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Min-till, conventional, no-till or strip-till – the technique is down to individual farms, but which drill to choose in whichever category you sit? CPM navigates the minefield of drills on the market and takes a closer look at some of the options for different enterprises. The Tempo has a pressurised seed meter, which uses air pressure to maintain full control of the seed all the way down into the soil. By Melanie Jenkins Many conversations have been had – and will continue to be had – about which cultivation practice is best and for which crop, under which conditions, but it’s always going to be down to the individual. Whether you’re a staunch conventional cultivator or direct-drilling fan, there’s a range of different drills out there suited to each grower’s needs. Conventional sowing Amazone’s range of Cirrus trailed cultivator drills are designed to perform in conventional and mulch-sowing situations, with working widths of 3-6m. Targeted at providing precise metering through pneumatic seed distribution, the Cirrus has two different sowing coulter choices: RoTec pro single disc coulters or the TwinTeC+ double coulter. The Cirrus can prepare the seedbed and seed all in one pass with its two-row cultivation…
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