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Year 2025 Number 3-4

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Public incentives, a complex matter

The agricultural mechanization sector requires significant investments to modernize an aging machinery fleet and introduce new technologies. It is necessary to further strengthen the public incentive system
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Agriculture 4.0, investments slowing down

Purchases of high-tech vehicles and systems will decrease by 8% in 2024 compared to 2023, going from EUR 2.5 to 2.3 billion. The decline is caused by lower agricultural incomes and fewer public incentives. Only 42% of Italy's farms are “smart”
Events

Agrilevante, the "beacon" for Mediterranean agriculture

The 2025 edition of the international exhibition of agricultural machinery for the Mediterranean is underway at CIHEAM. A total of 75% of the available area has already been allocated. Operators and delegations from 40 countries are expected to attend. Partnerships with local bodies and institutions are being formed
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Agricultural mechanics, a key factor for the development of the Mediterranean

Latest generation technologies are strategic to counteracting the effects of climate change in the Mediterranean region. The need to fill the mechanization gap or to overhaul an obsolete vehicle fleet is driving the demand for machinery. Investments in the Mediterranean basin will pick up again in the three-year period 2026-2028
Bioeconomy

The Industrial and employment advantages of the energy transition

In order to achieve the objectives of the Green Deal, EUR 320 billion in Italy per year will be needed until 2030. But investments in renewables are not just a cost item, they also have important economic implications with an overall added value that will reach EUR 360 billion in 2030
Gardening

Gardening machinery, the Italian market is experiencing a slight uptick

After two consecutive years in the red, the sales of green machinery and technologies in 2024 returned into the black (+1.5%), with more than 1.37 million units sold. The increase was seen across all the main product types: from hedge trimmers to lawnmowers, brush cutters and blowers. Chainsaws and snowplows on the other hand saw a drop in sales
Gardening

The high comfort of Emak's new brush cutters

Introducing a new series of professional brush cutters designed to tackle the most demanding working conditions, such as undergrowth and roadside maintenance. Emak hits the market with its BC brush cutters under the Oleo-Mac brand name and DS brush cutters...
Events

Forestry machinery takes center stage at the FUTA Expo

From July 4th to 6th, the first edition of FUTA Expo will take place, the highly anticipated national event dedicated to field tests of forestry machinery and equipment. The organizers of ITABIA: numerous registrations have been confirmed, with the most prestigious companies in the sector joining us
Brand

Innovative and sustainable: Alpego's new facility in Lonigo

On March 23, 2025, the Veneto-based manufacturer will be opening the doors of its new Lonigo facility to employees and the local community. The company was guided by the criteria of sustainability and streamlining when setting up the facility
Technology

Tractor maneuverability in narrow areas

The continuous increase in power and in the size of tractors and self-propelled machinery is facing growing challenges due to the limited maneuvering space available on many farms and, more critically, the dimensions of private and public roads. Manufacturers are developing technologically enhanced solutions to achieve increasingly tighter turning radii
Technology

From agriculture to the quarry-construction sector: tractor multifunctionality

Despite being characteristic of the agricultural landscape, modern tractors are extremely versatile machines capable of efficiently carrying out several other tasks in contexts that are more or less similar to the conventional
Technology

Sustainability in rice growing: submersion and fertilization

The introduction of an additional dry period (to reduce methane emissions) and variable-rate fertilization not only reduces the environmental impact but also allows for a more efficient use of production factors
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FAE's low-maintenance RQL/HY mulcher

FAE introduces its forestry mulcher for powerpack vehicles and 10-to 15-ton wheeled excavators. The RQL/HY model has been specially designed to shred grass, shrubs and trees up to 15 cm in diameter on road and railway embankments, canal, river and...

Comfort and power, the new AXOS 3 Series from CLAAS

Compact tractors under 120 hp spend most of their working hours moving materials around the farm, but they also need to be able to handle field tasks. For this reason, they have to be compact, low enough to pass through...
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Diamant 18, a heavy duty work plow

The Diamant line, one of the flagship series of the Lemken brand, is a range of self-propelled plows that recently saw the launch of a new model, the Diamant 18. Like all the other equipment in the range, the Diamant...
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Less maintenance for the H3 Direct mulcher

Seppi M. introduces a new version of its H3 flail mulcher: the Direct model. The H3 Direct has been designed by Seppi M. technicians to be combined with excavators with a hydraulic flow rate of 25-60 l/min and features a...
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Valtra's S Series wins design award

The Boss, as Valtra's sixth-generation S Series is called, has won the 2024 Good Design Award in the Industrial category, which is given by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, the most innovative in the industrial design sector....

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