Farming Monthly National August 2018 | Page 16

| Arable Tillage-Live 2018 Unique event offers visitors the chance to get up close to the latest tillage machinery, sprayers and guidance equipment. ow in its 27th year Tillage-Live returns to Scotland this autumn, organised by the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) on behalf of the industry, the event takes place on Wednesday 26th September 2018 at Dunbar, East Lothian. The AEA have once again assembled leading machinery manufacturers for demonstrations of cultivation equipment including ploughs, cultivators, conventional, strip tillage and direct drills. In the live demonstration area there will be an opportunity to see the new Amazone Centaya airdrill together with the Ceus cultivator, alongside Amazone's range of min-till N 16 | Farming Monthly | August 2018 cultivators, ploughs and trailed drills. Other working demonstrations will include, the Vaderstad Carrier CrossCutter and Ferox Cultivator, the Lemken Diamant 16 VT semi mounted reversible plough which has many updated features including, wider offset for on- land ploughing and a new hydraulic depth system for the depth wheel and Dale Drills new banded-coulter for seed and fertilizer, together with their new cover crop cutting disc system. Other exhibitors showcasing a full range of arable machinery and tractors include John Deere, Horsch, Kuhn, Kverneland, New Holland, Pottinger, Vicon and Vogelsang. The technical-trade static exhibition area also provides an opportunity to discuss new ideas with industry-leading experts. This year’s knowledge trails include a look at soils and cover crops as well as tyres and soil protection. Kayleigh Holden, Event Organiser, explained, "The AEA are delighted to return to Scotland which we last visited in 2012. The site in Dunbar offers excellent facilities for manufacturers to showcase their machinery to potential customers and visitors alike and we would like to thank Eweford Farm for hosting the 2018 event." This year’s Tillage-Live takes place on Wednesday 26th September 2018 at Dunbar, East Lothian. The site is directly off the A1 at Spott Roundabout; please follow the road signs to the visitor's entrance to the event. More information can be found at http://tillage- live.uk.com www.farmingmonthly.co.uk