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FERTI ‑BOX

The FERTI ‑BOX is a universal pressure hopper primarily designed for direct application of fertilisers into soil horizons. Nutrients can be applied as a reserve; the root system is nourished during vegetation. Thanks to the permanent nutrition, the overall vitality of plants significantly increases and they cope with stress effects such as drought or a very wet season much better. The combination of the soil reserve nutrition and deep cultivation verifiably promotes higher yield in most crops. Ferti ‑Box also allows applying the starting batch of nutrients into top soil profiles when the hopper is combined with the Swifter seedbed cultivator, the short SwifterDisc cultivator or directly during sowing after the coulters of the Omega seed drill.

Ferti ‑Box hoppers are also very good for fast and cost efficient establishment of green manure vegetation. The combination of a Ferti ‑Box with, for example, the SwifterDisc cultivator provides fast establishment of a catch crop, such as mustard, on a large scale.

AGRONOMIC ADVANTAGES OF THE MACHINE

• Increase in the land capability by supplying the missing nutrients based on diagnostics of soil analyses.

• Application of reserve fertiliser into deeper soil profiles. Continuous nutri‑tion of plants during vegetation.

• Application of starter fertiliser to speed up the emergence rate of veg‑etation and nutrition of young plants that do not accept nutrients easily.

• Possibility to select the application depth in comfort and speed based on the agronomic needs.

• Increased mobilization of nutrients and accessibility of nutrition by the root systems, verifiably greater vitality of plants.

• Application of the hopper for the establishment of vegetation for green manure.

• Use of the hopper for filling the seed drill.

MAIN ADVANTAGES OF THE MACHINE

• Low number of refills thanks to the large‑volume hopper.

• Stainless feeding mechanism with electric drives allows for changes in the application rate according to the agronomic needs.

• The pressure hopper substantially increases the accuracy of the required rate.

• Air feed of material (fertiliser/seeds) from the feeding mechanism to the soil.

• Possibility to apply two types of fertiliser thanks to two feeding mech‑anisms (model FB 3000).

• The application rate is controlled by the ISOBUS system.

• Connectivity to navigation systems.

“We have cooperated with leading farms on increasing the yield potential of the individual crops for several years. Our experience has repeatedly confirmed increased crops and quality of the final plant products when the missing elements were added to the soil based on soil analyses. The combination of direct soil nutrition with deep cultivation gives excellent results.”

Ladislav Bednář

General Description

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FERTI ‑BOX

• Połączenie zabiegu nawożenia wraz z uprawą gleby w jednym przejeździe.

• Uzupełnienie deficytu składników pokarmowych oraz ich zbilansowanie w profilu glebowym.

• Poprawienie dostępu składników pokarmowych dla korzeni roślin uprawnych.

• Magazynowanie składników pokarmowych w glebie ma pozytywny wpływ na strukturę oraz budowę systemu korzeniowego.

• nawozy stosowane w głąb profilu glebowego, są często lepiej przyswajane przez rośliny oraz lepiej wykorzystane.

• Nawożenie, sprzyja głębokiemu korzenieniu się roślin, które prowadzi do zwiększonego dostępu do wilgoci, pomagając w ten sposób roślinom, przetrwać okresy występowania niewystarczających ilości opadów.

Korzyści, które przynoszą oszczędności:

• Fertilisation of the soil profile, even in deeper layers ‑ reserve fertilisation.

• Possibility to apply fertilisers into the surface layers of the soil for faster germination, growth and development of young plants.

• Establishing green manure vegetation

• Overall improvement of the soil environment on your property.

And many other applications…

You can use FERTI ‑BOX for:

ZS Sloveč, District of Nymburkarea: 1,000 hamachines: Terraland TO 6000, Ferti ‑Box FB 3000, Swifter SE 12000, Row ‑Master RN 8100 S

„We were one of the first ones that started using the technology of applying nutrition into the soil profile. We have been using the system of direct soil nutrition with deep cultivation for four years. We have achieved excellent results in spite of the fact that we work with very heavy soils.”

