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Although they are highly sustainable practices, no-till seeding and minimum tillage still cover a minority of agricultural land in Italy. Deep tillage can still make sense in many field situations, especially in livestock-intensive provinces where plowing is necessary to incorporate the generous availability of manure, slurry, and digestate. Horsch “Terrano” cultivators: Aaligned with CAP guidelines Even on these farms, however, conservation agriculture can be useful in specific situations, such as when proceeding with second sowings after the mowing of autumn-winter cereals. From mid-May onwards, practices of chopping barley and triticale…

The fight against wild plants was once delegated to manual tools, like hoes. Later, chemicals made weeding easier, but this approach encountered issues that have progressively limited the use of herbicides. Environmental aspects, for instance, have led to the creation of “buffer zones,” minimum distances to be maintained from water bodies, roads, or houses that can reach up to thirty meters. Not to mention the increasing phenomena of weed resistance, which require different technical approaches for management. To mitigate both issues, mechanical cultivation with specific equipment, such as hoes, has…

Fast and efficient, thanks to solutions that further raise the bar of productivity while ensuring maximum ease of management and maintenance. This, in summary, is what the new Vicon brand fixed chamber baler, the Vicon “FixBale 500 Sc-15,” promises. To keep this promise, the machine starts with the generous “XL+” pickup, 230 centimeters wide, consisting of five tine bars with 32 tines each. These operate smoothly thanks to four ball bearings arranged along its length and the windrow compression roller that compresses the material, uniforming and facilitating its flow towards…