{"id":464753,"date":"2014-08-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-03T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bednar.com\/ca\/blog\/brownrigg-agriculture-compaction-destroyed\/"},"modified":"2022-05-02T12:19:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T10:19:57","slug":"brownrigg-agriculture-compaction-destroyed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bednar.com\/ca\/blog\/brownrigg-agriculture-compaction-destroyed\/","title":{"rendered":"Brownrigg Agriculture \u2013 compaction destroyed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"post-section\" style=\"background-image: url();\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"one-full-section\"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hr-section\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-section\" style=\"background-image: url();\">\n\n<p><\/div><p class=\"awesome-textblock\"><\/p>\n<h2>Brownrigg Agriculture is a large-scale intensive farming operation, based at Poukawa, south of Hastings in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Along with many hectares of squash grown and exported to Japan, and a variety of other crops, \u00a0they grow 1000 hectares of maize grain. \u00a0Cropping operations Manager Sam Lindstrom said \u201cafter extensive tests and digging to examine the soil profile in many different fields, we determined that compaction at various levels could be hindering the root development in our maize crops and ultimately the yield\u201d \u00a0We needed a machine that could loosen the full soil profile down to 55cm deep, and also be strong enough to handle the 360Hp tractors we would be using to pull it at that depth\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><\/p><\/p>\n<div class=\"hr-section\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"\"><br \/>\nThe 3.0mtr Terraland ripper, is built to handle this high horsepower, with each leg protected by hydraulic trip protection. \u00a0Ripping deeper than we have before, means we find the odd buried object from time to time Lindstrom says, so the non-stop trip leg trip protection is an important part of the machine. \u00a0As added security, each of the 7 legs is also protected by a traction shearbolt as well. \u00a0In the busiest part of Autumn, the 3.0mtr Terraland is double-shifted and works 24 hours a day when the weather permits, \u201cso reliability is a big thing for our operation, when we are under this sort of pressure\u201d. \u00a0 So what difference has the ripping made to crop yields? \u00a0Coincidentally, we have just had our highest average maize yields ever, says Sam. \u00a0Admittedly we have had very good growing conditions this year for maize, but we can\u2019t help thinking that the ripping last Autumn has something to do with it? \u00a0We certainly found the groundwork in Spring a lot easier, and drainage has improved in our wetter fields.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"one-half-section\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bednar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BROWNRIGG-AGRICULTURE-\u2013-COMPACTION-DESTROYED-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-half-section\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bednar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BROWNRIGG-AGRICULTURE-\u2013-COMPACTION-DESTROYED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hr-section\"><\/div>\n<h2>GALLERY<\/h2>\n<div class=\"hr-section\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hr-section\"><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brownrigg Agriculture is a large-scale intensive farming operation, based at Poukawa, south of Hastings in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. 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