Kverneland Unicorn mechanical precision drill

SYNERGY EFFECTS

FOR HIGHER UTILISATION

The Unicorn can also be used for sowing rape and chicory, this allows for the extended use of the machine, earning an improved pay back of the machine cost.

Precision drilling of rape has been used in seed multiplication for a number of years. Through increased use of hybrid rape varieties it is also becoming of interest to farms who wish to sow seeds in exact plants/m 2 , thus saving seed costs. Precision-drilled rape is generally sown in row widths of 45 or 50cm. This row distance allows the use of mechanical weeding machines to destroy e.g. former rape in hybrides. Down the spacing will vary depending on location and variety between 20 and 40 seeds/m 2 . Results from various testing facilities show that precision-drilled rape can achieve higher germination rates (nearly 100%) and the same yields. Whilst at the same time saving seed quantity and overall costs.

Profitable use with rape and chicory.

Pelleted chicory can also be sown with the Unicorn. The chicory is used for sugar extraction (Inulin) by the food industry. The row width is also 45cm. The seed is sown at a distance of 10cm in the rows and the sowing depth is extremely shallow at 0.5cm.

KVERNELAND UNICORN