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Bellota at Agrishow show in Brazil
The Bellota team is visiting the Agrishow trade show in Riberão Preto - Sao Paulo, a city that is considered to be the Brazilian capital of Agribusiness. Bellota, form its manufacturing facility in Brazil, provides coulters to the main planters and drill machine manufacturers in Brazil and sugar cane harvester components. Agrishow is an open air trade show and it is considered to be the ...
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Agrilevante and Agrimach, two
Presented in Paris the two exhibitions dedicated to agricultural machinery that FederUnacoma organizes during the year. The Bari exhibition should register further growth, thanks also to the introduction of a livestock section. The exhibition in New Delhi takes place in the context of an impressive growth in Indian mechanization, which in 2018 reached 800,000 tractors sold on the national market. ...
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LAMMA 2020, who’s joining us?
York based farm machinery manufacturer, Sumo UK, is looking forward to welcoming thousands of people to their stand at the highly acclaimed LAMMA 2020 show. The British Farm Machinery Manufacturer will be showcasing three key machines; a 6m Vaxio, a 6m Mixidisc and a 3m LDS with SumoSeeder and SDOs. The Vaxio fills a gap in Sumo’s product range and all three machines being ...
By Sumo UK Ltd
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UN report confirms organic farming can protect soils
Organic agriculture can contribute to delivering global food security, help tackle climate change, protect soils and conserve wildlife. So recognises a four year study involving 400 scientists from around the world as well as 30 governments and the same number of NGOs. The International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) report criticises industrial ...
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Agco announces sustainable test farm in North dakota
AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced today plans to build a state-of-the-art test farm in Casselton, North Dakota. This strategic initiative aims to develop innovative farming practices to create a truly sustainable farm, specifically focusing on precision agriculture ...
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ZNFU: “At Agritech Expo it is important for us to showcase the Zambian agricultural industry in totality”
“As farmers we have the destiny of our country and nation in our hands” says Dr Evelyn Nguleka, Zambia National Farmers Union President. She adds: “let us apply all the knowledge and skills to have more food we need and venture into value addition to earn incomes for ourselves. If we can move from our back row as primary producers we can shape the welfare of our agricultural ...
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Novosibirsk Region invests in the modernization of the livestock farming segment
The international trade fair AgroExpoSiberia is the ideal platform to enter the Siberian market The modernization of the livestock farming segment in Novosibirsk Region is the priority of the investment policy for the region’s agricultural sector. In 2011, a total of 65 investment projects were realized in Novosibirsk Region under the departmental programme "Construction of Milk-, Meat- and ...
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Global business climate for agricultural machinery has weakened, says Agrievolution Alliance survey
Agrievolution Alliance says manufacturers of tractors and agricultural machines are less satisfied with their current business situation than they have been in the past four years, based on responses to its latest biannual survey of machine manufacturers and importers. Agrievolution Alliance, a global network of the leading agricultural machinery associations representing more than 6,000 ...
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Heavy rain celebrated at Canada’s Farm Progress Show to wrap up another successful year
The 2019 edition of Canada’s Farm Progress Show, presented by Viterra, wrapped up on Friday, marking another successful year, perhaps with the rain to thank. “We’re absolutely thrilled that it rained during the show,” said Tim Reid, Regina Exhibition Association Limited President & CEO. “Our hard-working farmers finally got the moisture they were looking for. ...
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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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Agronomy, safety and communication: the topics on the EDP calendar
The fourth day of the digital review of agricultural mechanics featured many events centred on cultivation techniques and on the topic of safety, but also on aspects related to information in the sector. A Yearbook brings together all the professionals who deal with communication in the sector's companies, in the competent bodies, and in the specialized media. Agronomy and cultivation techniques ...
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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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Management skills driving successful farm businesses
Managing farm finances in good seasons is central to the success of farm businesses in poorer seasons, according to the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). To support growers through seasons both good and bad, the GRDC has established a Farm Business Management initiative which aims to equip growers with the tools and knowledge for managing risk in farm businesses and increasing ...
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Africa and India cultivate agricultural research ties
Africa and India are gearing up to further enhance cooperation in agricultural science, technology and innovation, and move beyond dialogue to a range of practical options from a virtual biotech platform to agribusiness centres, seed investments and even joint donor-aided projects. Willy Tonui, chief executive officer of Kenya’s National Biosafety Authority, said that studying how India ...
By SciDev.Net
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Small Robot Company £4m Crowdfunding Success: Public Back Sustainable Farming Future
Small Robot Company (SRC), a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, raised £4 million in a successful equity crowdfunding campaign with Crowdcube. The company has now secured £11 million in funding to date. Over 2500 retail investors backed the campaign, with the initial target of £2m raised on the day of launch. The campaign then doubled the target, reaching the ...
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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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HSE supports a safer future for farming
Recent provisional statistics released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveal that 39 workers were killed in the agriculture sector in 2007/08. With an average of one death a week over the last ten years, the agriculture industry has one of the worst incident records of the major employment sectors. The industry’s lack oftraining, skills and competencies has been recognised by HSE as a ...
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AHDB announces Smart Agriculture 2015
The application of smart technologies in agriculture is nothing new but in order for industry to thrive it must look across the fence and see what technologies other industries are developing and what opportunities they present. #SmartAg2015 8th September 2015 ICC, Birmingham To address this, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced the launch of a brand new ...
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New Ag Leader GPS System Offers Farmers Accuracy, Range, Simplicity
Ames, Iowa, January 29th, 2013 – Farmers requiring sub-inch accuracy for tiling and other precision farming operations have a new GPS option from Ag Leader Technology, Inc.: the GPS 2500B RTK Base Station. Bill Cran, Ag Leader GPS Product Specialist, said, “The GPS 2500B is a dual-frequency 900 MHz RTK Base Station for use with the field-proven GPS 2500 smart antenna.” ...
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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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