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AUTOMATION AND MACHINERY
Time in equals yield up for leading drill manufacturer
After a four-year-long development process, Bourgault Industries has released the 4420 DK™ Drill with the promise of greater precision, yield and efficiency for farmers.
and prototyping process – a timeframe that Bourgault Oper- ations Manager Ben Bulley says is longer than the expected timeframe for similar products. However, Mr Bulley is certain that the completed prototype will be well worth the wait. “With this type of product, it’s possible to get from an en- gineering design concept to a working prototype within 12 months,” Mr Bulley said. “The decision to spend 24 months on the development stage was all about thorough- ness. We didn't want to go to the market or waste time on prototypes that weren't thor- oughly engineered and strong and durable. “If you're going to aim for durability, you cannot rush the design process, so we took
Over the decades, leading agricultural equipment manu- facturer Bourgault Industries has developed a reputation for delivering highly efficient, effective agronomic equipment to farms across Australia. The 4420 DK™ Drill is one such piece of equipment, de- livering a high standard of pre- cision seeding that enhances farming efficiency and yield. Having been designed and developed in partnership with Australian farmers and put through a rigorous testing pro- cess, the 4420 DK™ Drill is the reliable on-farm seeding tool that farmers need to maximise consistency in often-challen- ging growth environments. Built for resilience and stabil- ity, the machine has undergone a 4-year design, development
slightly longer than what would be typical in the industry.” Mr Frank Varone, Director of Roma Farming Company, a 30,000-acre mixed crop and lambing operation based in Hyden, in the heart of the WA wheat-belt, helped with the in-field testing in 2023. Frank knows precise seed placement is a must and was so impressed by the performance of the 4420 DK™ 18-metre drill that he de- cided to go ahead and buy it. “With the 4420, it almost doesn’t matter what the tines are doing, the seed placement is
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