Potato Review

L.Evans & Son (Hfd) Ltd. Crown House, Canon Pyon Hereford HR4 8PE 2018 Grimme GT170S, double sep, wheel-drive low acres £149,000 2014 Grimme Varitron 220, double-sep, wheel-drive £220,000 2008-14 Grimme GT170S, double-sep, wheel-drive, choice of £POA 2020 Grimme CS150, 2 spacer, 40mm web, boulder box £59,000 2017 Grimme GB330 Planter c/w fert unit £49,000 2012 Grimme BF200, auto-reset £4,500 Tel. 01432 830722 www.len-evans.com sales@len-evans.com We have been manufacturing wooden potato storage boxes for over 30 years. Next family generation, same great service! • 1 ton and new, larger '2 ton' boxes • Extended payment terms offered • Always 3000 available from stock • Traditional family business A BERGAVENNY B OXES sales@spudbox.com www.spudbox.com 01873 859188 (Previously Abergavenny Sawmill) • Rubber grading screens • Rubber web covers • Sample riddles • Perforated washer belts Tel: +44 (0)28 91 275913 Fax: +44 (0)28 91 275563 Web: www.agri-web.co.uk E-mail: info@agri-web.co.uk POTATO AND VEGETABLE COOLING SYSTEMS Keep your produce fresher for longer with our wide range of energy efficient crop cooling solutions BESPOKE POSITIVE VENTILATION SYSTEMS AVAILABLE T: 0114 5537789 E: agriculture@bradley-refrigeration.com www.bradley-refrigeration.com Over 60 years serving the agricultural industry Broadwater Machinery Ltd 01728 723221 or 07747 030738 E: broadwatermach@yahoo.co.uk W: www.broadwaterltd.com ROTATINGAHEAD IN THE FIELD BOX ROTATORS & FORWARD TIPPLERS K54 – Europe’s best selling agri box rotator for any handler K80 forward tippler gentle & quick box tipping. Very adaptable & easy to operate BH Leake &Sons Ltd 80Dogpool Lane,Stirchley Birmingham,B302XH 0 1214720657 sa les@bhleakerubber.co.uk • Massive stockdolman rollers–plain/spiral • Haulm rollers • Stars– cushion,6&12&18 finger,de-stoner • Clod rollers • Mainwebdrive rollers/2 nd webdrive rollers • Enddiscs • Support/drive rolls BH Leake &Sons Ltd 80Dogpool Lane,Stirchley Birmingham,B302XH 01214720657 sales@bhleakerubber.co.uk • Massive stockdolm n rollers–plain/spiral • Haulm rollers • Stars–cushion,6&12&18 finger,de-stoner • Clod rollers • Main /2 nd webdrive rollers • Enddiscs • Support/drive rolls • End discs • Support/drive rolls • Haulm rollers • Clod rollers • Massive stock dolman rollers – plain/spiral • Stars – cushion, 6 & 12 & 18 finger, de-stoner • Main web drive rollers/2nd web drive rollers B H Leake & Sons Ltd 80 Dogpool Lane, Stirchley Birmingham, B30 2XH 0121 472 0657 sales@bhleakerubber.co.uk High yields of pack-size and ‘bakers’with great taste Good resistance to common scab, bruising and black leg Excellent resistance to foliage and tuber blight; well suited to organic production ipmpotato.com ORLA Fresh Market | Early Maincro roa ater ac i ery Ltd 01728 723221 E: broadwatermach@yahoo.co.uk W: www.broadwaterltd.com ROTATINGAHEAD IN THE FIELD BOX ROTATORS & FORWARD TI PLERS K54 – Europe’s best selling agri box rotator for any handler K80 forward tippler gentle & quick box tipping. Very adaptable & easy to operate GRIMME UK took its Varitron 220 demonstrator to Brooksby Melton College in Leicestershire last month to harvest nine acres of maincrop potatoes, an exercise designed to give engineering students first-hand experience of the company’s crop handli equi ment. Grimme sends all its apprentic s to Brooksby nd aims to work closely with them to provide opportunities they might not ot h erwise enjoy. All college st ud ents we re elcomed on both days to see how the machinery performed. ‘Grimme Academy st gain from this experienc fully responsible for the planting and harvesting said a company spok year’s they were given nity to drive one of our vesters. Guided by th Grimme UK and their c students were shown h the machine correctl adjustment of topper h depth, web agitation, h tion and clod removal.’ yard the crop was gra Grimme RH24-60 Co loaded into bulkers usi store loader. Experts w HARVESTING Varitron demonstrato at Brooksby Melton C Unit Tel: • • t s P si pr          HANDS ON HARV 0161 821 1555 07771 638560 www.potatoquilts.com philipjohnharrison@hotmail.com