Vaderstad came to Riseholme campus to talk to 90 agricultural students on the techniques used for seed establishment.

The day started out with a talk from Nick Tinker the Vaderstad Manager for the North. Nick explained what the Vaderstad products were and how they help improve soil fertility and structure and how best to get the seed into the optimum seed bed and at the right depth.

The second part of the day saw Nick and colleague Graham Brader (from B&B tractors) give a practical insight to the use of one of their machines a ‘Rapid’ which combines seed bed preparation and seed drilling all in one pass.

All of the students enjoyed the day and found it beneficial to their studies. Vaderstad are planning to come in for another day with a range of machines to show how they all work in the field and allow the students to have some hands on experience.