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Year 2021 Number 1-2

January - February

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Agricultural machinery: market recovering at the end of 2020

The sharp surge in sales in the last two months of the year made it possible to partially offset the collapse recorded between March and May due to the first pandemic wave and the lockdown. Final balance in the red, but with less negative percentages than the period
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RDP: how commitment of expenditure are proceeding

Data on the state of progress of expenditure related to the Rural Development Programmes show an adequate level of use as of last December 31. Except for Apulia, all the Regions have hit the target, avoiding the decommitment of funds allocated by the European Union
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"Rex Operator Portal": a new platform for exporters

The portal has been active since 25 January, enabling the self-certification of the preferential origin of goods. The site makes it possible to issue a “proof of origin” to be affixed to the commercial or transport documents accompanying the goods. This procedure, which follows Brexit, will significantly streamline customs procedures between Great Britain and the European Union
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Young farmers, getting smarter

Keen on innovation, competent and linked: this is the profile of young Italian agricultural entrepreneurs outlined by a survey conducted by Edagricole and Nomisma in collaboration with Bayer, presented online on 4 February during the event "Towards a younger and...
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Implements from A to Z

First edition for the Assomao Directory, the association of implements manufacturers set up in 2012 as part of the product category structure of the Italian Federation of Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers (FederUnacoma). There are over 150 associated companies that express an...
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SCIP database, still little known

On January 5, 2021, the requirement to notify the SCIP database of items containing hazardous substances that have been placed on the market came into force. There is still little knowledge about how the database works. The manufacturers of agricultural and gardening equipment are experiencing difficulties obtaining information on hazardous substances in the supply chain. For this reason, FederUnacoma has promoted a series of initiatives to help deal with and understand these new obligations
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Agricultural technologies: sales increase in the U.S.

Tractors close 2020 with a 17.7% increase, combines 5.5%. The market is benefiting from the flywheel effect induced by the increase in federal aid, which reached a new high of $37 billion. The first estimates for 2021 show positive results
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Technical Innovations: the winners of the "second round"

Innovation will, once again, be the key theme of EIMA International, the great exhibition of agricultural mechanics that will take place in Bologna next 19 to 23 October. Organized by FederUnacoma, the Italian association of agricultural machinery manufacturers, the Bologna...
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"BRANCHES", an EU project for the bio-economy in rural areas

The project aims to create networks of stakeholders in the field of the bioeconomy in the five European partner countries. The creation of sustainable agricultural and forestry production chains will be facilitated by promoting a dialogue between the business and research worlds. Solutions will be provided to the needs of operators by focusing on the transfer of technological innovations resulting from specific lines of research
Technology

Snow emergency: vehicles for road safety

Snowplows, snowblowers, salt spreaders and sprayers are crucial to restoring the road system in case of snowfall. A wide range of machinery and implements, partly manufactured by the agricultural and gardening machinery industries, can meet the most wide-ranging needs, and help make roadways and urban areas safe
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Tractors designed for mountain farming

Tractors for mountain farms must be exceptionally reliable, efficient, and safe. There is high-tech machinery specifically designed to carry out modern and profitable agriculture in mountain areas on the market
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Minimum tillage machinery

The agricultural machinery industry provides effective solutions for carrying out minimum tillage operations. This cultivation technique reduces stress on the soil and keeps the organic substance, with advantages over time in terms of economy and sustainable tillage
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Hammer mills

These machines can grind any material with an adjustable degree of fineness. In the agricultural field, they are commonly used for preparing grains, especially cereals, as a primary component in animal feed
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Log splitter, core machinery of the bioenergy chain

With their many different versions, log splitters are crucial machinery for handling biomass aimed at direct combustion. The market size explains the presence of several brands and models in Italy. When choosing the model, it is necessary to evaluate the volume of material to be treated, how the machine is operated, the maximum diameter of the wood to be cut and the thrust force, and the resistance of the wood species to be processed
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New ownership for Sigma 4

Changing of the guard at the helm of Sigma 4, a company from Romagna (based in Russi, near Faenza) specialized in the production of front loaders and agricultural equipment.  The Morra family, already owner of the Argo Tractors brand, took...
Gardening

Brushcutters and chainsaws, the new products by Emak

In the brushcutter segment, the company from Bagnolo in Piano (Reggio Emilia) presents the DSH 2500 and BCH 250 S models, made - respectively - by Efco and Oleo-Mac. The new brushcutters, powered by a 25 cm3 engine, are suitable...
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Agricolmeccanica, 4.0 pneumatic sprayers

The Friuli company Agricolmeccanica completes its range. The Torviscosa (Udine) company, owner of the Friuli Sprayers brand, expands its line with a series of pneumatic tangential turret sprayers, available in the mounted versions with capacities of 400, 600 and 800...
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Vitis 2 Pro: from Dondi a versatile implement carrier

Vitis 2 Pro is a double inter-row implement carrier developed by Dondi of Bastia Umbra (Perugia) with the aim of making the most of the current specialized tractors. The flagship of the implement carrier created by the Umbrian team is...
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Fendt 200 Vario: restyling and new technologies

Ten years after its market debut, Fendt restyles the Fendt 200 Vario. The Series now includes five Vario models 207, 208, 209, 210 and 211, with powers ranging from 79 to 124 for the 211 Vario which, thanks to the...
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Kosma seed drills: agile and efficient

New addition to the Kuhn stable. Kosma is the name of a series of pneumatic precision seed drills which, as the French manufacturer himself explains on its website, combines the precision of the Maxima seed drill range with the agility...
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Phantom M120 NewPort20, treatments on four rows

  Phantom M120 NewPort20 is the name of the articulated sprayer designed by Martignani, a Ravenna company based in S. Agata sul Santerno, as an evolution of its first mounted sprayer model developed in the 1960s. Suitable for treating alternate...
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Corsa 450, the Mascar gull-wing baler

Corsa 450 is the name of the latest addition for Mascar, a Vicenza-based company that has been designing and manufacturing round balers, bale wrappers, pneumatic and mechanical seeders since 1998. The Corsa 450 follows the family feeling of the Corsa...
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Durable and versatile the MF "5S" tractors

Comfort, manoeuvring agility and a wide view of the work area. These are the strengths of the MF 5S series which sees the debut of five new models designed for the typical operations of livestock farms and for mixed processing,...
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BigBaler New Holland wins the Good Design Award

Important recognition for New Holland's BigBaler 1290 High Density, which last December received the Good Design Award in the Industrial category. Organized by the Chicago Athenaeum and sponsored by the European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, the...
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Pöttinger anniversary, 150 years of business

“Honour the past - be the future”, this is the claim that Pöttinger coined to celebrate 150 years of business, a century and a half that saw a small artisan company from Grieskirchen (Austria) become an internationally recognized manufacturer of...
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The "eco" snow groomers by Prinoth

Hydrogen propulsion could soon replace diesel power in the snow groomer sector. The standard bearer of this innovation is the LEITWOLF h2MOTION model, designed by the Alto Adige company Prinoth (based in Vipiteno, part of the HTI Group), which has...
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SAER L series, heavy duty pumps

A range of pumps designed for applications not only in the civil or industrial sector - where very high operating temperatures are usually reached - but also in the agricultural sector. We are talking about the L series, one latest...
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Supersoil, the versatile mulcher & crusher from Seppi

A new version for the versatile SUPERSOIL by Seppi, which implements the technological equipment of its mulcher & crusher with the 2SPEED POWERSHIFT system. The innovation by the engineers of the company from Caldaro (Bolzano) simplifies the operation of the...

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