There is a broad range of straw bedding equipment on the European market — from loader-mounted to trailed, and even self-propelled variants, with the way they shred and fire out the straw equally diverse.
Then there are the likes of the two machines operated by Austrian farmer, Martin Heusl, from Kainzlgut in the north of the country; the units piqued our interest as they are not something you’re likely to see on a British or Irish farm. And this is not because they are bristling with electric tech. Far from it. They are, in fact, minimum-frill designs, and neither of them relies on a tractor.
Six versions to choose from
For a long time Martin Heusl searched for a practical solution for bedding his loose stall barn, which was built
