Lining up to demonstrate the latest technology are manufacturers such as Amazone, Claydon, and John Deere to name a few.

New from Amazone is the XTender-T, a flexible-application, trailed distribution hopper running on a single axle. The XTender-T has been developed for farms looking to simultaneously apply fertiliser and / or seed in combination with the soil tillage operation via a cultivator or compact disc harrow.

Claydon has the TerraBlade Inter-Row Hoe an effective, lowcost method of controlling weeds in all types of combinable crops. The weeds have been band-sown and an unseeded strip has been

left between the rows which can be mechanically hoed.

Claydon says the TerraBlade is a valuable addition to the agricultural industry’ s weed control armoury. Coming at a time when the efficacy of some herbicides is decreasing, and the cost of control is increasing, it represents a further significant advantage in favour of the Claydon Optimum Tillage System, a progressive, more ecological and financially sustainable method of establishing combinable crops compared with either traditional plough or min-tillbased techniques.

John Deere new recordbreaking 8400R tractor recently set three new world records for fuel efficiency( field and transport) and maximum drawbar performance at the DLG test station in Germany. It beat its nearest competitors by almost 23 per cent in drawbar performance and lowered the combined fluid consumption figure for field work to only 247g / kWh.

This translates into six per cent higher pulling capacity and a reduction in fuel consumption of up to two per cent compared to the previous top of the range 8370R model, enabling wider implements to be used to increase productivity and maximise total

fluid efficiency.‘ A lot of manufacturers are turning their attention to tackling the ever increasing blackgrass problem; Tillage-Live gives farmers the chance to see machinery in action that may provide a solution whether it be a traditional route or a slightly different concept altogether,’ explained organiser Kayleigh Holden of the AEA( Agricultural Engineers Association).

Along with the working and static displays there will also be a Knowledge Trail giving further insight into key factors affecting cultivation and soil structure with

NRoSO and BASIS points being available.

Tillage-Live is the single biggest working cultivation event in the UK. The event is tailored to the needs of the arable farmer with a range of new and established machinery on display including ploughs, cultivators and drills.

All the latest news about the event is available on the website www. tillage-live. uk. com including listings of all the working demonstrations and details of prebooking(£ 7.50 / car, compared to £ 10 on the day). For group rates contact FarmSmart Events.