As farmers plan to carry out much needed reseeding and rejuvenation this coming spring following another difficult year for grassland, the choice of machinery is a key consideration, according to Danish farm machinery company, HeVa.
Its Compact Grass Rejuvenator enables reseeding or overseeding into cultivated land or direct into existing pastures. In addition to the reseeding process, it is also a multifunctional tool. Levelling and freshening up of cultivated ground, aerating and dethatching of existing grassland thus improving nutrient uptake. With fewer passes required than conventional establishment methods, savings on time and fuel costs soon become apparent.
A 2.9m grassland improvement tool which consists of an aggressive shattaboard with slicing plates, two rows of heavy-duty harrow tines, Stocks AG Rotor Jet 130 seeder and a 450/500mm Star Ring Roller, the Compact Grass Rejuvenator is the ideal tool for the job, according to the company.
Based on the larger Grass Rejuvenator but 400mm shorter, the compact offers all the benefits of the larger model, simply in a more compact design, requiring tractors of 80-120hp.
The aggressive slicerboard is ideal for levelling poached areas, molehills and manure and two rows of spring tines rip out dead grass, thatch and stimulate grass growth. The Star rings, roll and consolidate and the Stocks Ag Rotor Jet seeder with a 130L hopper positioned at the centre of the roller provide optimum weight distribution.
