Equipment in the field
Precision application of nematicide – farm innovation
On-farm innovation helps put nematicide in the right place
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Corona has significantly accelerated automation
Whether it concerns sorting, processing, weighing or packaging - more and more fully automated solutions are being used. The purpose of this automation is to save personnel and therefore labor costs.
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Shallow plowing Zibo – perfect seedbed
Several studies and multi-year practical experience have shown that shallow plowing has clear advantages over the usual plowing depth of between 20 and 30 centimeters.
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New haulm killing machine from Denmark
The Danish company MSR Plant Technology markets a potato killing machine that destroys the potato stalks at the base and covers them with soil.
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Fertilizer spreader with rods is planned from 2021
Rauch develops a pneumatic fertilizer spreader for three-point attachment. Instead of using centrifugal discs, it distributes fertilizer or seeds using its rods.
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Fertiliser equipment options for smaller growers
In the quest for affordable equipment capable of precision fertiliser application, opportunities for smaller or medium-sized growers exist in both new and retrofit designs.
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Tractor buyers’ guide ( part 2 – Kubota)
The challenges facing agriculture are becoming bigger, more complex and challenging. To meet them, you need more than a new tractor; you need a partner who enables you to make smart decisions. You need a tractor that…
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Tractor buyers’ guide ( part 1 – JCB)
Tractor 4000-Series FASTRAC is a more advanced design that further improves the JCB-trademark features such as multiple implement mounting points for optimum tractor utilisation, fast field and road speeds with more sophisticated all-round suspension and braking for…
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GRIMME planting technology with several innovations
GRIMME uses a new single-row control system as the basis for Section Control on the cup planters type GL 420 and GL 430. This new development is a cost-effective alternative to the common hydraulic single row drive.…
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New type of field sprayer: the compact sprayer
agrarheute is showing a completely new type of sprayer for the first time: the compact sprayer. It is the link between the mounted and trailed sprayer, combining the advantages of both variants. Shortly before Christmas, a video on…
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Your farm workshop – how to optimize
After years of planning, sketching, discussing and finally quoting prices, Dennis Ivers and his family finally built their “dream” workshop. The third-generation corn and soybean farmer and his brother had ‘made do’ with the old workshop long…
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Saving time with self-propelled potato harvester
A self-propelled potato harvester made by Grimme reduces the amount of people needed for harvest. At Steijn Potato Farms in York, P.E.I. they were having problems finding skilled labour to run their potato harvesting operation. Their fields…