Jiří Sobota, General Manager

STRIEGEL ‑PROStraw‑harrowManagement of post-harvest residues with a shallow fertiliser application

SWIFTERDISCDisc CultivatorStubble cultivation and greening

FENIXUniversal CultivatorCultivation at 5 to 30 cm with fertiliser application into the soil profile

TERRALANDChisel PloughCultivation at 5 to 65 cmwith fertiliser applicationinto the soil profile

SWIFTERSeedbed CultivatorPreparation of the seedbed with an application of the starting batch of the fertiliser

OMEGASeed DrillSeeding with an application of the starting batch of the fertiliser

ROW ‑MASTERInter‑row CultivatorWeeding together with additional fertilisation during vegetation

Application

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Deep cultivation with the application of nutrition into the soil profile brings excellent results

The Terraland chisel ploughs break down compacted layers, enhance air in the soil and support the moisture regime. When Ferti‑Box is connected directly after the Terraland ploughshares, fertiliser (N, P, K, Mg, S) is applied into the pre‑set depth of the soil profile. The combination of deep cultivation and basic fertilisation into the soil creates a favourable soil environment for the growth of a corresponding rich root system which can intensely and effectively nourish the above‑ground part of the plant.

Compacted and blocked soil is like concrete. That means zero or reduced capability of water infiltration in the case of torrential rain. Such soil does not let the root system grow deeper to reach moisture at the deeper layers in cases of drought.

Deeply loosened soil without a compacted layer works like a “fun‑gus”. Such soil is capable of receiving a corresponding quantity of rainfall. Corn roots can effectively receive moisture from the bottom layers of soil at the time of droughts.

FERTI ‑BOX + TERRALAND

Functional technology

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The plants on the plot processed by a Terraland with applied fertiliser into the soil profile with a strong ball root collar reaching to the depth of approx. 30 cm (on the left). The root system of the plants from the plot processed by tillage had a weaker root collar and the architecture of the root system was shallow with weaker lateral root hair (on the right). Samples taken on 28 /11/2014

Results ‑ Winter RapeFERTI ‑BOX

Trial Method

The pilot trial of monitoring the effects of various types of soil processing on the dynamics of the growth and nutrition of winter rape was located in the area of the foothills of the Orlické Mountains. The technologies compared were conventional soil processing, deep loosening and deep loosening with the application of fertiliser into the soil profile. The comparison was performed on plots where the primary type of soil processing was tillage to a depth of 25 cm and deep loosening at 40 cm with application of fertiliser to a depth of 25 cm of the soil profile.

Agricultural Technology

31/7/2014 harvesting first crop (spring barley)

6/8/2014 application of digestate (20 t/ha)

7/8/2014 tillage (depth of 25 cm)

9/8/2014 deep loosening (depth of 40 cm) with fertiliser application 50 kg P2O5 + 100 kg K2O/ha according to the diagnostics of the P and K content in the soil, TERRALAND + FERTIBOX

9/8/2014 seeding (seeding amount 2.8 kg/ha)

Altitude 373 meters above the sea

Soil Conditionsmedium-heavy soils – loamy

Average annual precipitation amount600–700 mm

Diagram of the Trial Plots Location

Conclusion

Liming and fertilisation P+K increased the pH and content of acceptable P and K in the arable land. The plot that was loosened, limed and fertilised with P and K had the highest content of mineral N (Nmin) and water soluble S (Svod) in the arable soil as well as the highest content of N even in the deeper sublayer.

The plot that was loosened, limed and fertilised with P and K had the highest nutritional condition of plants N, Ca, Mg and S

The cultivated plot showed higher nutrition of Mg and lower nutrition of S during the entire vegetation regardless of fertiliser appli‑cation when compared with the ploughed plot.

As for the structure of the crop, the best results were on the plot that was loosened, limed and fertilised with P and K as against tillage:• seed crop +17 %,• straw crop +49 %,• HTS +2 %,• number of seeds per area (pc/m2) +13 %,• number of plants per m2 +14 %.

