New transport carriage for large furrow presses

When ploughing, furrow presses are mainly used if there is not enough time for the soil to settle gradually and tilth to form naturally. Furrow presses immediately restore capillary action and therefore retain moisture in the soil. LEMKEN, the plough specialist, is now introducing a new trailer for its proven VarioPack furrow press, which allows
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The Fendt Rogator 600 self-propelled field sprayer is used primarily on large European farms for crop protection and fertiliser application. For the 2023 season, the boom height control will be further optimised and new nozzle bodies and continuous tank cleaning will aid applications. Stable boom height guide For even greater stability of the boom height
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John Deere is marking the 30th anniversary of its renowned apprenticeship programme with an open day to recruit the next generation of technicians to work across its agriculture, turf and parts business. Well in excess of 1,000 apprentices have qualified since 1992, and the company is keen to showcase the exciting career path that lies
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For model year 2023, extensive innovations are available for the Fendt IDEAL series of large combine harvesters: starting with the automated VariotronicTI Turn Assistant headland management system for more precise and efficient turns, through new lengths and heights for the unloading auger, to improvements for the cab that increase driver comfort. Optimised turning for the
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The 2022 Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year says the technology packed into his John Deere R962i has simplified applications without compromising on the size of the tank.    Steve May, arable foreman at Fromant and Sanders in Kislingbury, Northamptonshire, has a 6,200-litre tank and 36m boom on his trailed machine, pulled by a 6215R AutoPowr.
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With the Juwel 6, LEMKEN is now introducing the little brother of the Juwel 7, 8 and 10 mounted reversible ploughs. From next year, this particularly low-draught model will replace the EurOpal and VariOpal 5 and 6 ranges, which for 25 years have been trusted companions for farmers who value good work results and durability.
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Stocks Ag has promoted Dave Hampton to the recently created position of Manufacturing and Operations Director.  Dave joined Stocks in January 2022 and has responsibility for manufacturing, production and stores, as well as the Wisbech site and factory. “Dave brings with him some key experience and knowledge that we need at Stocks’, said James Woolway,
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KUHN has chosen to focus on its min-till products at Tillage Live, showcasing the Optimer range of stubble cultivators, the Striger strip till machine and Prolander shallow tine cultivator. With working widths from 3m to 12m, the Optimer can be specified with a levelling harrow for improved tilth and the SH seeding unit to sow
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Now in its 31st year Tillage-Live, the national crop establishment demonstration, returns to Scotland next month. Organised by the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) on behalf of the industry, the event is heading back across the Border to East Lothian in 2022 with the event being held at Dunbar.  The event, which is taking place on
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New independent field trials done this year by SGS, on behalf of the National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC), show that bigger seed sizes result in significantly higher vigour, emergence, crop height and rooting weight. These trials are now being taken to harvest when final yield results will also be analysed. These results are particularly
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The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) has announced the 2022 winners of their Technical Innovation Awards.  OPICO is delighted that FarmDroid has been awarded a Silver Award for Innovation. James Woolway, Managing Director of OPICO, importer and distributor of FarmDroid in the UK, said, “We are thrilled that FarmDroid has been recognised by RHASS
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Farmers and contractors running multi-brand tractor fleets can now use John Deere’s AutoTracTM TIM (Tractor-Implement-Management) activation for the Gen4 Universal Displays. This means that the proven guidance system AutoTracTM can be used on all tractors with AEF (Agricultural Electronics Foundation)-certified TIM guidance capability. Existing well-known solutions for machine guidance on multi-colour fleets are AutoTracTM Universal
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