The first job of any crop is the establishment, and the standard set at this stage carries through to harvest. Our establishment fleet covers deep and shallow cultivations, precision drilling, and broadcasting, all RTK-guided, all run by experienced operators.
Establishment is the first step and can have a major impact on yield potential. A good cultivation pass, the right drill setup, accurate placement, and the soil conditions to match: get any of those wrong and the rest of the season can be spent compensating. We have built the fleet around getting establishment right.
Below are the three categories we cover (cultivations, drilling, and broadcasting), with the specific equipment we run on each. Specifications are listed in detail because the audience here is professional; if you would rather skip to the relevant section, the links below jump straight to it.
Cultivation choices come down to soil type and condition, weather conditions, copping rotation, following machinery and environmental consideration. We run equipment across the three main options so the right tool is on the job to match your needs.
The Sumo Trio combines a leg, disc and packer making it a combination cultivator and the UK's market-leading one at that. The Trio works the entire soil profile in one pass making it efficient on capital and on time. Perfect for our Weaving Sabre 4800M to follow drilling winter and spring cereals.
A trailed unit with speed being key to quality of the job. Our Weaving ShortDisc has many uses in our systems; chitting, incorporating organic manure, mixing or levelling. High work rates, a low horsepower requirement and no legs mean a lot of land can be covered for the money it costs.
Designed to loosen without inverting, the Topsoiler is the right answer where the desire is to work the root zone with minimal impact on the surface. Increasingly the right starting point on many of the fields we work. Fantastic for establishing Oilseed Rape and for our Weaving GD4801T to follow drilling winter and spring cereals.
The right drill for the job depends on what is going in, what came out, and what condition the field is in. We run three drills covering most of what an Essex arable rotation calls for, with RTK guidance on every pass so the rows are predictable from drilling through to harvest.
The Sabre Tine works well in a range of conditions and is the all-rounder of our drilling fleet. We find this best for conventional and minimum tillage but it is capable of direct and low disturbance systems too. Hopper and wheel placement aswell as side-to-side wing pivots help to make seed depth and placement so consistent resulting in a very even emergence.
The Weaving GD is a trailed disc drill best suited to direct and low disturbance but can also work in more traditional establishment systems. We use it mainly for direct (including into cover crops) and behind our Weaving Topsoiler (low disturbance) and have fantastic results whether it be drilling cereals, cover crops or grass. This one has a second hopper allowing us to apply slug pellets or a companion crop in the same pass as the main drilling.
The Topsoiler doubles as a low-disturbance drill for small seeds, which is a useful combination on fields running min-till or regenerative regimes. Particularly suited to oilseed rape and stewardship mixes.
Broadcasting suits jobs where drilling depth and row spacing are not the priority: cover crop establishment over a wide area, grass reseeding, environmental and stewardship mixes, and small-seed broadcast where the soil contact will be made by a subsequent operation or rainfall.
UTV-towed rather than tractor-mounted, which keeps the working weight low and means we can broadcast across wet or sensitive ground without the same impact. At 12m, area can soon be covered, which makes the operation cost-effective over larger areas. This is a lower cost method in comparison to all of our drills which suits some of our customers wanting to reseed grass or establish an environmental mix.
RTK (Real-Time Kinematic) is a highly accurate satellite positioning signal that is fundamental for keeping operations as accurate as can be for our customers and ourselves. We use RTK for nearly all our establishment operations (except for ploughing), all our application operations and for harvesting our combinable crops. Input prices continue to inflate whilst output will always remain as important as it ever has been. Whether it is planting a seed, applying nutrition or harvesting a crop, precision is fundamental to efficient use of products, time and money and RTK gives us the best chance to deliver accuracies within a few centimetres! RTK is our standard, not an upgrade.
Get in touch with the field, the crop, the rough timing and any specifics. We will tell you what fits our schedule and how we would approach the job.
We arrive with the right kit, the operator, and the RTK setup ready to go. You get a clear sense of progress and a heads-up on anything we find worth knowing about.
Invoice with the hectares worked and the equipment used. Repeat customers tend to set up annual or seasonal arrangements; happy to talk about that when it makes sense.
Tell us what needs doing, when it needs doing, and where. We will tell you whether we can fit it in and how we would approach it.
Photos of the field, voice notes, quick scheduling questions. Often the fastest way in.
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0330 1335288Longer enquiries, multiple fields, attached plans.
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