THE BUSINESS OF spreading

Recently, I was invited to a dealer Training Day in Waikato for a first-hand look at the latest range of spreaders from Danish manufacturer Bogballe.

Hosted by Origin Ag, the New Zealand distributor of Bogballe (Bogballe spreaders are distributed in Australia by Techgrow), an added bonus was the opportunity to meet and chat with Nils Laursen, managing director of Bogballe, who was enjoying his recent visit to New Zealand from Denmark.

Having him on hand to run through the features of the spreaders designed and built in his family-owned factory was a unique opportunity to discuss details with someone who knows every inch of these machines, as well as the whys and hows behind every design feature.

BACKGROUND

While I have always associated Bogballe with fertiliser spreaders, following Nils’ visit I also learned that Bogballe is actually a town in southern Denmark. As the name suggests, this is where the company was founded, building its first small single disc fertiliser spreaders back in 1934.

While the range has expanded significantly since then, along with the