Manufacturer in Focus

NOVAG SET FOOT ON ENGLISH GROUND “At the beginning of our story, we started working with Baker No-Tillage Ltd, a manufacturer from New Zealand, to source openers for the first machines we designed”, says Ramzi FRIKHA, export manager and company founder. This partnership did not work, due to strong disagreements about improvements to be made […]

NEW TO THE UK MARKET IMPORTED BY SAMAGRI LTD Who are Virkar? Virkar was set up in 2010 by three young entrepreneurs: an engineer, a mechanic and a farmer. We were looking for a no-tillage machine that was superior to the most prestigious machines on the market. Capable of offering high yield that no other

COVER CROPS DON’T NEED TO BE FANCY?? What is the function of a cover crop? To cover the ground, reducing 1. Erosion 2. Weed growth Retain moisture and nutrients for the following crop So, all hail the winter cereal cover crop, by accident admittedly (too many grass weeds) but effective none the less and not

TALES FROM A BUSY SPRINGBy James Dale June will see Dale Drills showing at the Cereals and Groundswell shows, where we will be demonstrating our range of direct drills as well as showing our new low disturbance sub soiler; the Meir SC. This spring saw several new drill sales including our first machine in Norway.

Simplicity Is The Key When Starting Out by Simon Clarke, Technical and Sales Manager for Simtech Aitchison I’m sure few would disagree that converting to a no-till system of farming after years of moving soil around is a daunting task and finding your way through the increasing fog of advice is as difficult as the

WHEN ADOPTING DIRECT DRILLING, VERSATILITY IS KEY by Simon Clarke, Technical and Sales Manager for Simtech Aitchison It is probably true to say that no other make of direct drill is working over such a wide range of agricultural environments as the Simtech T-Sem drill. Vineyards, walnut groves, upland and lowland pastures, the often arid

CORRECT ESTABLISHMENT IS VITAL TO GET THE BEST FROM SPRING-SOWN CROPS Spring crops have become an increasingly important component in many arable rotations, but to deliver best performance they must be established correctly, writes Jeff Claydon, who farms in Suffolk and designed the Claydon OptiTill® System In the last issue of Direct Driller magazine, I

DRILL FOR THE MODERN ERA A seed drill that meets the needs of today’s progressive arable farmers needs to be strong, precise and, perhaps most important of all, versatile. That’s the mindset that’s been adopted by KUHN in the development of the AUROCK, which was launched at SIMA 2019 this year. Combining proven drill technologies

SPRING HAS BEEN AND GONE ?? Early drilling has been going on thanks to the unseasonably warm weather, winter crops have not really stopped growing and by the look of some local overwintered, cultivated and blackgrass ladened ground, the green hue says that the Blackgrass has not been checked either. There is no doubt that

HOW TO PREPARE THE PERFECT SEEDBED Leading farm machinery specialist, Sumo UK, have re-released their Mixidisc, with the Mixidisc / S, designed for high-speed stubble cultivation for preparing the perfect seedbed. Sumo, the leading British manufacturer of farm machinery, announced it would be making some design amends to the original Mixidisc, which was launched in