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Single-axle mowers with a cutting width of 6 m, powerful hay pushers, liquid manure injection for steep slopes: this and other technology for efficient grassland harvesting was on offer to the more than 4,000 visitors at the International Grassland Day in South Tyrol. Not so long ago, it was hard to imagine how effectively hay and silage can be prepared today, even on the steepest slopes. Single-axle mowers with a cutting width of 6 m, tedders attached to single-axle tractors with the same working width, or powerful hay and silage pushers that transport the crop down from the steepest areas in the shortest time: these are just three of the huge range of machines and equipment that could be seen in practical use at the International Grassland Day in Rodeneck in South Tyrol. The event was excellently organized by the Advisory Board for Mountain Agriculture in South Tyrol, the Machinery Ring and the Austrian Working Group for Grassland and Forage Production ÖAG. A major challenge: "The 8 mm of rain that fell the day before and the still damp conditions in the morning posed a major challenge for the technology," said Alfred Pöllinger from the HBLFA in Raumberg-Gumpenstein in Styria. The technology expert led the day confidently and competently; accompanied by his colleague Reinhard Resch and supported by the respective company representatives, the technology was presented in detail. Over 100 machines and devices were shown, from mowing with single-axle, two-axle and rotary mowers to tedders, swathers and hay pushers to loading wagons and round balers. A low-level slurry spreading technology, which is still not widespread in mountain areas, was also demonstrated.