Robots for large crops
Slowly but surely, agricultural robots are appearing in many shapes, sizes and functionalities in the offerings of different companies. What drives innovation in this direction and why this growing interest in robotics…
Fast and precise
Seeding machines that work at high speed represent an important technological development not so much and not only because they reduce labour requirements, but above all because they improve the agronomic timeliness of…
Choices according to forage type
Several aspects have to be considered when making choices for haymaking in the field… The technical and technological choices for field haymaking are consequent to the agronomic choices made in the cultivation…
Galileo at the service of agriculture
European satellite navigation system Galileo supports European agriculture in its 4.0 journey Galileo is a civil satellite navigation and positioning system (in English GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite System), developed in Europe as…
Electrification also involves agricultural machinery
In recent years, we are witnessing the introduction of electric drives and components on operating machines and tractors. The use of electric drives on operating machines has many advantages in terms of regulation…
Weeding orchards and vineyards easily
Grassing is proving to be a very effective cultivation technique in the management of orchards and vineyards. Here are the modern technologies that facilitate its implementation Among the cultivation techniques for orchards and…
Biological weed control in herbaceous crops
In organic farming, weed control is one of the most complex challenges to overcome. Thus, mechanical means are resorted to as an alternative to the use of pesticides… However, this issue also affects…
The sprayer, an essential piece of equipment
The sprayer is necessary in all types of agriculture (including organic), supporting them accurately and adequately By associating sprayers with only “chemical” treatments, there is the the risk of endorsing the perception that…
The maintenance of the territory
The interventions of maintenance of the territory takes on particular value when carried out on those strips that are interposed between the areas destined to specific services and the rural, semi-natural or natural…
The dichotomy between sustainability and productivity
The announced forthcoming reduced availability of some of the main agricultural commodities, also known as soft commodities, is generating tense situations on the markets. This is because soft commodities include those agricultural products…
