Davide Calzolari, owner of Agromeccanica Calzolari, shares the company's experience with FJDynamics solutions.
For an agricultural contracting business, precision must support every stage of the work: from machine management and field preparation to the operations carried out directly from the cab.
In Italy's Reggio Emilia province, Agromeccanica Calzolari combines agricultural contracting services with the management of its own farm. The company works across approximately 3,000-4,000 hectares and, over the years, has developed an increasingly connected fleet that now includes 12 guidance systems and 21 prepared machines.
In this interview, owner Davide Calzolari and employee Riccardo Pinotti describe in their own words how they use FJDynamics, Field Fusion, and the FJDynamics GPS leveling system in their daily work.
Agromeccanica Calzolari: An Agricultural Business Built Around Precision Agriculture
Agromeccanica Calzolari's facilities and operations in Reggio Emilia province.
Davide Calzolari, owner of Agromeccanica Calzolari, introduces the company and the environment in which its precision agriculture technologies are used:
"I am Davide Calzolari, owner of Agromeccanica Calzolari. We are in the province of Reggio Emilia."
"We mainly have an agricultural contracting company, and also a farm. We work approximately three to four thousand hectares."
The company's experience with FJDynamics began approximately five or six years ago. Starting with one guidance system, Agromeccanica Calzolari has grown to 12 guidance systems, together with a leveling system and 21 prepared machines.
"I started using FJDynamics about five or six years ago, buying directly from China, and since then, we started five or six years ago with one guidance system; today we have twelve and a leveling system. We have twenty-one prepared machines, and I can only say that we are very satisfied."
For Davide, the relationship with the dealer is also an important part of the user experience. Support from New Agri - FJDynamics is provided quickly and remotely, helping the machines remain operational when a problem occurs.
"The relationship with the New Agri- FJDynamics dealer is excellent because they always respond quickly, remotely and practically 24/7, so we are never left in difficulty."
Field Fusion: Managing Machines and Field Data in One System
Field Fusion helps the Agromeccanica Calzolari team monitor machines and manage field information.
As the number of connected machines increased, data management also became an important part of the company's work. Davide explains that, for approximately three years, the company has used Field Fusion as a central system for monitoring operations and organizing practical information.
"Over the past three years, FJDynamics has provided the possibility to monitor all the machines through its management system, called Field Fusion. You can do so many things from the management system: monitor the machines, set the boundaries of the different fields, and manage the financial side. It is a 360-degree management system."
The Field Fusion dashboard brings together useful information for managing machines and fields.
In Davide's experience, one of the most important aspects is the connection between the different guidance systems. A guidance line entered into the management system can be made available to the connected guidance systems. The same applies to prescription maps.
"Its strong point is having all the guidance systems connected. I can enter a guidance line in the management system and all the guidance systems connected to it can see the line."
"I can enter prescription maps in the management system and all the machines can see the prescription map."
This allows Agromeccanica Calzolari to share information between the management system and the machines, without treating every system as an isolated unit. For a company working across thousands of hectares, having data, guidance lines, and maps available in a coordinated way is part of the daily precision agriculture workflow.
"So we have everything we need to operate in precision agriculture in the best possible way."
From the Operator's Point of View: Riccardo and the 7-Meter Fontana Land Leveler
Riccardo Pinotti has used FJDynamics guidance systems for approximately four years and the GPS leveling system for two years.
After presenting the company's journey, Davide hands the conversation over to Riccardo Pinotti, an Agromeccanica Calzolari employee who works directly with the equipment in the field.
"I am Riccardo, an employee of the Calzolari agricultural machinery company. Today we are here in the field with a 7-meter Fontana land leveler equipped with an FJDynamics GPS leveling system."
Riccardo has used FJDynamics guidance systems for four years. The GPS leveling system is the company's latest addition. It has been used for two years and is installed on a 7-meter Fontana land leveler.
"I have been using FJDynamics guidance systems for four years. The latest addition is this leveling system, and I have to say that it is very interesting, certainly very different from laser."
The system includes a tripod with an antenna that serves as the base for receiving the signal, an antenna mounted on the land leveler, and an in-cab monitor. From the monitor, Riccardo can work with the elevations and slopes required for each project.
"In terms of how it works, we have a standard tripod with an antenna, which acts as a base to receive the signal. Then we have the antenna mounted on the land leveler and a monitor in the cab with a very simple interface, from which we can work on the different elevations and slopes to be applied to the different projects."
How a GPS Leveling Project Is Created
The in-cab monitor allows the operator to work with the elevations and slopes in the project.
Riccardo's workflow begins with collecting data directly in the field. The tripod antenna is used to create the project, and several points are then surveyed across the field. Based on his experience, GPS allows the operator to work with more points than a laser system.
"As soon as you arrive in the field, to create the project, you use the tripod antenna. Then you survey points in the field. Unlike a laser system, with GPS you can survey many more points, so you can work with a larger amount of data and elevation information."
After the survey is completed, the data is analyzed to decide which elevations and slopes should be applied. The project is then transferred to the machine monitor.
"After completing the survey, you analyze the condition of the field, decide on the different elevations and slopes, set them, and transfer the project to the machine monitor."
Once the map is loaded, the system automatically guides the land leveler's movements according to the programmed elevations. The machine raises and lowers itself where necessary, moving the soil according to the project defined by the operator.
"Once the work map is loaded onto the monitor, the land leveler automatically raises and lowers itself according to the elevations that have been set, and takes and moves the soil where it is needed."
The 7-meter Fontana land leveler works according to the project loaded on the machine monitor.
A System Designed for Everyday Field Work
In addition to the monitor, the system includes a remote control that allows the operator to recall or activate the land leveler without having to interact with the screen each time. Riccardo considers this a particularly useful detail during a full working day.
"Also included is this remote control, which allows you to perform some functions, such as recalling or activating the land leveler, without having to interact with the monitor, which in some situations can be a little cumbersome."
"You hold the remote control in your hand and can perform these small actions; at the end of the day, it is very convenient."
After two years of use, Riccardo's assessment is positive and direct:
"We have been using it for two years and we are happy with this system."
An Experience Built Around the Office, the Machine, and the Field
Agromeccanica Calzolari's experience shows a path that begins with agricultural guidance and extends to coordinated machine management and land leveling.
For Davide, FJDynamics means being able to work with multiple guidance systems, monitor machines through Field Fusion, share guidance lines and prescription maps, and rely on remote support. For Riccardo, the value of the system is measured in practical terms: the simplicity of the interface, the possibility of collecting more points with GPS, the automatic control of the land leveler, and the convenience of the remote control.
Davide summarizes his assessment of the experience gained over the years:
"FJDynamics is a product I strongly recommend because I think it is one of the best on the market today. It works very well; we have had very few problems, and they were all solved remotely."
The experience shared by Agromeccanica Calzolari highlights a practical aspect of precision agriculture: technology must fit into real work, from the management system used to coordinate the company to the machine operating in the field.
For agricultural contractors and farms managing multiple machines and large areas, the combination of FJDynamics guidance systems, Field Fusion, and a GPS leveling system can provide a more connected way to organize work and turn field data into practical operations.
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