Innovative kit to take centre stage at new venue in Notts

Working demonstrations and cutting-edge machinery will be very much to the fore at this year's Cereals Event – to be held at a new venue, Thoresby Estate, in Nottinghamshire, on June 13 and 14.

Hosted on a working farm, Cereals will have live demonstrations across a wide range of manufacturers and machinery types, where arable farmers can see the latest innovations, new product ranges and precision technology solutions for their systems.

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In the Syngenta Sprays and Sprayers Arena, visitors can discover how to improve efficiency, deliver accuracy and lower costs, with a full schedule of sprayer demonstrations.

The latest sprayers will be put through their paces including air-assisted, skid unit, self-propelled, trailed and mounted sprayers. Market-leading companies will present the latest innovation and application technology on offer.

Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year (FSOOTY) award nominees and winners will be announced at mid-day on the first day at the Stories Stage.

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Amazone is exhibiting its machinery development over the past 40 years, along with an open-house seminar programme starting each day at 11am. Speakers will cover the latest thinking behind crop establishment and crop care demands.

The company is demonstrating its new UX7601 long-bodied trailed sprayer with 8000-litre capacity and the latest 36m boom in the Sprays and Sprayers Arena, along with the Pantera self-propelled sprayer and UF02 mounted with a front tank.

"We are hoping for a good event. It's on our doorstep – only about 10 miles from our Doncaster base," said managing director, Simon Brown.

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The company is also active in the Drill Demo Arena, showing its Primera 3000 C direct tine drill.

In that area, Kuhn Farm Machinery will be exhibiting two Aero machines, the 32.1 and GT 60.1, alongside the 12m Optimer L12000 disc cultivator and Multi-Leader XT plough. An its Lexis 3000 trailed sprayer will also be on show in the Sprays and Sprayers Arena.

"This year we are hoping to show Cereals visitors the strength and depth Kuhn has in the arable sector. In addition to the cultivation machinery, we will also have a range of drills, a Striger 600R strip till machine, and a selection of balers," said Kuhn's product marketing specialist, Edd Fanshawe

European market leader in direct strip seeding technology with its Opti-Till system, Claydon will have the latest Evolution mounted drill and straw harrow at Cereals. It will also exhibit a 4.8m Evolution drill, 4.8m TerraBlade inter-row hoe and 6m TerraStar light rotary cultivator.

The Evolution line-up, which includes a 5m unit and 4m rigid grain/fertiliser model, incorporates new features to improve operational functionality. Seeding depth adjustment is now controlled hydraulically.

Improved access to the metering unit allows easier calibration, while front-mounted discs, operated hydraulically from the tractor seat, can be specified for seeding into high residue situations.

Meanwhile Opico is launching a new version of its HE-VA Combi-Disc. The Stealth variant of the ever-popular combination cultivator gains ultra-low disturbance legs and a choice of different points, depending on how much sub-surface action is needed.

Now available in working widths from 2.45m-5.25m in both mounted and trailed formats, the Combi-Disc employs two leading rows of soil-loosening legs, followed by two rows of serrated Sabre discs, to provide a surface chopping and mixing effect. This is all followed up with a V-profile roller to produce a corrugated, weather-proof finish.

"With the increased focus on regenerative practices, we’re seeing a need for cultivation kit that can reduce soil disturbance but still deal with compacted layers in the soil profile. This ensures decent drainage and rooting to maximise crop potential," said the company's HE-VA product manager Glenn Bootman.

Robotics

Autonomous Agri Solutions is demonstrating its Robotti machine, manufactured by Agrointelli, said managing director, Thomas Beach. "Visitors will be able to see it working with no driver. Exhibiting at Cereals gives us the opportunity to understand farmers’ challenges and requirements, which is helping us to build up our services," he told us.

Agxeed AgBots will be demoing throughout both days of the event so visitors can see what the latest technology looks like in action. The AgBot 5.115T2 is capable of hours of high-capacity work on broadacre arable land and has soil-preserving crawler tracks and adjustable track width from 1.9m-3.2m.

As well as in-row and inter-row weeding demos throughout both days, Garford, which manufactures a range of robotic mechanical weed control products, will be displaying:

• A6m tine raiser inter-row hoe

• A side shift unit

• In-row demonstration machine

• Wheel units showing different shares offered and hooded sprayer hoods and nozzles

Tractors

The new T7.300 long-wheelbase with PLM Intelligence will be part of New Holland's Cereals line-up. It has more power and best-in-class power-to-weight ratio, whilst maintaining the dimensions and manoeuvrability of other T7 models.

With the drive to a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly future, New Holland is exhibiting the UK-built and first of its kind T6.180 Methane tractor, winner of the 2022 Sustainable Tractor of the Year Award.

Powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) it allows users to make use of biomethane stations. Alternatively, refilling can be performed directly from the gas grid network with an installed compressor.

CNH Industrial strategic partner, Bennamann, will also be joining NH at Cereals. It has expertise in solutions to capture, repurpose and store fugitive methane emissions from slurry lagoons for energy use.

Fendt is showcasing its new 700 Vario Gen 7 tractor, which was launched earlier this year. This will be accompanied by models either side of the horsepower range, with the latest Gen 3 500 series and Gen 7 900 series also featuring on the stand, pointed out Richard Miller, product manager at Fendt.

"This will be an excellent opportunity for customers old and new to see the latest tractors. The Fendt stand will also include the latest Rogator 600 MY23 self-propelled sprayer, the Ideal combine, and the innovative Cargo T740 with its elevating cab."

Off-road

The Isuzu Offroad Driving Experience offers visitors the chance to get behind the wheel of a new machine on an off-road course.

With a qualified instructor in the passenger seat, drivers will get to experience the vehicle at different speeds and in a variety of conditions, as well as testing various features including the hill descent control. There will also be a towing area, so visitors can put the Isuzu D-Max to the test.

To take part in the Isuzu Driving Course, visitors simply need to present a valid driving licence on the day.

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