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There were lots of clever inventions to make livestock jobs easier entered into our Inventions Competition. Here's a round-up of some of the highlights.
Inventions Comp 2021: Mowers, rolls and harrows for grassland
Andrew Carbis’ roller seeder
A modification to his set of 6.3m He-Va Cambridge rolls means Cornish dairy and beef farmer Andrew Carbis can now sow grass and roll in one pass.
The roller-seeder also opens up the option of min-tilling stubbles without dragging trash across the field – a problem he was finding with his Accord DL seeders – and means he can evenly distribute grass without leaving rows and bout marks.
Mr Carbis says his version of the concept was put together for £2,720, including the cost of the air seeder – significantly cheaper than the £9,000 that Opico wanted for the kit.