1 pass topping & ploughing | Valtra T214 & Lemken Juwel 8 OF Pro | PPO Lelystad

It is always a very satisfying sight to see a green field full of cover crops being turned over into neatly laid down brown furrows. Whether you agree on the merits of ploughing or not, it does give you a feeling that the farming year has ended but a new one is upon us.

We join up with PPO Lelystad, one late November day, when they were doing just this job. Their black Valtra T214 is hooked up to a Maschio flail mower on the front and Lemken Juwel 8 OF Pro six furrow plough on the back. The latter being new on the farm this year. Via the CCI terminal all plough functions can be electronically adjusted through Isobus. This is what the Pro suffix stands for. Rather than using bolts for adjustment all controls are under the fingertips of the driver.

Autumn 2018 has been a challenging one for Dutch farmers with low yields due to a spectacular dry season. Even now it is still very dry. This field grew winter wheat in 2018, after which a cover of oil seed radish was drilled to increase SOM and prevent Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) to spread. Next year this field will probably grow a crop of sugar beet.

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