Farm Wheels – Northern Farming Lifestyles October 2011
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with a harrow, seed box and even a trailing roller for all types of farms, paddocks, vineyards and even sports grounds!
Compaction is a major issue in pasture management — caused by the weight of stock and machinery bearing down on the soil, it can lead to the development of a ‘hardpan’ layer stopping the natural flow of nutrients, air and water and ultimately undermining your soil’s ability to support growth.
The team at Compass Equipment, are also prepared to show you just how much the Groundhog can revolutionise your pasture management this Spring.
Needless to say, this impacts heavily on your bottom line, and Above: Compass Engineering’s Groundhog with modern agribusiness practise meaning that farming is ever more hard work and will last ten times longer intensive, the industry was in dire need of than conventional welded tines. a simple solution to this problem. The motion of the Groundhog, towed Enter the Groundhog — a local Kiwi behind a tractor, creates shatter lines innovation built tough in Dargaville deep into the soil up to three times deeper and supplied exclusively by Compass than the tines themselves, preserving the Equipment. structure of the soil and opening up the While this innovative piece of machinery soil to receive vital air and nutrients. is able to tackle the compaction issue head This top down approach also works on, there are numerous other benefits to be had as well from the aeration and deep against hardpan re-forming and promotes soil shattering properties of its smart tine healthier pastures through better nutrient movement, and can add value system. to any fertilising work and spreading While standard ‘ripper’ type aerators undertaken. work from the bottom up, the Groundhog works from the top down, with a series of The range of models available at angled rotating tines which are built for Compass includes attachments to work
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Give them a call and they will bring their dedicated demonstration model to your place for a comprehensive demonstration and test free of charge.
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