agriculture development News
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Tractors: focus on the Apulian market
Sales figures show a decline in 2018 compared to the previous year, characterized by an anomalous peak in registrations due to technical/statistical reasons. If compared with 2014, 2015 and 2016, sales are growing in the region, indicating a certain recovery in the demand. The sales of used machines were very significant, with negative repercussions on the efficiency and safety of the machine ...
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The 38th AGROmashEXPO and 10th Agricultural Machine Show were successful
The digitalisation of agriculture brings stability and predictability to food production and is essential for Hungarian agriculture to remain competitive in Europe. The Minister of Agriculture talked about this at the opening of this year's 38th AGROmashEXPO International Agricultural and Agricultural Machinery Exhibition and the 10th Agricultural Machinery Show. Nearly 350 exhibitors presented ...
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New partnership to promote sustainable mechanization of agriculture
FAO and the European Agricultural Machinery Industry Association CEMA , an international non-profit organisation, today forged a new partnership that aims to promote wider use of sustainable agricultural mechanization in developing countries. The two organizations will work together to manage and disseminate knowledge on sustainable approaches to agricultural mechanization. They will also ...
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Huge opportunities for agricultural growth in West Africa
West Africa has unprecedented opportunities for agricultural growth, but making the most of them will require more effective regional integration, says a new report by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). To be competitive with large global actors, West African ...
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EDP, the issue of safety in the foreground
EIMA Digital Preview, the first virtual exhibition of agricultural machinery, dedicated Saturday 14 November to the issues of safety, ergonomics, and the prevention of accidents at work in the primary sector. The prevention of accidents with tractors and the devices aimed at improving the well-being of the operator on board the self-propelled machines. Many of the accidents that occur in the ...
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World’s most innovative agricultural ideas step into the spotlight in Abu Dhabi
A host of innovative ideas and products for sustainable agriculture, which have the potential to act as game-changing catalysts in the plight to feed 9.7 billion people forecasted by 2050, will be presented in Abu Dhabi next week. The free to attend Open Innovations Theatre, a popular feature on the show floor of the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA), will highlight products ...
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Tractor of the Year® 2015: A new challenge begins.
Following the success of last year’s event, the widely anticipated “Tractor of the Year 2015: Let the challenge begin” will take place at Terre Blanche Resort, in Tourrettes, located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France on May 6 to 7. The kick-off to the Tractor of the Year® awards will be attended by representatives from 15 leading tractor manufacturers, along with ...
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CNH Industrial: Periodic Report on $300 Million Buyback Program
CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) announces that under the sixth $50 million tranche (the "Sixth Tranche") of its $300 million share buyback program the Company completed transactions in the period August 8, 2023 through August 11, 2023, reported in aggregate, as set forth in the table below. After the purchases announced today and considering those previously executed under the Sixth ...
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Farm machinery and sustainable agriculture must evolve together
Farm machines have revolutionized agriculture and reduced drudgery for millions of farm families and workers, but the machinery of tomorrow will have to do more than that – it will also have to contribute to agriculture that is environmentally sustainable. A new FAO book Mechanization for rural development, a review of patterns and progress from around the world, explores the inexorable ...
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Farm machinery and sustainable agriculture must evolve together
Farm machines have revolutionized agriculture and reduced drudgery for millions of farm families and workers, but the machinery of tomorrow will have to do more than that – it will also have to contribute to agriculture that is environmentally sustainable. A new FAO book Mechanization for rural development, a review of patterns and progress from around the world, explores the inexorable ...
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CLAAS supports German-Zambian agricultural training centre
On the sidelines of the International Green Week (IGW), which took place in Berlin in January, Federal Minister of Agriculture Dr. Hans-Peter Friedrich and his Zambian counterpart Robert Sichinga signed an agreement to establish a German-Zambian agricultural training and knowledge centre. Together with other German companies, the agricultural technology company CLAAS is supporting the ...
By CLAAS Group
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A new life for used components: A Sustainable Year story
Curious about the benefits of remanufactured parts over new parts? Our latest story in the A Sustainable Year series explores the world of CNH Industrial Reman. Remanufacturing significantly reduces the environmental impact of our operations, extends the life of our products, and is significantly faster compared to the time it takes to manufacture a new part. The process requires 80% less energy ...
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CNH Industrial: Completion of fifth $50 million tranche of $300 million Buyback Program
CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) announces that it has completed the fifth $50 million tranche (the “Fifth Tranche”) of its $300 million common share buyback program. The Company completed transactions in the period July 24 to July 26, 2023, reported in aggregate, based on automatic orders placed with the Company’s broker (who has made its trading decisions as to the ...
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Diesel efficiency in agricultural production
The topic of diesel efficiency has only become an increasing focus for farmers in recent decades, following earlier decades of concentrating above all on timely and high quality performance of work with modern agricultural machinery and equipment. The discussion on diesel efficiency, which is still topical today, was triggered not only by rising fuel costs, but also by the environmental policy ...
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Agrilevante, a resource for Mediterranean agriculture
The 2019 edition of the showcase of technologies and machines for agriculture, to be held in the Bari exhibition centre from 10 to 13 October next, was presented in Bari. Growing numbers and a new section dedicated to animal husbandry, with the exhibition of fine breeds of cattle, horses, sheep and goats, characterize the review, organized by FederUnacoma and Nuova Fiera del Levante with the ...
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PINEYE® Emulsion, a new adjuvant for aerial spraying
With the development of applied science, agricultural sprayers have become a key equipment in crop production. How to choose a suitable sprayer is a topical issue for growers. It is, in fact, the first step to improve the usage rate of pesticides and fungicides, a smart way to save farm management cost. Growers, however, may try to select innovative adjuvants to adequately protect crops. ...
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