Welcome to Horstine Farmery’s web site. Horstine Farmery is a world leader in the design and manufacture of highly accurate equipment for the application of granular pesticides, fertilizer and seeds. In the 60 years since the company was established in 1946 markets have been developed in every continent and it’s products have gained a well deserved reputation for high quality and durability.

The key to the success of the business has been the continued development of it’s unique positive displacement metering units. The system allows granules or seeds of different densities to be precisely applied over a wide range of application rates. A comprehensive range of applicator options are available which enable them to be fitted to virtually all types of agricultural equipment.

In 2002 Horstine Farmery was acquired by the Chafer Machinery Group.

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New Horstine “Twin Air” Applicator
One Pass - Three Operations

One pass cultivation, rape seeding and slug pellet application is now achievable using the new Twin Air applicator from Horstine Farmery. Designed to fit most subsoilers or cultivators a 300 litre split stainless steel tank allows both seed and pellets to be applied simultaneously at different rates without the need for premixing.  

Combining two operations in one pass when establishing an oil seed rape crop offers significant cost savings as well as increasing the accuracy of slug pellet application. Flexibility of the system allows oilseed rape seed and slug pellets to be broadcast or placed in rows behind the subsoiling leg or cultivation tine. Each product is metered individually to each outlet across the width of the cultivator so application accuracy is guaranteed. Various metering unit combinations are available with up to eight outlets per product.

Electronically controlled ground speed related metering units using a GPS speed signal give a constant application rate of both products regardless of forward speed.

New Horstine Product Range Launched

Horstine has launched three new products to significantly improve placement accuracy of granular fertiliser and nematicides in potato crops.

Higher fertiliser costs, tighter environmental legislation, more targeted and efficient chemical and fertiliser application as well as operator safety have been the key drivers behind the launch of the new range.

It includes the Microband Air in furrow Vydate applicator and Air Stream applicator designed to accurately place fertiliser during planting. 

Alternative Uses for Horstine Airstream

Airstream is a pneumatic spreader for solid fertiliser application. Originally designed to precisely place fertiliser in an accurate band next to the tuber during potato planting Airstream is now available for variety alternative uses.

The use of a 6m hydraulically folding boom allows Airstream to precisely apply fertiliser to the tops of beds and ridges maximising the efficiency of fertiliser use and minimising wasted application to the wheelings. Precise bands of fertiliser can be applied to veg and salad crops during hoeing operations or as a seperate pass. The same principle can be applied to the establishment of oilseed rape in rows. Finally, Airstream can be used a bulk hopper for seed or fertiliser to fill a rear mounted spreader or drill. For more information and pictures click here.

Horstine Wizard Application Control

Horstine Wizard is now available on new equipment or as a retrofit option for many older Horstine applicators. Replacing a landwheel drive, Horstine Wizard uses an electric motor to rotate the metering unit. Changes in implement forward is measured by a GPS speed sensor, the Wizard controller then adjusts the metering output to compensate for changes in speed. 

This system is particularly useful where a landwheel drive cannot be fitted, where the operator needs to change application rates from the cab and to reduce over application at the end headland. Click here for more details.

 

 

Tel: 01427 838383

Horstine
1 Cow Lane
Upton
Lincoln
Lincolnshire, UK
DN21 5PB

Horstine is a trading division of Chafer Machinery Ltd

Spring 2010 Newsletter