Ahead of LAMMA 2025, HE-VA have announced the addition of optional Turbo Discs to their popular Top Strigle straw harrow to further intensify the movement of soil created by the tines. Also being announced is the option to request factory fitted Stocks Ag seeders and mounting kits to suit a majority of HE-VA's machinery range.

'A new addition to the already impressive Alpego Power Harrow line up, the DMAX 800 features an additional rotor, giving the power harrow a market leading full working width of 803cm.'

“Robbie’s experience and enthusiasm for the industry combined with his commercial acumen was a key factor when promoting him to the Commercial Director role." said OPICO Managing Director, James Woolway. 

"We normally run the legs down to 25cm, but the hydraulic depth adjustment means we can change this on the fly depending on conditions", comments Mr Voakes. 

Heading to the Agricot Show on the 13th November 2024, the HE-VA Grass Rejuvenator Compact has been designed with the livestock farmer in mind, perfectly suited for use on medium sized tractors. 

'As well as preventing run-off, the Sward Lifter is the Harpers' key tool for preparing land for grazing'.

“I’d been wanting to upgrade for a while, but I knew the Magnon was coming and liked the look of the new features so I held off until early this year so that I could get one,” Gary Morgan comments. 

“The strength of the tub is really impressive, and it’s much more reliable than what we were using before. The Verti-Mix holds more, chops more, and cuts really well – the blades are really good. The front conveyor gives a consistent output, and you can see the quality of the mix as the whole line is even".

“Getting to know and understand the new brands and their products has been enjoyable... I look forward to sharing my experience with new and existing dealers together with prospective customers alike”, Glenn Bootman on becoming Product Manager for Alpego and Ovlac. 

'Efforts made now may help to ensure the best possibility of [drilling their next drop] successfully, especially where grassweeds present an immediate challenge'

James Woolway, OPICO Managing Director commented, "Dean has been a great addition to the OPICO team, his knowledge of agricultural machinery is excellent and his in-depth practical knowledge and experience enables him to relate to customer’s".

'A more manoeuvrable and less complex mixer wagon... the range aims to provide a straightforward, competitively-priced specification for farmers who do not need advanced features but still want to benefit from Strautmann’s market-leading mixing quality.'

'Not only does this create a fine tilth ideal for seed germination and emergence, the buried layer of stones provides sub-surface drainage for growing crops without limiting their capacity to access moisture at depth.'

The Stone Burier will be launched at the Royal Highland Show, on stand R273A. 

'Sitting alongside time-proven HE-VA tillage implements, both [Ovlac and Alpego] are established brands in the UK, well-known by dealers and end-users alike.'

Visit our stand at Cereals Event in June, find us on stand 806 near the sprayer demonstration area. 

The researchers recorded a weeding efficacy of 90% with the FarmDroid, and 96% when the FD20 was used with the optional additional spot-spraying applicator system. 

OPICO 'now offers a comprehensive line-up to cater for all approaches to crop establishment' by adding Ovlac ploughs and Alpego power harrows, drills, rotary cultivators and flail toppers to the range. 

'Studies show that soil compaction reduces grass growth and yield - by between 10 and 20%', which "reduces grazing days, or gives a later start to cutting", according to Roger Bacon of Barenbrug. 

"First of all, decide how long you want the mix to last, then what you want to use it for", advises Adam Simper, Grass, Root and Environmental Seeds Manager at Agrii. 

"Every dairy farmer that I deal with tells me that when they include fodder beet in their feeding system, milk yields go up", says Lyndon Harris, agronomist at Agrovista. 

Discover the range of OPICO distributed machinery (OPICO, HE-VA, Sky Agriculture and FarmDroid) that we believe are eligible for grant funding following the announcement of the 2024 FETF fund. 

'With pairs of wheels running in the same tracks front and rear, the unit can effectively straddle the rows of crop, enabling it to plant seed into flat beds and return subsequently to weed between the seedlings without running any crop down'.

'Designed to be a true multi-tasker, with its combination of levelling board, heavy duty spring tines, seeder unit and the option of towing a roller, the new harrow is capable of rejuvenating grassland as well as acting as a stubble harrow and cover-crop establishment tool.'

'A new knife-bank, rotor driveline and additional pick-up options all form part of this update which is set to significantly extend the machines’ capabilities'.