NEWS
TIP OF THE MONTH
No fiery surprises
Found in many workshops, anvils are regularly associated with heat and hot metal. Usually anvils are mounted on a wooden block, but this owner was worried the dried timber could lead solution. A to a fire so they looked for a less flammable 200-litre oil drum was given a thorough clean before being cut down to 450mm in height. A rubber edge protector was fitted to the lip of the drum which was then packed with sand. The overall height, complete with anvil is 800mm.
Spaldings distributing Tillso
The Tillso Sabre tine system is to be distributed in the UK and Ireland by Spaldings. The soil loosening tines consist of a common point and shin with a choice of four soil-lifting wings; Ultralite, Mono, Lite and Max. The Sabre tine can be retro-fitted to several makes of subsoil as well as cultivators that have soil loosening legs.
Potato Europe 2021
Wageningen Plant Research in Lelystad, The Netherlands will be the venue for Potato Europe 2021. The event will take place on September 1st and 2nd and is located 60km from Amsterdam.
Controlled Row Farming project
Amazone has teamed up with German arable farm advisory service Agravis and mechanical hoe maker Schmotzer to start a longterm controlled row farming project. The aim of the six-year trial on the 10ha site is to look at biodiversity and how companion cropping could work in commercial farming. Hopefully we will
