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Precision planters for forage maize and energy crops are now high-tech with electric metering drives, GPS section control, soil moisture sensing and dual hybrid planting by variable rate zoning from makers Amazone, Horsch, John Deere, Kuhn, Kverneland, Lemken, Maschio and Vaderstad.

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MAIZE DRILLS

Drill rebuild provides isobus-ready Vaderstad for sub-£10k

With new machinery costs soaring, Dorset mixed farmer Jamie Hawkins decided to give his ageing 3m Vaderstad 30 mounted drill a major spruce up. As well as replacing the soil…

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Why shallow cultivations are best option in maize trial

With maize often criticised for its high environmental cost, Cornish farmers Malcolm and Catherine Barrett were keen to find ways to improve the sustainability of their operations. They decided to…

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Contractor modifies Vaderstad Tempo to sow maize and grass

Maize and grass are now common bedfellows, but getting them growing together usually involves making a mid-season drilling pass that risks clattering maize plants and disturbing soil. Not so for…

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Duo of Italian drills provide ultimate row width flexibility

It wasn’t long ago that forage maize was a rare sight in the East of England, but after AD plants started appearing, the popular AD feedstock crop is now a…

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Telescopic frame for 12-row Horsch Maestro precision drill

Horsch has broadened its precision planting offering with the new Maestro 12 TX single-grain drill for maize and other row crops. The trailed machine, which joins existing six- and seven-row…

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Sky Agriculture unveils telescopic Sonic precision planters

Sky Agriculture, which previously traded under the Sky and Sulky names, has unveiled a range of precision drills featuring folding and telescopic frames, quick-change row width settings and Isobus electronic…

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Amazone develops high-tech control for Precea planters

The Amazone AmaTron 4 isobus terminal’s ability to handle multiple data and control functions simultaneously has brought added precision opportunities to the manufacturer’s Precea large seed planters. With appropriate software…

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Amazone slims down Precea precision seeder with 6m model

Amazone has further expanded its Precea trailed precision seeder range with a 6m, eight-row version to suit contractors and growers who do not need the big capacity of the current…

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Maize drills - what's on the market

The tediously slow job that used to be drilling maize is being transformed by a new generation of machines that work with precision at much faster speeds. Peter Hill reports…

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