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SOLAR-POWERED SEED-N-WEED ROBOT WITH SIMPLICITY ON ITS SIDE A fully autonomous, solar-powered robot capable of precision drilling and weeding has joined the OPICO line up and will be on display at Groundswell this June. Offering pesticide-free weed control with zero fuel and minimal labour bills, the FarmDroid is the brainchild of two Danish farmers and […]

STRIPPING BACK ESTABLISHMENT COSTS Looking to reduce the cost of producing grain maize, Andy Longman of Snagg Farm near Shepton Mallet, Somerset, has opted for a Kultistrip to develop strip tillage practices for the high value forage crop. It followed a demonstration in 2021, where a six-row Kultistrip was put to work, preparing ground ahead

Agriweld’s low disturbance cultivation range provides numerous options to reduce tillage methods in line with modern, minimum tillage systems. Tillage reduction provides many benefits, including enhancing soil aggregation and promoting biological activity, leading to greater available soil moisture and improved soil tilth. Reducing tillage can also be economically advantageous for farmers, by minimizing passes and

NEW MZURI IPASS LOW DISTURBANCE DRILL SHOWCASED AT CEREALS 2022 WITH NEW LOWERLINK SENSING DRAWBAR British manufacturer’s Mzuri have recently launched their new low disturbance, iPass direct drill at LAMMA earlier this year which continued its public tour at Cereals in June. Staying true to the Mzuri concept, the iPass has been designed to achieve

TIME TO CHECK YOUR SOILS TO SEE WHERE IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE. Spring is the ideal time to take stock of your soils, test how good they are, look for signs of compaction and check that drainage is operating correctly, says Jeff Claydon. In this article the Suffolk farmer and inventor of the Opti-Till® direct

Triton seed drills are a British seed drill company that arrived on the market just 4 years ago and are now the fastest growing seed drill company in the UK with 120 seed drills now on the ground. Simon Chaplin who heads up Triton talks us through the background and development of the Triton Seed

WEAVING TO EXPAND MANUFACTURING FACILITIES AND LOW DISTURBANCE PRODUCT OFFERING At Weaving Machinery, we believe in offering effective and user-friendly low disturbance machinery at anaffordable price, all designed according to the real needs and requests of farmers. Yield is always a massive consideration on farms, and this is true now more than ever – as

REDUCED TILLAGE DRILL CAN OVERCOME WET SOILS KUHN Farm Machinery has developed a significant presence in the tillage sector over the last decade, introducing a range of cultivation equipment and drills with the versatility to work in varying conditions. Specifically, the Espro and the more recently launched Aurock drills have been designed to operate effectively

HORSCH PUSHES DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMS In five short statements Michael and Philipp Horsch describe what they understand by autonomous driving systems, which technical requirements are necessary, how the topic developed in the HORSCH company and what will be required in the future. 1 Michael Horsch: Our first steps towards an autonomous driving system must

MZURI PRO-TIL PRODUCES CONSISTENT CROPS FOR USER CHRIS HEATH Fourth generation farmer, Chris Heath and his family have been farming Warwickshire countryside along the historic Fosse Way since the 1940’s and now farm 3300 acres. With a broad portfolio of soil types ranging from sand to heavy clay, the family’s enterprise is diverse and in