After chisel loosening, more abundant growth of plants thanks to the increased mobilisation of nutrients and improvement of the moisture regimes in the soil. Agro-biological control of trials on 28 /11/2014

Variant 1 – tillage, unfertilised control

Variant 2 – deep loosening + fertiliser application

Variant 3 – deep loosening, unfertilised control

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Maize ResultsFERTI ‑BOX


Trial Method

The growing number of bio‑gas stations in the last few years has brought along an increased demand for energy corn. The objective of the operators of bio‑gas stations is to grow corn with the highest dry matter yield and a high gas yield. Therefore, BEDNAR has been testing the technology of fertiliser appli‑cation together with companies operating biogas stations. We performed a pilot trial on the property of one such company in Svitavská Pahorkatina where we monitored the effect of various types of soil processing on the dynamics of the growth, development and nutrition of maize. We compared con‑ventional soil processing technology and deep loosening with fertiliser application into the soil profile. Altitude 454 meters above sea level

Soil Conditions medium-heavy soils – sandy -loamy

Average annual precipitation amount 600–700mm


16/8/2014 stubble cultivation (spring barley)

4/11/2014 tillage of the control variant (depth of 25 cm)

22/4/2015 deep loosening (depth of 38 cm) with Polidap fertiliser application (18‑46‑5S) (depth of 20 cm) in the batch of 180 kg/ha according to the diag‑nostics of P content in the soil, TER‑RALAND + FERTIBOX

23/4/2015 seeding (seeding amount 95,000 specimens)

The plants on both plots processed by the Terraland chisel plough had a rich root system in the corresponding vertical architecture with rich lateral root hairs. In Variant 1 there was a visible efficient growth of roots into deeper layers (on the left)

The root system of plants from the plot processed by standard tillage is shallow with a simple architecture of the root system when compared with the variants processed by the Terraland chisel plough.

Conclusion

The deep chisel cultivation allowed application of fertilisers (N‑P) which promoted the growth of the roots of the maize vertically, “into the deep”, improved P nutrition (slightly N) and promoted the use of moisture from deeper layers of the soil profile. It supported tolerance to drought in the year that was low in precipitation.

After deep loosening with and without the application of N‑P fertiliser, the yield of dry forage was higher by 63 %, or 58 % respec‑tively, when compared with the control tillage soil processing.

After deep loosening with and without the application of N‑P fertiliser, the yield of starch was also verifiably higher, i.e. by 98 %, or 91 %, respectively.

Operating yield of forage and starch (advanced harvest maturity, dry matter content 41-44 % and starch 28-34 %, 6 /10/2015).The condition of the maize vegetation on variants and control 45 days after seeding (50 days after Terraland cultivation) on 8/6/2015

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Results – Sugar BeetFERTI ‑BOX

Sloveč


Description of Trial Plots

Trial Method

The objective of the pilot trial established on the land of ZS Sloveč, a.s., a prominent sugar beet producer in the Czech Republic, was to determine the suitable depth of placing fertiliser during soil processing. The compared variants were: surface fertilisation, fertilisation at depths of 10, 20 and 30 cm.

Altitude 238 meters above the sea

Soil Conditions heavy soils

Average annual precipitation amount 500–600mm


24/8/2014 deep loosening – TERRALAND

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29/3/2015 seeding

12/10/2015 harvest

1 – deep loosening, unfertilised control

2 – deep loosening + applied fertiliser to a depth of 10 and 30 cm

3 – deep loosening + surface application of the fertiliser (Amofos)

4 – deep loosening + fertiliser applied at depth of 10 cm (Amofos)



7 – deep loosening + fertiliser applied at depth of 20 cm (Lovostart NP 6–28+7S)

8 – deep loosening + fertiliser applied at depth of 30 cm (Lovostart NP 6–28+7S)

Conclusion

VariantCrop (t/ha)

Sugar Content (%)

Yield Capacity (%)

1 – deep loosening, unfertilised control 82.0 19.8 17.2

2 – deep loosening + applied fertiliser at depths of 10 and 30 cm 78.9 20.8 17.8

3 – deep loosening + surface application of the fertiliser (Amofos) 89.4 19.7 16.9

4 – deep loosening + fertiliser applied at depth of 10 cm (Amofos) 92.2 19.8 17.5



7 – deep loosening + fertiliser applied at depth of 20 cm (Lovostart NP 6‑28+7S) 94.7 19.9 17.2

8 – deep loosening + fertiliser applied at depth of 30 cm (Lovostart NP 6‑28+7S) 87.3 19.9 17.1

Recommendations

Regular phosphorus and potassium fertilisation has a positive effect on the crop, not only for sugar beet.

