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Till-Seeding finds favour on Bedfordshire Farm - Farmers Guide, July 2007
First-class germination and root structure, coupled with a dramatic reduction in establishment costs, have been achieved on a Bedfordshire farm after the introduction of a new, one-pass Combination Till-Seeding system for oilseed rape.
Wepon of choice - Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer, July 2007
Yorkshire farmer Tim Hey has found a multitude of uses for a He-Va Disc Roller and Combi-Lift combination.
With 675ha of arable land, including substantial acreages of potatoes, carrots and parsnips at Fir Tree Farm near Selby, Tim Hey is a busy man.
Low-cost oilseed rape option works for cereals - Scottish Farmer, 23 June 2007
Growers impressed with OPICO’s Till-Seeding approach to low cost establishment of oilseed rape can apply similar principles to cereal crops using the new Sabre Seeder.
Agronomy at the heart of new drill system - Agronomist, Summer 2007
A new crop establishment system has been developed with advice from an agronomist and extensive trialling on a number of farms.
Machinery specialist OPICO launched it’s Till-Seeding concept two years ago and it now consists of three systems for drilling oilseed rape and one for cereals.
One piece of kit , twice the work - Farmers Weely, 1 June 2007
Simple cereal seeding. That is the idea behind a newcomer to the drilling scene. Peter Hill for the Farmers Weekly reports on OPICO’s Sabre Seeder.
Is it a cultivator that drills or a drill that cultivates? Either way, the Sabre Seeder from OPICO’s HE-VA stable is designed to be effective in both roles.
Now you can Till-Seed cereals too! - Farmers Guide, June 2007.
OPICO has now extended its Till-Seeding concept to cereals as well as oilseed rape, and while the system will be on general display to the public for the first time at Cereals 2007, delegates at the company 's Till-Seeding conference, held at Peterborough in early May, got a first look at the technology and an in-depth explanation of how it works.
