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Sönke Schulz
October 1, 2024
PRACTICAL TEST: Ultra-shallow cultivators are currently the in-vogue tool for arable farmers to have — full width tilling for weed germination and incorporation without moving too much soil. Cobra is the Amazone solution. Here is…
October 1, 2024
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Saphir’s Grindstar is a different take on shallow cultivations, tilling no deeper than 3cm but still aiming to mix soil and trash to encourage weed seeds to germinate.
September 1, 2024
TECHNICAL: As part of our Lemken Karat 10 practical test, we also tried out two electronic features — contour adaption and geo-referenced depth control.
September 1, 2024
TECHNICAL: How can yields be safeguarded when the climate is in such a state of flux? Are there methods that can better promote the supply of water and nutrients? The University of Bonn has been…
September 1, 2024
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Now that Vaderstad has made itself comfortable with the former Thyregod mechanical weeding division, we caught up with one of the first machines to leave the Danish factory in its new red livery.…
September 1, 2024
DRIVING IMPRESSION: If you're still emotionally scarred from having to wander along picking stones and heaving them into a bucket or trailer, then this could be the tool for you. The Stoneless turns this task…
August 1, 2024
PRACTICAL TEST: Lemken is moving up a Karat, with the 9 being superseded by the 10. We put the new version of the tined cultivator through its paces.
July 1, 2024
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Novag has been quietly poking away at the UK direct drill market, with a number of machines now finding homes here. We take a look at how the coulter system works to see…
June 1, 2024
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Amazone Cirrus 9004-2C Grand cultivator drill: Grand design. At Agritechnica, Amazone presented a new generation of Cirrus drill, topped off with a working width of 9.0m. But this Cirrus isn't just big; it's…
May 1, 2024
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Lemken Solitair DT cultivator drill: The big 'un. Lemken has completed its Solitair DT line-up with the addition of a 9.0m model that can tuck itself into a neat sub-3.0m wide, 4.0m high…
February 14, 2024
TUNING: Blockages or shear pins snapping can certainly cause frustration. Profi readers have sent us their ideas to help cultivations go a little smoother. Sönke Schulz compiled this round-up.
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