A north Yorkshire grower has transitioned into low disturbance, one-pass drilling using a Horsch Sprinter equipped with J.J. Metcalfe’s 12mm coulter conversion. Geoff Ashcroft reports.
Pottinger has expanded its range of Aerosem pneumatic seed drills to be used in conjunction with its Lion power harrows.
Maschio Gaspardo has launched its Chrono high speed, precision drill into the UK, equipped with several features designed to increase output and seed placement accuracy.
Mechanical weeding can be a highly effective technique but accuracy is key, so matching the working width of the hoe and drill by combining the two could be the way forward. Jane Carley finds out more.
As precision drills become more adaptable, one Cambridgeshire grower is taking technology and a bespoke adaption of its seeder into new territory. Jane Carley reports.
The switch to a disc-coultered drill is making the move to more of a min-till based approach possible for one Devon grower. At the same time it has helped to extend the window for sowing autumn crops, following some tricky weather patterns.
In search of lower establishment costs and improved soil heath, one West Sussex grower has invested in an Mzuri strip-till seeder complete with precision seeding capability. Geoff Ashcroft reports.
Getting the most from a machine, aka your monies-worth, is music to a lot of farmers ears, which bodes well for Pottingers latest development, a multi-purpose drill.
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