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Federation President Massimo Goldoni talks about the recent European elections and the "promise of reform" in his country. Closer contacts with the political arena at the national and European Union level and the launch of specific and well organized plans. Great attention for the Milan EXPO and focus on the contents: more technology and innovation and less "agricultural romanticism".

Some 1,800 manufacturing industries are arriving in Bologna for the 2014 edition of EIMA International, the exposition of technologies for agriculture and groundskeeping. More than 200,000 businesspeople from 140 countries are expected to attend. Other than the traditional fourteen sectors of specialization, the event will feature four theme salons for ensuring an array of technical solutions adapted for all types of agriculture in all parts of the world

EIMA South East Europe, the first edition of an exposition dedicated to agricultural machinery and equipment specifically for the Balkans and neighboring countries, is coming up in Tirana for a run from 13 to 15 June. The new review is organized by FederUnacoma in collaboration with Italian and Albanian institutions for the aim of promoting Made in Italy technologies for countries in which the mechanization gap compared to European Union standards is great but can be narrowed with the help of EU funds and Italian cooperation

The South East Europe EIMA event is targeted on the entire Balkan region from the starting point of Albania, a country which is not only hosting the mechanization exposition but is also focusing great attention on agriculture and the development of the primary sector named as a priority on the government's agenda. Mondo Macchina/Machinery World interviewed Edmond Panariti, the minister for agriculture for the Land of the Eagles

The Balkan countries make up one of the leading markets for Italian agricultural machinery manufacturers as shown by 2013 exports valued at more than 247 million euro, a marginal decline under the 2011-2012 figures but still in line with...

Article 22 of the Decree Law no 66 dated April 24, aims to modify the income taxation deriving from the production and sale of renewable energies – agroforestry and photovoltaic systems – in order to raise funds for the €80 increase in the salaries of many Italians. For agricultural entrepreneurs it will imply a remarkable increase in taxation, putting at risk the stability of their companies

Always polarized on automotive industry, the province of Turin in Piedmont is one that, after Cuneo, can boast the highest specialization in the field of agricultural machinery with a high prevalence of the components. The focus is on businesses in the agro-energy sector

The Italian division of the French Actia Group has pursued work in a technical-commercial partnership with Fiat Group Automobiles. Thanks to the great autonomy of for their operations, Actia Italian has been able to consolidate activities on the Italian market through collaboration with others, including Case New Holland and Argo Tractors

The Turin company has risen to the fore in the Turin industrial district through the manufacturer's application of innovative to production. Tecnomeccanica machinery is known for reliability and durability and especially for great attention to the safety of the operator

Bringing together hourly productivity and quality threshing is still one of the main objectives of manufacturers and the need to make harvesting more and more sustainable at the agronomic level has opened onto a significant technical evolution also for the management of crop residues and soil compaction

Total Mixed Ration feed wagons are now the norm in most animal husbandry units and have seen continual technical evolution designed to improve productivity, but also the welfare of the animals

The standardized ISOBUS communication protocol enables the greater automation of machinery control to the benefit of production, the environment and the safety of the operator while simplifying management operations and data gathering

The first North East Fiera BOSTER running from 6 to 8 June in Pian Cansiglio in the Province of Belluno in the Veneto Region marks the creation of a new trade fair project focused on the wood production chain....

Plant nurseries are in a production sector which includes sales of ornamental and horticultural plants as well as trees and shrubs. The leading global producer is China. In Europe, the commercial facilities and organiztion in the Netherlands put the country at the top in the globalized market. The regions most active in this sector in Italy are Liguria, Tuscany, Emilia Romagna and Puglia. The sector is of great economic and occupational importance and requires substantial investments and a skilled labor force

The new robot lawn mower boasts top performance and safety and was unveiled in Milan coupled with a photo competition on leisure time

New developments for Argo Tractors. On 27 March the group's Landini brand signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte for the construction of a factory to be built...

Bargam’s V-Track grape and olive harvester has been winning star attention at the big industrial show-cases – at Fieragricola in Verona and, on June 19-20, at the Enovitis field demos at Ca’Tron di Roncade near Treviso. Bargam is billing...

The Sky Jump isodiametric tractor by BCS Spa has been tapped for the New Technology award by the committee judging the Innovation Challenge competition for the Enovitis in Campo 2014 field trials of machinery in the vineyards of Cattolica...

Bridgestone selected the REIFEN International Tyre Show in Essen, Germany, in May to introduce to the market their VT-TRACTOR agricultural tire developed to enable farmers and contractors to combine productivity, efficiency and reduced soil compaction. The VT-TRACTOR can work...

Antonio Carraro’s Infinity SRH 9800 tractor is about as close as you can get to a hit in the specialist tractor parade. The Infinity with its 82 Hp, reversible driver’s position and hydraulic transmission was a finalist in the...

Fluid Press, located at Albinea in the foothills of Italy’s central Apennine mountain range, has been a specialist in hydraulic valves since 1971 and now offers a complete range of these crucial components in hydraulic transmission systems. Bit by...

By the end of 2014, John Deere will be producing its S Series of combined harvesters at the company’s factory at Zweibrücken, enabling these powerful  machines too to be labelled, Made in Germany. “Being able to say that our...

Sub-contractors and other road and park maintenance professionals pay heed and consider the new Camilla Pro! Maschio Gaspardo, the Veneto-based maker of brush clearers and other devices for keeping green spaces, woodland, river banks, roadsides and gardens tidy, added...

The President of the Biomass Association Itabia has received the award "Il Monito del Giardino" (The Warning from the Garden) for the activity of research and promotion in the field of bio-energy. The prize money will be reinvested in promotional activities for the sector

The return of the zootechnics sector to Bologna, the creation of the first salon with Eima Garden and extending the exhibition area under cover to 150,000 m² with pavilions 18/19 and 36; these are the principle new features of the exposition from 1994 to '99, celebrating the twenty fifth to thirtieth editions which consistently carry the hallmark of the most ample merchandise and innovations put on offer and handling the most urgent issues involving agriculture and the industry

Technological innovation by the Checchi & Magli manufacturer has led to an important upgrade of the drive wheels in the transplanter range produced by the company located in Budrio, near Bologna. The solution applied calls for double spade support...

Efficiency and customer satisfaction are the basic criteria behind the new product from Faresin Industries, the Leader Compact mixer wagon with great performance built on a compact scale. The new arrival is described as a machine “born in the...

New Holland inaugurated new headquarters in Capannoli, in the Province of Pisa, in the month of March. The new facilities extend over a total area of about 20,000 m² with an  inner area of over 3,000 m² containing a...