Machinery Award-winning harvest technology at Cereals
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ohn Deere’s flagship X9 combine harvester will be on show for visitors to see at this month’s Cereals event – alongside a range of other new products. The X9 1100 combine – which harvest 100 tonnes of wheat per hour with less than 1% grain loss – will be featured on the company’s stand (525) on 30 June and 1 July at Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire. John Deere says the X9 represents the next level of harvesting performance to help larger farmers achieve more tonnes per hour and more hectares per day, specifically in tough, high yielding, wet conditions. In the lead up to this year’s show, the new X9 Series combines were recognised in the Robotics category of the 2021 CES Innovation Awards. This was the second straight year John Deere has received such an award, after the 8RX tractor in 2020. The award recognises outstanding product design and engineering in technology products. The X9 Series combine also received a 2021 AE50
Award for innovations that improve production agriculture. Other machines making their Cereals debut include the 7R 350 and 8RX four-track tractors. The R740i trailed sprayer and Mazzotti MAF 4080 selfpropelled sprayer with 36m boom can be seen in the Sprays & Sprayers demonstration arena. The new top of the range 7R 350 tractor develops up to 388hp. The 8RX has proved to be popular with UK farmers and contractors, who have recognised and experienced its suc-
The X9 combine can harvest 100 tonnes of wheat per hour
cessful combination of soil preservation with greater productivity. Built in a compact frame for easy manoeuvrability, the 8RX Series was developed with the aim of maximising soil protection without compromising tractor performance. Precision and intelligent technology are incorporated in the mid-range R740i trailed sprayer. This 4000-litre capacity machine offers boom widths from 18 to 30m, with a new system to reduce filling times, improve spray application and increase accuracy.
Overseeder requires less power – saving fuel
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xhibitors at the 2021 Groundswell event will include JC Machinery, which will showcase the Vredo range of overseeders. The event takes place on 23-24 June at Lannock Manor Farm, Hertfordshire. The Vredo Agri Twin and Air Series are both renowned for their innovative grassland overseeding, but the addition of the award winning Crop Drill System (CDS) has made it a market first. Now equipped with the CDS, the machines are able to sow arable crops directly on corn stubble without any tillage at a 15cm row distance, whilst keeping the wellknown grass land overseeding features and 96% germination rate. Because of this, it is the only machine capable of overseeding on grass and arable land, and since the system works through slitting instead
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of cultivating, less machine power is needed, saving on fuel costs. The base of the machine remains a pair of slicing disks with an inter-row distance of 7.5cm. But, to sow arable crops deeper, every second pair of discs can be pulled higher using hydraulics, creating a sowing distance of 15cm.
Healthier crops Soil is not disturbed, maintains its strength and keeps the organic matter in the top layer, giving healthier crops using less chemicals and fertilisers. The seed distributors can quickly be diverted from ten to five exits to work with the pulled-up elements of the Seeder. This works with Vredo’s own pneumatic seed hopper, which can distribute very fine seed – or very large seed – evenly. The working width of the models ranges from 2.5m to 5.8m, ensuring there is a suitable model for every sit-
uation. The multi-functional machine can operate all year round, doesn’t disturb the soil and creates healthier crops while giving more machine hours per unit. Having the ability to carry out professional grassland and arable land management with one unit makes the new Vredo Agri Air and Agri Twin Series among the most efficient on the market, claims the company.
Slicing disks on the machine have an inter-row distance of 7.5cm
