new distribution hub, for which the American multinational has allocated an investment of around 17 million euros, will cover an indoor area of 84,000 square meters within a total site of approximately 200,000 square meters. It is set to become operational by the end of 2026, primarily serving the European and Middle Eastern markets. Title: Agco, new…
Read MoreArtificial intelligence, all that glitters is not gold
Furio Oldani The European Union defines artificial intelligence, in the acronym “Ai” or “Ia” depending on whether the terminology is Anglo-Saxon or Italian, “the ability of a machine to demonstrate human capabilities such as reasoning, learning, planning and creativity.” AI therefore allows systems to perceive the surrounding environments, to relate to them and to act to grasp specific objectives, solving any problems that may arise. The systems operating on the basis of Ai analysis are in practice capable of adapting their own behavior and therefore that of the hardware they…
Read MoreIntelligent automation, the era of automatons in agriculture
Andrea Castelli The robotics sector is one of the pillars of the current technological evolution, thanks to its growing penetration in every socio-economic field. As proof of this, the data recently released by the International Federation of Robotics, the organization representing the global robotics industry, through the report “World Robotics 2024 Service Robots”. Dedicated to the analysis of the service robot segment, whose function is to replace or integrate human activity in the resolution of specific tasks, the report highlights how this technological segment is experiencing a particularly flourishing period…
Read MoreCase IH “QuadTrac 715”, a giant with velvet feet
Presented exactly twelve months ago in Hannover, the Case Ih “QuadTrac 715” amazed everyone who encountered it with its performance. Boasting 778 horsepower, 3,255 newton-meters of torque, and a hydraulic system capable of delivering up to 428 liters of oil per minute, all wrapped under a spectacular, aggressive, and determined hood design. Moreover, the machine is equipped with the latest autonomous digital management systems, making it fully robotized. It also features a rear lifting capacity of over ten tons, enabling it to handle heavy-duty fieldwork with combined equipment weights exceeding…
Read MoreBad weather, lots of words but little money
May 2023. Between the night of the third, Wednesday, and the fourth, Thursday, the Emilia-Romagna geographical areas of Faenza and Ravenna are hit by a series of flood events extraordinary in intensity and violence. Heavy and persistent rains give rise to flooding and overflows as well as landslides, all events which are then repeated on the 16th and 17th of the same month with even greater violence. In total, the two floods affected more than one hundred municipalities, caused around nine billion in damages and had a heavy impact on…
Read MoreGangmastering, an all too widespread phenomenon
The atrocious fate of the Indian laborer Singh Satnam, left to bleed to death after he lost an arm while working on a farm in Latina, has brought to the surface the never-challenged plagues of undeclared work in the fields, gangmastering and the link between this last and the mafias. “Uncomfortable” issues for politicians of all colors as, if addressed, they affect the economic interests of large sections of the population and therefore large sections of voters. However, the impact the contingent episode had on public opinion seems to have…
Read MoreG7 agriculture, only differentiated solutions
At the G7 Agriculture meeting held at the end of September on the island of Ortigia, in Syracuse, the constant increase in the global population and its consequent new food needs were at the forefront of discussions. It emerged that there is no single solution to the problem, and thus it must be addressed by implementing differentiated interventions, all converging toward the same goal. Although no one knows exactly how many people the Earth will host by 2050 — estimates range between nine and ten billion, compared to the current…
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