The Striger system cuts fuel use, reduces soil disturbance, maintains structure and creates a tilth, all of which support more efficient crop establishment.
“With tight margins across arable farming, the chance to cut costs with strip-till should interest many growers,” says Edd Fanshawe, Kuhn’s arable specialist.
“In two trials across the south and east of the UK during 2024, the Striger was evaluated against a two-pass min-till system and a traditional plough and press cultivation, to assess fuel and cost input along with end yield,” he explains.
The results showed the Striger used far less fuel while delivering similar yields:
Striger: 8.6l/ha (£6.45/ha) Min-till: 17.7l/ha (£13.28/ha)
Plough and press: 28.1l/ha (£21.08/ha)
“This shows that significant savings in fuel and reduced number of passes are possible with the Striger, while preserving the soil structure through targeted cultivations,” adds Edd.
Kuhn will also showcase its mechanical weeders at the event, including:
Tineliner, designed for young cereal crops
Rowliner, with Rowlink camera-guided inter-row weeding for maize and beet
“Our mechanical weeding machines can significantly cut herbicide costs in traditional cereal crops during the early growth stages,” says Edd.
“By regularly passing through crops, with varying tine aggressiveness, growers can disturb young weeds to prevent them outcompeting cereals and increase crop tillering. FETF grant funding can provide up to 50% of the machine’s total cost, to a maximum grant value of £25,000, to significantly help growers justify investment and improve productivity.”
