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	OSR - Video now uploaded of conference held by OPICO about oilseed rape - May 2011 OPICO held a Till-Seeding technical briefing on Tuesday 12th April at Toft House Hotel, Bourne, Lincs. They covered the developments in the technique itself and launched a new consolidation system which enhances germination in adverse conditions. The full slideshow video is now uploaded to the Till Seeding website.
	Show News - Grassland and muck preview - May 2011 Managing grassland under environmental stewardship agreements can be a challenge. Jonne Pugh finds out how rorkink with Natural England and using the right machinery has turned things around...
	OSR - Conference held by OPICO took an in depth look at oilseed rape - May 2011 Over the years, the methods of establishing oilseed rape have been more varied than for most other crops. But there is now a technique being used which is gradually being adopted by an ever larger number of growers...
	Slitters & Roller - Working demonstations of new grass roller and two new slitters - May 2011 OPICO wil hold the first working demonstrations of three new pieces of grassland maintenance equipment at Grassland and Muck 2011, the HE-VA grass roller, a front-mounted and a hydraulic folding slitter...
	Grass Harrow - Farmers help us to help you - April 2011 The farming industry is struggling to find enough new entrants, but there's more it could be doing to help itself, argues Hampshire policeman and would-be arable farm worker...
	OSR - Strip drilling kit lifts OSR yields - April 2011 Using a subsoiler and seeder unit to establish oilseed rape is a system increasingly used by growers...
	Variocast - Mike overseeds up to 160ha of pasture land each year for his customers - April 2011 Contractor, Mike Simpson reckons to overseed up to 160ha (400 acres) of pasture land each year for customers and says that, with only one or two exceptions, the operation is normally successful...
	Grass Land - Beating the competition to kick-start yields - April 2011 Rejuvenating tired, low-performing pastures by topping them up with fresh, productive grass species is a key way to boost yield, BUT you have to do it right...


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FEBRUARY 2011	New operations manager appointed for machinery supplier
JUNE 2009	John Hulland - OPICO's new demonstrator and technical support

OPICO News
OPICO SHOWS
FEBRUARY 2009	Machinery demos will show farmers how to boost grassland productivity
JANUARY 2007	Farm Machinery Show - Punchestown

OPICO TILL-SEEDING
MARCH 2011	Feed, seed and cultivate in one pass
OCTOBER 2010	OSR yields increased by 4.1% when fertiliser applied in bands at seeding
AUGUST 2010	Cost-cutting and money-making establishment options for OSR crops
JULY 2010	Fewer Passes And Lower Seed Rates
FEBRUARY 2010	A Cost-Effective Link
JULY 2009	Till-seeding and Till-feeding
JULY 2009	Better Yields thorugh Till-Seeding

OPICO VARIOCAST SEEDER
MARCH 2011	Feed, seed and cultivate in one pass
JULY 2010	Fewer Passes And Lower Seed Rates
FEBRUARY 2010	A Cost-Effective Link
JULY 2009	Green manure and min-till used to boost soil fertility
ARCH 2006	Accoustic & Visual Alarm for the Variocast seeders

OPICO FRONT LINKAGES
APRIL 2010	Kubota M128 Front Linkage & PTO
MARCH 2010	Kubota M5740 Front Linkage & PTO
APRIL 2009	New Front Linkage From OPICO For MF 6497 and 6499 Series Tractors
OCTOBER 2006	NEW Front Linkage for Massey Ferguson Tractors
FEBRUARY 2006	New HE-VA Front Linkages for Claas Tractors

OPICO BATCH DRYER
JANUARY 2011	New recirculating batch grain dryer on display at Lamma
OCTOBER 2010	Mobile batch dryer keeping pace with wet crops and drying grain
OCTOBER 2010	New OPICO 3810QF Dryer
JANUARY 2010	Launch of new 29 ton mobile batch dryer
JULY 2009	Calor - Weather predictions highlight need for effective crop drying facilities

OPICO VARI-DISC
JULY 2009	Green manure and min-till used to boost soil fertility
JULY 2007	One pass system to deal with salad crop residues

OPICO AIR 8 AND AIR 16 PNEUMATIC SEEDERS
JULY 2009	Don Valley seeding service uses OPICO seeder

OPICO GRASS HARROW
JANUARY 2007	Grass Harrow Saves on Cost of Reseeding

OPICO NITRO-JET
MARCH 2011	Feed, seed and cultivate in one pass
OCTOBER 2010	OSR yields increased by 4.1% when fertiliser applied in bands at seeding
AUGUST 2010	Cost-cutting and money-making establishment options for OSR crops
SEPT 2009	Banded fertiliser from Lincolnshire contractor

OPICO SWARD SLITTER
MARCH 2011	Improve early spring grass growth with aeration
MARCH 2011	Hydraulic folding sward slitter
JANUARY 2011	offers front-mounted slitter
MAY 2010	Edward Dean - All round action for beef farm’s grass improvement

OPICO SWARD LIFTER
MARCh 2011	Benefits from sward lifting
OCTOBER 2010	Ground cracks from drought no substitute for subsoiling in grassland
SEPTEMBER 2010	Boosting Production From Grass
MAY 2010	Edward Dean - All round action for beef farm’s grass improvement
AUTUMN 2008	Catchment Senitive Farming
APRIL 2007	subsoiler design aims to raise grass yields
APRIL 2007	Boost Grassland Yields

HE-VA News
HE-VA GRASS ROLLS
JANUARY 2009	New multifunctional Grass Roller performs vital operation

HE-VA SUBSOILER
FEBRUARY 2011	Subsoil to prevent stunted maize growth
JULY 2010	Fewer Passes And Lower Seed Rates

HE-VA TRIPLE TILLER
JANUARY 2011	Get down deep with Triple Tiller

HE-VA DISC ROLLER
MAY 2009	New hydraulic reset for Subsoiler, and one pass cultivation with Disc Roller

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