TILLAGE-LIVE CONFIRMS PLANS

Tillage-Live takes place next week on Thursday 14th September 2023 from 8am-3pm at W H Corbett, Cottage Lane, Norton-Juxta-Twycross, CV9 3QH.

Organised by the AEA on behalf of industry exhibitors, the Association says there are an "exceptional" number of exhibitors taking part this year across both the working demonstration plots, and the static exhibition area.

There is an addition to the demonstration arena this year with the introduction of an inter-row hoeing demonstration on both 50cm and 75cm row widths.

In other changes, there has been the introduction of a band of cover crops on four of the 2ha demonstration plots, in addition to the cover crop demonstration arena.

The knowledge trail focusses on soil health, cover crops, responsible fertiliser use, and correct tyre setting and use for soil protection, provided by NIAB, Agrovista, NFU Arable, Bridgestone and Kings Crops. Completing the trail also qualifies for BASIS/NRoSO points.

Simon Brown, MD of Amazone Ltd, long-term exhibitor and member chair of the Tillage-Live committee said, “No-one should miss the opportunity to visit Tillage-Live Live because, as the Government looks to farming to reduce its carbon footprint, the way we manage soils is becoming increasingly in the spotlight and the right choice of machinery can play its part in helping to improve soil health, stimulate soil biology as well as being used to combat disease and weed pressures.

"In my view, Tillage-Live offers growers that rare opportunity to see a wide spectrum of crop establishment equipment actually on a tractor and working in the field and so, having been able to get an idea of what that bit of kit might do, a visit to Tillage-Live can then lead to a demonstration at home with a view to changing establishment methods."