The baling of dried fibre sorghum introduces some specific problems due mostly to stalk development, height, rigidity and to the volume of green biomass to process. To improve storage and to reduce transport cost, the main aspect to consider is the achievement of a satisfactory natural drying of the plant on the ground. Following these considerations, Panacea developed a back mounted harvester prototype, connected to the rear three-point linkage of a reversibile drive tractor. Such equipment permits the cutting and whole plant conditioning, leaving it spread on the ground,

without forming windrows, so to make full use of the solar radiation for drying. When the water contents drops to the optimum value for storing, the product can be collected in windrow and then baled with existing round balers or big balers.