Slurry Management
Slurry Management Abbey Machinery’s LESS Applicators
Abbey Machinery’s LESS Applicators Qualify for Farming Equipment & Technology Fund Abbey Machinery have an upgraded range of low emission slurry spreading applicators which qualify for the recent Farming Equipment & Technology grant. Abbey low emission slurry spreading applicators include the following models in a variety of sizes to meet the spec of the customer. The range includes the DM Chassis Mounted Band Spreader, Trailing Shoe, Shallow Disc Injector and Cereal applicator models. Applicators range from 7.7 metres to 12 metre models. The mounted stand-alone low emissions slurry spreading efficiently and sustainably deliver slurry to the ground complementing the Abbey tanker range.
The benefits of these machines are the method they deliver the slurry onto the soil to harness value, reduce rotation period, reduce carbon emissions, minimise crop contamination and reduce smell. Abbey Machinery LESS Applicators are key to efficiently meeting emissions reduction regulations while saving money through the precise application of valuable, nutrient dense slurry. Abbey Machinery applicators can result in up to 60% reduction in N loss while maintaining the optimal delivery of N, P & K to the leafy growing sward. Abbey applicators can also help reduce purchased fertilizer costs and reduce gaseous emissions to the atmosphere.
Bunning increase functionality with new screen
Muck spreader operators keen to access the latest technology including variable rate application and coverage maps have the option of a new in-cab touchscreen on Bunning’s Lowlander MK4 HBD range. The 12.1in Topcon XD+ uses the well-known Horizon software and is aimed at farmers running tractors that aren’t unlocked for variable rate application. Similarly, farms that frequently change their tractors and want to avoid costly technology options could also benefit. “The new XD+ screen lets operators view live coverage maps when in work and offers the option of uploading maps into the screen,” says Ben Johnson, Bunning’s UK and Ireland sales manager.
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“The transferrable screen allows the technology to be used in other tractors and helps keep investment at a manageable level, while the screen can be used to connect with other Isobus implements,” says Mr Johnson. Optional items include remote service support via Wi-Fi, along with ‘Machine Link’, which allows a pair of XD+ equipped muck spreaders working in the same field to record their coverage on both in-cab displays. The upshot here is that the separate screens will document live coverage maps from both spreaders, which will help operators avoid overdosing and prevent each machine generating a partially completed map of the same field at the end of the job.
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