The incorporation of the NP fertiliser at a depth of 20 cm increased the crop and in some cases also the sugar content of the roots at the monitored plots.

Production Indicators of Harvested Sugar Beet Roots

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AUTUMN – DEEP LOOSENING BY A TERRALAND WITH RESERVE FERTILISATION FROM A FERTI ‑BOX

PREPARATION OF SOIL WITH A SWIFTER TOGETHER WITH THE APPLICATION OF THE STARTING BATCH OF THE FERTILISER FROM FERTI ‑BOX

ESTABLISHING GREEN MANURE VEGETATION USING A FERTI ‑BOX AND THE SWIFTERDISC CULTIVATOR

APPLICATION OF FERTILISER FROM FERTI ‑BOX BEHIND THE TINES OF THE ROW ‑MASTER INTER‑ROW CULTIVATOR. NUTRITION DURING THE VEGETATION OF THE ROW CULTURES

SEEDING WITH THE OMEGA SEED DRILL TOGETHER WITH PRECISE APPLICATION OF THE STARTING BATCH OF THE FERTILISER FROM A FERTI ‑BOX. THE FERTILISER IS PLACED BEHIND THE COULTERS OF THE SEED DRILL.

The nutrition of plants from the soil is the main and most important form of nutrition. An effective nutrition of crops from the soil environment is facilitated by modern methods applying fertiliser into the soil profile separately into levels, i.e. to facilitate growth and germination of plants (“under shoe” fertilisation of seed during seeding) as well as to continuously nourish plants (deeper fertilisation into the profile according to the architecture of the root system) during vegetation by placing reserve fertiliser into the deeper soil layers.

Integrated Application

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FERTI ‑BOX FB_F

Pressure Hopper

Feeding mechanism

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FERTI ‑BOX FB_F is a front, mounted, single‑chamber hopper designed primarily for precise fertilisation directly into the soil profile. Ferti ‑Box FB_F is aggregated with a tractor into the front hydraulics of category II/III. The material (fertiliser/seeds) is delivered pneumatically behind the tractor to another machine (Terraland TN, Swifter, Row ‑Master, SwifterDisc, Omega etc.). The Ferti ‑Box FB_F is a pressure hopper! This solution increases the accuracy of batching, particularly in fertilisers that are more demanding on distribution. The advantage of the Ferti ‑Box FB_F hopper is a very good view from the tractor cabin of the vegetation and the road.

FERTI ‑BOX FB_F FB 2000 F

Capacity l 1, 900

Number of feeding mechanisms pc 1

Total weight kg 600–1,300

Basic Description

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FERTI ‑BOX FB

FERTI ‑BOX FB FB 3000

Capacity l 3,000

Number of feeding mechanisms pc 2

Total weight kg 1,150

Double‑chamber hopper

Connecting another machine

Aggregation into the three‑point linkage, category II / III

Pressure hopper

Supporting legs

Two feeding mechanisms

FERTI ‑BOX FB is a rear, double‑chamber hopper primarily designed for precise fertilisation directly into the soil profile. Ferti ‑Box is aggregated with a tractor using the three‑point linkage of category II / III. The hopper is equipped with an independent frame to which another soil‑processing machine is attached (Terraland TO, Terraland DO, Fenix FO). The fertiliser (seeds) are delivered pneumatically from the hopper to the application end pieces of the soil‑processing machine. The end pieces can change the application depth according to the agronomic need of fertiliser placement.

Basic Description

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FERTI ‑BOX FERTI ‑BOX

The Ferti ‑Box pressure hoppers provide precise batching and the possibility to feed higher volumes

The Ferti ‑Box hoppers are designed so that overpressure is created in the hopper. This structural solution provides the following advantages:

• significantly higher accuracy of set batches• possibility to apply a bigger batch of fertiliser• possibility to apply fertilisers of lower quality

The created pressure pushes the fertiliser into the feeding mechanism.

