I believe the Bullet has a “seeding edge” over other planters and would like to draw your attention to two recent reports to back up this claim.
The reports detail trials that have taken place in WA and NSW. Both reports were carried out by independent organizations and we had no input into the trials or reports.
The WA report was compiled by Simon Wallwork and describes a trial which was carried out by the Corrigin Farm Improvement Group and compared yields from crops planted using a disc machine to those of a tined machine. The report was published in Synergy Consulting CPC Newsletter, April Edition.
The result was surprising to us in that crops planted using The Bullet out-yielded both of the tined machines over five different soil types. There are so many advantages of using the bullet, we would have been happy had the yield matched the tined impliments never mind out yielding them. The crop planted by the Bullet was seeded between 16 and 18 kph while the tined impliments operated at 9kph.
The other report was compiled by Rohan Brill, Industry and Investment, NSW agronomist and detailed the consequences of planting late as a result of trials carried out at its Trangie Agricultural Research Centre in 2009. The report quantifies the losses at $22.75 per hectare per week. Mr. Brill says, “Put in context, if a grower sows 1000ha of wheat, and on average the crop goes in the ground two weeks late, the loss in income would be $45,000.Here we have two reports, one detailing the cost of sowing late and the other saying that there is a planter, namely The Bullet, which can plant at high speeds and increase yields. Now there is no excuse for planting late and you potentially can be $45,000 better off as a result of using The Bullet.”
There are many other benefits to using The Bullet besides the 25kph planting speed such as more flexibility in the planting program, stubble retention, accurate depth control, flotation over rocks, slashing labour and fuel costs and reducing erosion which all combine to contribute to the bottom line and enhances sustainable farming practices.
Noel Tobin
Managing Director
Tobin Disc Drills
May 31 2010
