Latest updates to precision seed drill

Machinery specialist for professional arable farming, Lemken continues to improve details of its proven precision seed drill. The latest updates to the Azurit 10 are now available, offering several benefits compared to its predecessor model.

Apart from the proven six and eight-row variants with row spacings of 70–80cm, the new Azurit also comes with six or 12 rows with a 50cm row spacing. A furrow former has been added to the seeding coulters to improve the quality of seed placement. The drill pipe has been updated and now comes with an inlet that can be replaced once worn.

From the coming season, the range of applications of the Azurit 10 comprises not only the previous crops, but also soybeans and sunflowers. Another new feature is automatic seed singling for maize with a system that monitors and adjusts the quality of seed singling. This system can be retrofitted to older machines. A new fertiliser monitoring system in the Azurit 10 automatically alerts the operator if individual fertiliser coulters become blocked.

With the MicroHub 5, a spreader unit which allows microgranule to be applied in the direct vicinity of seeds, Lemken also offers yet another advantage for the Azurit 10. Microgranules contain water-soluble nutrients, which are rapidly available to plants and therefore generally produce excellent juvenile crop development. This is particularly important in cold, dry spring seasons. The initial nutrient needs of crops can be easily covered by relatively small amounts of microgranules.

Lemken says it deliberately shines a spotlight on fertiliser efficiency with the MicroHub 5, as this topic is gaining increased relevance in public discussions. “We offer this option for our Azurit with up to eight rows,” says Lemken’s head of design for precision seed drill technology, Bernd Valtwies. “This unit is not only available for new machines. Depending on the year of manufacture of previous Azurit 9 machines, matching retrofit kits will be available. The system is controlled via the Azurit on-board terminal. The MicroHub holds 200 litres of fertiliser, which can currently be applied at rates ranging from 1–40kg per hectare. The metering unit is operated electrically, and granules are pneumatically delivered to the seed furrow. This is the ultimate in precision,” points out Mr Valtwies.

Visit the Lemken website for more information.

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