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modular feeding and bedding system that can be a configured as a bale feeder, a straw spreader and bale feeder combination or a bale feeder with an extension chute.
It can feed round bales of hay, haylage, straw and silage from either side with ease. With the Crossfire straw spreader attached, bedding and feeding tasks can be undertaken with the same machine, bedding from one side and feed off the other. The Wessex Sidewinder extension conveyor attaches to the BFR-180 for high level feeding.
Judges’ comments: Judges said that this product deserved to win first place for its wellengineered modular straw handling system and innovative features.
Technological( LAMMA trophy) – Alltech & Keenan
Entry: InTouch is a live nutrition service providing real-time diet support, providing a loading sequence and mixing process to generate consistent, accurate and optimum diet presentation.
InTouch enables rapid ration production, intake and production monitoring and control of feed and fuel costs.
InTouch has collected data on more than 1.3 million cows from nearly 10,000 farms in 25 countries. The new InTouch controller and Application has an
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enhanced display, an increased communication platform with Wi-Fi link, Bluetooth and 3G Connectivity, enabling instant transfer ration updates and loading reports between the InTouch Centre and farm. Its programmable rations facility can store up to 100 + rations and groups.
Judges’ comments: The judges said that the machine has benefits for both the operator and the livestock, with potential to save on feed bill and livestock monitoring.
Environmental( The IAgrE Ivel Award): Mzuri Pro-Til
Entry: Mzuri’ s Pro-Til 3T Xzact combines a striptill drill and a precision seeder in just one piece of equipment, capable of sowing into all types of arable and precision crops in a single pass.
The patented Xzact precision metering system is an optional extra that can be fitted to most Pro- Til strip till drills to provide nonstop precision seeding. The drill can just as easily be converted back into a standard Pro-Til striptill drill for crops such as wheat, oilseed rape and beans.
Judges’ comments: The product has, precision drilling concept added to a versatile direct drill, offering significant contribution to the environment.
Farm Machinery and Equipment Innovation Award( Farmers Guardian Trophy) – Keith Mount
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Liming Ltd
Entry: The Phieldtek PCN210 is an on-the-go soil sampling device designed to improve the quality of a PCN soil sample. The machine permits increased sampling intensity, collecting 210 cores of soil / ha rather than the standard 50 cores.
The PCN 210 extracts cores at around 3m intervals. The machine can be towed behind a quad at speeds up to 10mph. A springloaded auger is pushed into the soil to pick up a core. The core is then pushed into a collecting container, before springing back into position for the next sample. Each 1ha grid can be sampled without stopping.
Judges’ comments: The mechanism to efficiently collect
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core samples and speed up the process and collection prior to testing is impressive, providing more accurate samples for potato cyst nematode.
The David Baggaley Trophy – Best new product or innovation at LAMMA 2017 Winner: Mzuri Pro-Till Additional Award presented at
LAMMA’ 18 The Ray Larrington Memorial
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Awarded to the top student on the Level 2 Diploma in Land-based Technology course at Riseholme College, Lincoln. Winner: Billy Nicholson. For further information on LAMMA’ 18 go to www. lammashow. com
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