Maschio Gaspardo Uragano 2000 - Manual (Page 5)

I sell my cereals to
the food processing
industry: they insist
on the quality and
reasonableness of
products as new
guidelines call for
checking batch by batch
for contaminants. I
asked farmers to apply
crop protection against
pyralid, diabrotica and
mites on the maize
they deliver me: we all
profit!
The market appreciates
the quality and purity
of my grains: we save
transport costs as food
processers, seeking
quality, are ready to
pick up the product
directly at my storage
area. In this way I can
get a better price and
pay the farmers back
more. Treatment cost
is totally recovered
by increased yields
(+10/15%) and better
marketable value.
Thanks to treatments
that I apply with
Uragano I have only
sound grains and
people waiting to buy
my maize!
Giovanni Rossi,
Inveruno (MI)
Farm contractor and owner of a cereal drying and storage plant that works per annum 30,000 tons of oil
seeds and cereals: the main share is maize (25,000 t).
Unsprayed maize
Sprayed maize
Pyralid larvae winter in crop residues and start to attack young maize; when it is close to
maize flowering, first generation adults deposit eggs on plants. Second generation larvae
enter from leaves pit and bore galleries in stalk and ear: the stem collapses, the ear falls and
operations at harvest are more difficult, high yield loss can occur.
Moreover, secondary fungal diseases introduce dangerous byproducts in maize seed: micotoxyns,
which are harmful for human health. If the concentration is over the legal limits, product is not
suitable for food/feed use, and its value is strongly reduced.
Spraying insecticides at the right moment can prevent or reduce contamination, saving crop yield and
profitability. Uragano allows one to get a very uniform distribution of product for excellent protection
of crops; no plants are crushed during spraying operations: there are no weak/damaged plants that can
spread infection during the subsequent crop stages.
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