As of today, McArthur Agriculture have announced JK Machinery's JCM VibroMAX Grader as a key component of its equipment line-up which is aimed at supporting farmers adopting regenerative and agroecological farming practices including intercropping.
McArthur already offer JK Machinery's range of vibrating sieve cleaners and graders to meet the needs of farmers and operators who are looking to process crops at capacities which range from two to 100tph. Vibration technology works by moving grain across vibrating sieves and separates it based on physical dimensions before it enters an aspirator where it is separated by weight and aerodynamic properties.
Farmers have already begun to express interest in the VibroMAX Grader who are beginning to introduce intercropping into rotations. Crops grown together deliver numerous benefits include improved pest and disease resistance, greater water and nutrient utilisation and improved weed suppression.
A larger model of the JCM VibroMAX was on display at Groundswell this year. It is equipped with three sieves which clean and separate crops to a high standard at up to 40 tph. Crops are aspirated individually to ensure best results.
"Groundswell was the perfect platform from which to introduce the JCM VibroMAX Grader to British and Irish farmers," explains John McArthur managing director of McArthur Agriculture. "Attendees understand the importance of looking at changing farming practices to work alongside the environment, improve soil health and create value added products."
"The separation of these mixed crops has typically been achieved on old cleaning equipment or second-hand systems pressed into service to support on farm trials," he adds. "As trials are scaled up, greater investment is often required in the post-harvest processing and separation. The VibroMAX Grader fits the bill for those farmers who now need higher capacity solutions that provide the best cleaning and grading results."
With the VibroMAX and VibroCompact cleaning and grading can be controlled through the changing of the sieves and adjustment of process variables including machine angle and vibration frequency.
"When processing crops the variability that exists within a field and even the ear quickly becomes evident," explains Mr McArthur. "To give farmers the opportunity to assess the performance of the VibroMAX and the VibroCompact enabling them to select the most suitable specification, we have built a demonstration lab at our Scunthorpe depot. The lab will play a key role in helping farmers to achieve the best possible post-harvest processing results by maximising the value of their crops."
One farmer, James Hopkinson, is already practicing regenerative farming and will be harvesting his first pea barley and spring wheat linseed intercrops this year.
"We had already invested in a JCC VibroCompact 08 to clean milling oats and linseed and have also used it for cleaning home saved seed beans, linseed, oats, wheat and barley and it has delivered excellent results," explains Mr Hopkinson, co-founder of Arable Ventures & Cloud Farming.
The VibroCompact enables Mr Hopkinson to avoid financial penalties for delivering grain which does not meet required cleaning specifications. The ability to turn around home saved seed quickly by utilising his own cleaning system has also proved valuable.
"Our investment in the VibroCompact will deliver increased returns,' says James Hopkinson. 'We will now benefit from its cleaning and grading functionality to separate our post-harvest intercrops, creating added value crops and improving the environmental credentials across our farming businesses."
For more information on McArthur Agriculture visit their website, HERE.
For more information on JK Machinery visit their website, HERE.
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