XtraBlatt Issue 02-2017

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CONTENTS CONTENTS Jubilee at Agritechnica: 10 years “Workshop Live” Efficient forage harvesting in Allgäu Title theme: 40 years round balers from Krone Forage harvesting in Japan From professionals for professionals: spare parts logistic at Imperial Innovations EDITORIAL Rolf Schlütter relies on round bales for forage and straw. Innovations Contractor Vöhringer relies on forage harvesting technology from Krone. PAGE 6 – 9 PAGE 14– 18 PAGE 20 – 23 PAGE 26 – 29 PAGE 3 PAGE 10 – 13 PAGE 19 PAGE 24 – 25 PAGE 30 – 32 4 PAGE 33

France: Family Cassin invests in the future Exhibition review Agritechnica 2017 Kick-off for OptiMaize campaign in France Series: “Prevention instead of cure”, part 1: Basic forage quality How goes the specialist trade? Interview with publisher Jürgen Boomgaarden. IMPRINT NEWS-TICKER Cheese brings Swiss dairy farmers best value. Innovations Flexible family business: Agricultural and construction machinery van Laak in Kalkar PAGE 38 – 39 PAGE 34 – 37 PAGE 42 – 46 PAGE 40 – 41 PAGE 47 PAGE 48 – 50 PAGE 54 – 57 PAGE 51 – 53 PAGE 58 – 59 5