GROWERS interested in leading innovations delivering improved performance, efficiencies and savings for cropping operations should put a big circle around the McIntosh Distribution stand.
The national distributor will be displaying Miller’s Spray-Air nozzle system and Morris’ Input Control Technology (ICT) available with its 9 Series air carts, while growers also will be able to find out about the new Integrated Harrington Seed Destructor (iHSD), which is distributed nationally through McIntosh and Son branches.
Available on Miller’s popular Nitro, front-mounted self-propelled sprayers, Spray-Air allows for more targeted chemical application through air-assist and air-atomisation technology, forming one powerful spray nozzle system.
Farmers have fingertip control of the droplet size and speed of the air delivery for any spraying application.
Demonstrations comparing Spray-Air with conventional systems have shown improved performance in all instances, regardless of the application challenge, according to a company spokesman.
Similar to section control on sprayers, Morris’ ICT available with its 9 Series air carts, including its granular and liquid systems, saves fertiliser and seed for growers by eliminating overlap.
Via GPS and the Topcon X30 controller, the Morris gear drive system for the metering wheels can be quickly engaged or disengaged, allowing instantaneous shut-off.
The Integrated Harrington Seed Destructor (iHSD) comprises two hydraulically-driven cage mills that are mounted within the rear of harvesters, just below the sieves.
The Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative has determined the mills can destroy 93-99 per cent of weed seeds that enter them. The technology enables one-pass weed control; reduction in herbicide resistant weeds; and reduced burning.
The tow-behind Harrington Seed Destructor (HSD) has been one of the greatest innovations in harvest weed seed control and with the support of GRDC funding, the agricultural engineering group at the University of South Australia made it possible to integrate the technology into harvesters, the spokesman said.
SA company de Bruin Engineering is the exclusive licensee to develop and commercialise the in-header seed destructor technology. A limited commercial release of iHSD has largely been allocated for selected Case and New Holland combine harvester models this year.
- Visit Block O, Sites 629-631 or mcintoshdistribution.com.au or millersprayers.com.au