*Some functions are available for an extra charge and may require additional equipment

Ferti ‑Box hoppers can be controlled by the IsoBus system. When the tractor is not equipped with IsoBus, the hopper can be controlled by two types of terminals:

• Economical alternative for controlling the seed drill and Ferti ‑Box

• Easy and fast installation in the tractor cabin

• The terminal has a 3.5" colour display

• Main functions of the machine can be easily controlled by keys on the keyboard

• The terminal can only be used for selected types of machines

EASY CONTROL INCLUDING ISOBUS

• Easy installation with a professional wiring harness for tractors

• CCI. Control ‑ fast and easy documentation and management of orders directly in the tractor*

• CCI. Courier ‑ fast and reliable data transfer into the computer in the office using a flash disc, Bluetooth, WI‑FI or GSM*

• FieldNav – easy navigation of machines in the field*

• Farmpilot – control and planning of several machines on‑line via the Internet*

• CCI. Tecu – monitoring basic tractor data*

• CCI. Cam – monitoring the surroundings of the tractor using cameras*

• Weather ‑ current weather forecast available in the tractor*

diagonal 3.5"

diagonal 7.5"

TERMINAl CCI 200Compatible with IsoBus

BASIC TERMINALlOOSENER INSIDE THE HOppER

The hoppers are equipped with looseners that continuously loosen the fer‑tiliser so that it is loosened when it reaches the feeding mechanism, which facilitates its transport into the soil profile.

Pressure Hoppers Machine Control and Settings

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FERTI ‑BOX FERTI ‑BOX

Efficient and precise feeding mechanism

The feeding mechanism of the Ferti ‑Box machines is manufactured from stainless steel and driven by an electromotor equipped with a radar sensor or ISOBUS signal available in the tractor.

The feeding mechanism provides highly precise feeding of the fertiliser/seeds ranging from 0.6 to 350kg/ha.

The system is equipped with a discharge shutter for perfect emptying of the hopper.

Connectivity of Ferti ‑Box to navigation systems

Ferti ‑Box hoppers are compatible with the IsoBus system that also allows their direct connection to the tractor and its navigation.

• Automatic shutdown of feeding at headlands.• Together with the "Variable Rate Application" system, Ferti ‑Box also offers the option of variable rate application based on application

maps in the system of precise farming.

FERTI ‑BOX CAlIBRATION

The required batch is set easily and quickly right below the feeding mecha‑nism. The required value is set in the terminal controlling Ferti ‑Box after test.

DISTRIBuTION HEADS

The distribution heads are usually located on the machine from where the fertiliser/seeds get into the soil profile after the working sections of the soil‑processing machine.

Machine Control and Settings Connectivity

The plot with deep loosening with fertiliser application into the soil profile showed verifiably higher starch yield – by 98 % against the tilled plot (control)

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Distribution End Pieces

TERRAlAND DISTRIBuTION END pIECES

The end pieces are adjustable. They can change the depth of the fertiliser application. The double‑cham‑ber Ferti ‑Box FB 3000 allows the application of two types of fertiliser at two different depths.

OMEGA DISTRIBuTION END pIECES

The Ferti ‑Box hopper can also be used for precise application of fertiliser into inter‑rows or in the rows.The fertiliser is distributed from the Ferti ‑Box to the end pieces located on the adjustable coulters of the Omega seed drill.An ideal combination for the spring crops and the winter rape. The standard seed drill without fertilisa‑tion is light and simple.This solution is a clever replacement of the compli‑cated and heavy machines with fertilisation.

FENIX DISTRIBuTION END pIECES

They are end pieces that are able to fertilise the en‑tire soil profile thanks to the maximum overlap of the ploughshares. The end pieces cover the wings of the Fenix cultivator chisels.

WIDE DISTRIBuTION END pIECES

Fertilisers can also be applied from the hopper to the wide side, for example, in the working sections of the Swifter seedbed cultivators that mix the fertiliser with the top soil layer.The fertiliser then acts as a starting fertiliser. It is also possible to apply fertilisers or seeds to the Swifter‑Disc cultivators in a similar way.

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