Cultivation

Vaderstad has widened its product line-up with the addition of a new tine cultivator, displayed for the first time at an event celebrating the opening of the manufacturer’s new demonstration farm in Germany. David Williams reports.

Lemken is introducing the Koralin hybrid cultivator for ultra-flat stubble working, which joins the Heliodor 9 compact disc harrow for high-speed work with low power requirements, plus the Rubin 10-disc harrow, which has proved popular for straw incorporation.

Vaderstad’s Carrier XT, which shares proven features of the original Carrier while adding the extra convenience and versatility of the newer Carrier XL model, will prove a popular addition to the line-up, predicts an East Anglian-based main dealer. David Williams reports.

A Suffolk sugar beet grower trialled a high-specification seedbed cultivator this spring, to find out whether it offered significant advantages over the farm’s usual power harrow-based system. David Williams reports.

Kuhn has announced new and updated products in its arable implement line-up.

Combined Powers is the name of a joint Krone/Lemken project and design concept – the autonomous ‘process unit’ that consists of a drive unit and various implements. After passing trials in cultivating, ploughing, sowing, mowing, tedding and raking last year, the innovative concept will be integrated in the well-proven forage harvesting and tillage systems of the two companies.

Amazone has announced new models and upgrades in its plough, cultivator, drill, spreader and sprayer ranges. David Williams reports.

PFC will be launching the new Sherp and Ozyrus combination cultivator in 2022.

The 70th British National Ploughing Championships have been celebrated after a year’s delay, and were a great success according to the organisers, with thousands of people visiting the event held in Northumberland on the 9–10th October.

Now in its 30th year Tillage-Live 2021, the national crop establishment demonstration, returns to the west this autumn.

Preparing the ideal stale seedbed ahead of a direct drill is an exacting task and like many farmers, Richard Budd has tried a number of approaches at Stevens Farm, near Hawkhurst, Kent.

Whether it’s residue management, weed control, moisture incorporation or creating a seedbed prior to planting, the unique diamond-shaped Kelly Tillage System offers a wide array of ground engaging disc chains to satisfy your year-round light tillage requirements.