Many livestock farmers will be planning to carry out much needed reseeding and rejuvenation this coming spring following another difficult year for grassland.

Investing in reseeding generates significant returns, with reseeded grassland producing higher yields and quality compared to tired pastures. Selecting the right mix is the first step in the planning, and making the decision on whether you want to both cut and graze will factor heavily on that choice. But your choice of machinery will also play a heavy part on the outcome.

The HE-VA 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, 2 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.

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 130ltr hopper positioned at the centre of the roller provide optimum weight distribution.

“The HE-VA Compact Grass Rejuvenator has been designed with the livestock farmer in mind, and is perfectly designed to over-seed tired grassland or establish new leys using medium sized tractors”, Glenn Bootman, HE-VA Product Manager.

The HE-VA Compact Rejuvenator will be available to view on the OPICO stand (No. 178) at AgriScot on 13^th November 2024 at the Royal Highland Showground.