A-DRILL
STUBBLING AND SEEDING IN ONE PASS
INTEGRATED SEEDER FOR COVER CROPS
The EU nitrate directive aims to protect water resources classed as vulnerable with 50mg nitrate/l. One of the measures considered to avoid nitrate leaching in the water source is the systematic coverage of soils by a vegetal cover in autumn. This cover will absorb nitrogen from the soil and air, and converts it into organic nitrogen compounds. The cover will then release nitrogen to the next crop (1/3), hereby improving soil structure and protecting it from erosion. a-drill 200 (200l) used for rather small seed rate and a-drill 500 (500l) preferred with higher seed rate (25 to 50kg/ha - mix of seeds, grass, etc.) have been designed to meet a rapid implementation of cover crop during stubble operations while minimising costs. In addition, the a-drill can also be used for establishing rape seed or mixtures of different diameters seeds (leguminous plant, cruciferous, etc.).
The a-drill 200 & 500l can be equipped with two types of fan: electric recommended for small seeds and allowing seed rates of 4 kg/min or hydraulic for rates up to 14 kg/min.
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