Drilling flexibility from the tine seeder
"I Looking for a more versatile drilling solution to cope with changing weather patterns, Spilsby, Lincs-based RH-J (Farms) opted for a 6m ts-drill, from Irelands Farm Machinery. “We had a couple of seasons where we had little option but to reach for our 4m power harrow drill combination to get crops in, instead of our 6m drill of choice,” explains farm manager Mark Blows, pictured with farm owner Alistair Hall- Jones. “Failing to drill our crops is not an option, so we decided to find a flexible and versatile solution that could operate in less than ideal conditions.” RH-J (Farms) grows winter and spring wheat, winter and spring barley, oilseed rape, sugar beet, spring beans and forage maize across 1,600 acres. An on-farm AD plant consumes forage maize in exchange for digestate.
“We plough for sugar beet and forage maize, but use a flat lift and either a carrier or NZ-type cultivator for everything else,” he says. “Then the ts drill can go straight in. It’s a very simple and straightforward process that has reduced establishment costs while gaining output.” Mark says that the Kverneland tine seeder (ts-drill) has been something of a saviour for the Lincs family farming business, but adds that you have to look beyond the finish that the drill leaves behind.
KVERNELAND ts-drill
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