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Wildlife from problem to resource

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fauna selvatica

Wildlife management cannot be implemented on the basis of ideologies or sentimentality. It must be agreed with the agricultural world and, where possible, with the food supply chains. Either we take this path with courage and pragmatism or we will continue to chase the emergency, between damages, protests and buck-passing of responsibility Eugenio Demartini e Roberto Viganò In recent decades, interactions between the so-called “civil society” and wildlife have increased exponentially. The abandonment of mountain and hill areas has favored the reforestation of territories once used for agriculture, creating ideal…

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Phytosanitary treatments, Gowan proposes “Mago”

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gowan mago

To optimize the effectiveness of phytosanitary treatments, Gowan Italia proposes “Mago”, a multifunctional adjuvant that performs the triple function of surfactant/adhesive, anti-foam and anti-drift The success of a phytosanitary treatment depends on multiple factors. For example, spraying machines must be properly calibrated, choosing the most suitable nozzles and setting operating speeds and pressures that comply with the specific operating conditions. These can in fact vary based on the crop and the volume of the above-ground portions to be treated. The shape and possible downiness of the leaves may also require…

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Agricultural mechanization, FederUnacoma’s idea of ​​a new European agenda

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Agricultural mechanization, FederUnacoma

On the occasion of the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome, FederUnacoma proposed the establishment of a new European agenda for innovation in the agricultural mechanization sector — a sector that, since the signing of the Treaties, has been the true operational arm of the Common Agricultural Policy A central element of this vision is the revival of incentives aimed at renewing the agricultural machinery fleet, a need stemming from the longstanding issue in Italy of investing in used equipment rather than in new-generation tractors. According…

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Gowan, prevention of pathogens in dna

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Gowan, prevenzione dei patogeni

Zoxamide and benalaxil-m are the active substances at the base of Gowan’s anti-downy mildew range. Both used as a preventative measure, they block the path of the pathogen The protection of vines from downy mildew covers a period of several months, starting from the phase in which the shoots are elongating and ending close to harvest. For these reasons it is necessary to structure rational defense programs, alternating fungicides composed of active substances that show different mechanisms of action on the pathogen and equally different behaviors on and in the…

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The national market of agriculture 4.0 technologies in decline

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tecnologie agricolture 4.0

For the first time, the national market for Agriculture 4.0 technologies is shrinking. After seven years of uninterrupted growth, 2024 has seen an annual drop of eight percent. This trend has been heavily influenced by a decrease in demand for machines and equipment integrated with digital solutions, largely due to the end of tax incentives. After years of steady growth, 2024 marks the first slowdown in the Italian market for digital technologies in agriculture. This is the key finding of the “Smart Agrifood Observatory 2025,”. This is an annual study…

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Fertilizers, fertile duties from the EU

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fertilizzanti dazi

European Commission Proposes Tariffs on Russian and Belarusian Agricultural Products and Nitrogen-Based Fertilizers The European Commission has recently adopted a proposal to impose customs duties on agricultural products and nitrogen-based fertilizers imported from Russia and Belarus. The move aims to reduce the EU’s dependence on imports from the two countries, which—especially in the case of fertilizers—make the European Union vulnerable to potential coercive actions by Russia, posing a significant risk to EU food security. According to the Commission, the proposed tariffs are intended to support increased domestic fertilizer production and…

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Ibisco Vit by Gowan: vine warned, infection blocked

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ibisco vit gowan

Based on chito-oligosaccharides and oligogalacturonides—natural substances found in fungi and plants Gowan Ibisco Vit combats powdery mildew in vines by stimulating the plants’ endogenous defenses In addition to downy mildew and botrytis, vines can also suffer severe attacks from powdery mildew. This pathogen can affect both leaves and grape clusters, but it is on the latter that “white mold” causes the most severe damage, generating unpleasant aromas in the berries and, in the worst cases, causing deep cracks that allow other harmful microorganisms to penetrate. The pressure of this pathogen…

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Mechanical or chemical weeding? Each crop has its own technique

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strategie di diserbo

Integrated defense practices recommend alternating mechanical and chemical weeding, with values ​​and limits for both choices Mechanical or chemical weeding In agriculture, each technical choice has its own values ​​and limits, especially when it comes to protecting crops from parasitic attacks of plant origin. To combat the spontaneous flora that infest cultivated fields, there are many technical options available and the choices between the various solutions greatly depend on the type of crop, the season and any adverse phenomena such as, for example, resistance to some families of active substances.…

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Tractor market: the clever ones of the tractor

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Furio Oldani 2024 closes the tractor registrations with a decline of just over 12 percent, a decidedly negative performance, but much less distressing than the “-25.05” recorded at the end of March. In reality, it is common opinion that the market is much more negative than the registration data suggests. If we read the registrations proposed for the month of December alone, we realize that the self-registrations advanced by the dealers had a great influence on the apparent recovery, tractors which are to all intents and purposes registered and therefore…

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