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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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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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Vaderstad updates popular Tempo precision drill line-up

Upgraded electronics on Vaderstad's Tempo F, V and L high-speed precision drills are promised to deliver more accurate seeding. The Swedish firm has developed its own WSX electronics system for…

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Variable row spacing comes to Maschio’s precision drill

A revamped version of Maschio Gaspardo’s high-speed precision drill allows owners to quickly alter row spacings to suit a range of different crops. While fixed-frame Chrono 500s come with set…

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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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