New kit on show at CropTec
NEW innovations to help arable farmers improve efficiency and performance will be centre stage at CropTec, at the East of England Showground, Peterborough, on November 24 and 25.
Väderstad (hall 1, stand 72) will debut two new additions – The Tempo L Central Fill and Inspire 1200C/S.
The Tempo L Central Fill features a central hopper for both seed and fertiliser, meaning there is only one hopper to fill. It will then take care of the precise distribution of seed and fertiliser to each row unit at high speed says the company.
It is available with either 16 or 24 rows, allowing for row spacing alternatives from 450 to 762mm. The hopper holds a total of 7,200 litres (2,200 litres of seeds and 5,000 litres of fertiliser).
The Inspire 1200 has an integral responsive double disc seed coulter system an is available in two different models. The seed-only 1200S is equipped with a 5000-litre hopper for seeds, while the 1200C combi model has a 7200-litre hopper for seeds and fertiliser.
Garford Farm Machinery (hall 1, stand 78) will be showcasing its robotic mechanical weed control products for row-crop work.
These use video cameras and image analysis technology and the company’s Tine Raiser is becoming increasingly popular, it said. Designed for section control in fields with tight headlands or varied shaped fields to prevent hoeing overlap, it is operated manually or in conjunction with the tractor’s Isobus system.
BfS (hall1, stand 150) will be showing its extensive range of liquid fertiliser application equipment, including the new Nova. This five-stream, fixed rate fertiliser cap is designed for use as a standalone cap or for use in conjunction with Dribble Bar II, where dribble bars are difficult to fit.
Nova is suitable for use with all control system and application rates range from 90-280L/ha at 12kph.
Sprayers
Aeon Centura is the new release to the Centura Line of trailed sprayers from Hardi (hall 1, stand 151).
Available with tank capacities of 4200 and 5200 litres, and boom widths from 24-39m, it has Delta Force steel booms, individual nozzle control and automatic nozzle selection.
The Aeon has rear-wheel steering, enabling the operator to make sharper turns on the headland while maintaining overall sprayer and boom stability, says Hardi. It also enables the driver to steer with booms folded to help increase efficiency, especially within the smaller fields.
Agrifac (hall 1, stand 151) will be showcasing its new generation of Condor selfpropelled sprayers. The Condor V features a revised design and the Stage V Cummins engine. Stability, precision and innovation is a focus across the Condor range, pointed out Agrifac.
Options include wider track width and higher ground clearance and Agrifac’s AiCPlus for locationspecific spraying and DynamicDosePlus which provides individual dosage per nozzle.
The Condor V is available with 4000 or 5000 litre tank options, and booms of up to 48m.
Kverneland (hall 1, stand 100) will be debuting its new tractor-mounted, trailed and front tank options.
Across its sprayer range, buyers can choose from technologies including individual nozzle control, auto section control, iXclean tank washing programs plus prime and purge functionality, and boom line recirculation.
Other sprayer makers exhibiting at CropTec are Bateman, Chafer, Fendt, Househam, Horsch, Knight Farm Machinery, Kverneland and Sands.