Field conditions change. Planting windows can suddenly narrow. Markets swing unexpectedly. Despite these challenges producers must find ways to maximize productivity and savings. Building on the ...

Its latest model is an updated version of its Ultisow S30 that includes Gason’s new 1250IM implement-mounted (hence the ‘IM’) air seeder box. The box has 5100-litre seed and fertiliser tanks, variable ...

Most farmers are aware of common wear and maintenance points on planters. Worn disk openers, failed closing wheel bearings and other high-wear components are annual gotta-check issues prior to ...

Once spring planting is complete it can be tempting to let the planter sit until next season, since there’s other, more pressing work to be done. Planter maintenance experts, however, recommend that ...

Developed and released by US seeding and cultivation specialists Great Plains Manufacturing in 2012, the planters will be arriving in Australia over the next 12 months in widths up to 18 metres. PFG ...

A self-propelled riding type wetland direct rice seeder has been developed for sowing pre-germinated paddy seeds in puddled fields by Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute, Kumulur, ...

Putting fertiliser down the spout or through separate coulters gives grain and oilseed crops an early feed. Peter Hill reports on two different approaches to fertiliser delivery. While celebrating a ...

New furrow opener design improves crop breeding by precisely placing seeds. Rotating V-shaped rollers create stable soil grooves, limiting seed drift & spacing inconsistencies. Simulations & tests ...

Farm workshops are a brilliant starting point for heavy-metal machinery projects but, for inventions requiring delicate components, there’s inevitably a point at which home-builders have to resort to ...