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	General Information - New dealer appointed for Maschio range in the east & south-east of the UK - February 2012 OPICO has appointed machinery dealer Ernest Doe and Sons Ltd to distribute the Maschio range of cultivation machinery across the eastern and south-eastern counties of the UK. New Maschio power harrows and drills have already been launched this year, and more new products are to follow....
	General Information - New role of Maschio Service Co-ordinator created to support dealers - January 2012 As part of its expansion following the distribution agreement with Italian manufacturer Maschio, OPICO has promoted John Hulland to Maschio service co-ordinator. He will be liaising with the Italian factories to ensure UK Maschio dealers are well supported with product demonstrations and technical information...
	Power Harrow - Two new heavy duty power harrows launched - January 2012 At LAMMA, OPICO is launching two new Maschio power harrows – the ORSO, and the hydraulic folding TORO. Both have been designed to cater for the needs of customers running higher horsepower tractors and with hard stony ground and/or heavy workloads.
	OPICO Shows - LAMMA provides opportunity to showcase new products from Italy - January 2012 This year's Lamma event provides the opportunity for OPICO to launch and display some of the new machinery products imported from Italian manufacturer Maschio. These include two new models of power harrow, three pneumatic drills, a box drill, and popular models from the extensive flail mower range...
	General Information - New product manager appointed to support Maschio machinery range - November 2011 OPICO has promoted David Day into the new role of Maschio product manager to support the sales and marketing of the Italian manufacturer’s power harrows, rotary cultivators, drills, and flail mowers in the UK.
	OPICO Shows - Maschio product range at LAMMA with launches of new drill and power harrow - November 2011 The LAMMA Show 18-19 January 2012 will provide a first opportunity for farmers and contractors to see the full range of Maschio products now being distributed in the UK by OPICO, including several new products.
	General Information - Forty five years on OPICO maintains its policy of innovation - Novemeber 2011 OPICO prides itself in being one of the UK’s largest independent distributor of agricultural machinery. The recent announcement that it has taken on the UK distribution of the Maschio range of products, which includes rotavators, to an extent brings the company full circle.
	General Information - Maschio New Letter - Novemeber 2011 In 1964 the Maschio brothers, who were craftsmen, started the Company in a cowshed at their home in Campodarsego. Today Maschio is present worldwide with 10 subsidiaries and 7 manufacturing plants, and exports its complete range of machines to more than 100 countries.

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FEBRUARY 2011	Sales team expands with new territory manager for the south west
July 2011	OPICO takes on distribution of Maschio products in the UK
June 2011	Northern territory manager appointed with focus on grassland products
FEBRUARY 2011	New operations manager appointed for machinery supplier
JUNE 2009	John Hulland - OPICO's new demonstrator and technical support

OPICO Shows
May 2011	Grassland and muck preview
FEBRUARY 2009	Machinery demos will show farmers how to boost grassland productivity
JANUARY 2007	Farm Machinery Show - Punchestown

OPICO TILL-SEEDING
May 2011	Video now uploaded of conference held by OPICO about oilseed rape
MARCH 2011	Feed, seed and cultivate in one pass
OCTOBER 2010	OSR yields increased by 4.1% when fertiliser applied in bands at seeding
AUGUST 2010	Cost-cutting and money-making establishment options for OSR crops
JULY 2010	Fewer Passes And Lower Seed Rates
FEBRUARY 2010	A Cost-Effective Link
JULY 2009	Till-seeding and Till-feeding
JULY 2009	Better Yields thorugh Till-Seeding

OPICO VARIOCAST SEEDER
April 2011	Variocast - Mike overseeds up to 160ha of pasture land each year for his customers
APRIL 2011	Grass Land - Beating the competition to kick-start yields
MARCH 2011	Feed, seed and cultivate in one pass
JULY 2010	Fewer Passes And Lower Seed Rates
FEBRUARY 2010	A Cost-Effective Link
JULY 2009	Green manure and min-till used to boost soil fertility
MARCH 2006	Accoustic & Visual Alarm for the Variocast seeders

OPICO FRONT LINKAGES
APRIL 2010	Kubota M128 Front Linkage & PTO
MARCH 2010	Kubota M5740 Front Linkage & PTO
APRIL 2009	New Front Linkage From OPICO For MF 6497 and 6499 Series Tractors
OCTOBER 2006	NEW Front Linkage for Massey Ferguson Tractors
FEBRUARY 2006	New HE-VA Front Linkages for Claas Tractors

OPICO BATCH DRYER
JANUARY 2011	New recirculating batch grain dryer on display at Lamma
OCTOBER 2010	Mobile batch dryer keeping pace with wet crops and drying grain
OCTOBER 2010	New OPICO 3810QF Dryer
JANUARY 2010	Launch of new 29 ton mobile batch dryer
JULY 2009	Calor - Weather predictions highlight need for effective crop drying facilities

OPICO VARI-DISC
JULY 2009	Green manure and min-till used to boost soil fertility
JULY 2007	One pass system to deal with salad crop residues

OPICO AIR 8 AND AIR 16 PNEUMATIC SEEDERS
JULY 2009	Don Valley seeding service uses OPICO seeder

OPICO GRASS HARROW
April 2011	Grass Harrow - Farmers help us to help you
JANUARY 2007	Grass Harrow Saves on Cost of Reseeding

OPICO NITRO-JET
MAY 2011	Conference held by OPICO took an in depth look at oilseed rape
MARCH 2011	Feed, seed and cultivate in one pass
OCTOBER 2010	OSR yields increased by 4.1% when fertiliser applied in bands at seeding
AUGUST 2010	Cost-cutting and money-making establishment options for OSR crops
SEPT 2009	Banded fertiliser from Lincolnshire contractor

OPICO SWARD SLITTER
May 2011	Slitters & Roller - Working demonstations of new grass roller and two new slitters
MARCH 2011	Improve early spring grass growth with aeration
MARCH 2011	Benefits from sward lifting
MARCH 2011	Hydraulic folding sward slitter
JANUARY 2011	offers front-mounted slitter
OCTOBER 2010	Ground cracks from drought no substitute for subsoiling in grassland
SEPTEMBER 2010	Boosting Production From Grass
MAY 2010	Edward Dean - All round action for beef farm’s grass improvement
AUTUMN 2008	Catchment Senitive Farming
APRIL 2007	subsoiler design aims to raise grass yields
APRIL 2007	Boost Grassland Yields

HE-VA GRASS ROLLS
JANUARY 2009	New multifunctional Grass Roller performs vital operation

HE-VA SUBSOILER
June 2011	New 3m soil loosener launched
April 2011	OSR - Strip drilling kit lifts OSR yields
FEBRUARY 2011	Subsoil to prevent stunted maize growth
JULY 2010	Fewer Passes And Lower Seed Rates

HE-VA TRIPLE TILLER
JANUARY 2011	Get down deep with Triple Tiller

HE-VA DISC ROLLER
MAY 2009	New hydraulic reset for Subsoiler, and one pass cultivation with Disc Roller

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