UK farmers and growers are to be first to benefit from an innovative weeding technology that is said to provide a cost-effective, natural alternative to time-consuming weeding for high-value crops.
Introduced at LAMMA by Bourne-based Opico, the Orso and the hydraulic folding Toro harrows made by Maschio have been designed for growers running higher-horsepower tractors and with hard, stony ground and/or heavy workloads.
Aimed at nurseries, farms and estates that need to transport people as well as materials, the new Kubota RTV1140 utility all-terrain vehicle launched at LAMMA last month builds on the performance of the company's two-seat RTV900.
Watson & Brookman has developed pesticide induction hoppers with twin container rinsing nozzles to exploit Hypro-EU's ProClean rotating multi-spray nozzle and ProClean Plus blade jet.
From handheld to tractor-mounted models, the new Amenity Pro range of sprayers from Kuhn illustrates the company's commitment to technological advancement.
Designed to be hitched behind a garden tractor, Techneat Engineering's latest Acuspray offers fast application of fertilisers and fungicides on large areas.
In a narrow format suited to tasks such as fruit picking, a single-wheel galvanised barrow is available from Growers Services of Eye, Suffolk.
Techneat Engineering's Outcast V2, which spreads pellets up to 36m, now has the option to cut the feed to sections of the boom to prevent overlapping.
A range of root-grapple attachments has been launched by Bobcat for use with the company's compact loader products.
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