| Tillage
Get the most out of Tillage-Live 2017 by visiting the
Knowledge Trail
Tillage-Live which takes place on
Wednesday 14th September at
Wickenby Aerodrome, Langworth,
Lincoln LN3 5AX and it’s not all about
cultivation and demonstrations.
s well as the dedicated
demonstration area and
individual trial plots there will
also be the popular Knowledge
Trail where visitors can earn 2
NRoSO and up to 7 BASIS
points on completion of all of the stations.
“The Knowledge Trail will again provide
visitors with access to valuable, in-depth advice
from industry experts on a whole variety of
topics from selecting the correct tyre pressure
to improving tillage practices and the
practicalities of precision farming. As the largest
cultivation demonstration in the UK, Tillage-Live
gives progressive growers the opportunity to
view the latest and most innovative cultivation
and seedbed preparation equipment and drills
at work on large scale plots,“ said organiser
Kayleigh Holden of the Agricultural Engineers
Association (AEA).
Trelleborg will be practically demonstrating
how correct tyre selection, setting and use can
protect soils whilst improving work rates and
minimizing fuel use. The company’s VIP system
launched at SIMA this year not only measures
and or changes tyre pressure it is also capable
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of determining and adopting the right pressure
at the right time without any manual
intervention.
David Whattoff from SOYL will be on hand to
discuss the benefits of EC scanning for
improving tillage practices and creating seed
rate plans. SOYLscan is an electrical
conductivity survey that takes hundreds of soil
readings per hectare to identify where variation
exists in a field. This map can be used to target
cultivations, seed rates, soil sampling regimes
and many other precision activities.
New Holland will be demonstrating how to
measure and input implement measurements in
to your IntelliSteer system correctly to ensure
maximum efficiency for cultivators and correct
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seed placement for drills.
Phillip Wright of Wright Resolutions will be
showing the differences that tyre pressures can
make for the crop in the seedbed and to depth.
This station shows the combined benefits to the
soil, the crop and the business as a whole.
Sprayer Spares Limited, the local NSTS test
centre, will be on hand to offer and advice to
ensure that your sprayer or slug pelleter pass
their annual tests.
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 pre-booking
(£7.50/car, compared to £10 on the day). For
group rates contact FarmSmart Events.
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