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Having ventured down the direct drilling route to establish maize for the last four seasons, the 1,600-acre Dillington Estate near Ilminster, Somerset, has now opted for a Kverneland Kultistrip to develop strip-till practices for the high-energy forage crop. The six-row, 4.5m hydraulic folding Kultistrip arrived for the 2020 season, and gave opportunities to explore the principles of strip-till. Working to 750mm row spacings, the Kultistrip moves a 150mm strip of soil, leaving 600mm of land untouched.

When it comes to making high quality hay and haylage, timing is everything for Phil Lander and son James of Staffordshire Hay. And to make the most of timings and shorter weather windows, the firm has invested in a four-rotor Kverneland 95130C rake for the coming season.

JWA Jeffery farms near Sudbury in Derbyshire, and its 864 shredder-bedder is now the farm’s fourth such machine from the Kverneland stable.

Keeping field margins and boundaries in tidy condition has traditionally been a job for the hedgecutter at JD & RJ Baker Farms based at Crossways Farm, Bury St Edmunds.

At Sparsholt College, Hampshire, farms manager Graham Boyt runs an impressive fleet of machinery and equipment across the 600 acres it farms.

Scientific studies demonstrate that ploughing as a soil preparation method helps reduce fungal diseases. Soils are healthier. Yields are preserved. 2 Kverneland bodies got tested.

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Some may ask Why ploughing? From a neutral point of view, we can answer the following by combining farmers experience and recommendations.