Tines save time and money for Nottinghamshire farmer

Tine drills have been the saving grace for many in this soggy season, but for a Nottinghamshire farm, the low disturbance tine is the start of a whole new way of working. Jane Carley reports.

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The Kverneland ts-drill has clocked up some useful acres in its first season at Eakring Field Farm.
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The Kverneland ts-drill has clocked up some useful acres in its first season at Eakring Field Farm.

The wet autumn has challenged most drilling campaigns but in Nottinghamshire, Simon and Adrian Cartwright have appreciated their new Kverneland ts-drill. Eakring Field Farm is a 138ha arable...

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