FW Inventions Competition 2021: Workshop-built arable implements
FW Inventions Competition 2021: Workshop-built arable implements See below for the best of the entries into this year’s Farm Inventions Competition. James Davies’ fertiliser bar Keen to get some late nitrogen onto his maize crops to boost cob growth, Shropshire grower James Davies built a custom applicator to place nutrients at the base of the plant. A conventional spreader would likely cause serious scorching to the plants, so he came up with a system to gently place fertiliser near the roots. The starting point was an old Stanhay beet drill, which was stripped down, leaving just the hyd...
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