Experimental machine built for deep placement of fertiliser

Sharon O'Keeffe
November 18 2019 - 12:00pm
DIG DEEP: The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries' experimental deep placement machine, nicknamed the 'Orange Beast'. Photo: DAF
DIG DEEP: The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries' experimental deep placement machine, nicknamed the 'Orange Beast'. Photo: DAF

Need is the mother of invention, so when a Queensland based soils researcher couldn't find the machine he needed to test his research he partnered with a local fabricator to build it.

Sharon O'Keeffe

Sharon O'Keeffe

National Agriculture Writer - Farm Machinery and Technology

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