The American Society of Agriculture and bioengineering (ASABE) together with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) published the list of winners of the annual award for innovation of AE50 2019. These awards are judged for the most innovative projects of the year in the field of engineering products or systems for the food and agricultural industries.
CASE IH Company got to the group of the winners once again with the following three new developments:
- CASE IH AFS Soil Command – soil recognition and agronomic control technology
- Precision Disk 500 pneumatic sowing machine with two arrows (DS) with simultaneous single-pass sowing and fertilizer application
- Axial-Flow 250 series combines with the new AFS Harvest Command automation system
Axial-Flow 250 series combines from CASE IH (Axial-Flow 7250, 8250 and 9250 models) are industry leaders due to their reliability and efficiency thanks to the technologies embodied in them, namely: transmission with electronic switching of 2 speed ranges guiding the rotor casing which are adjusted automatically, and the improved design of the case of the inclined chamber. Optional AFS Harvest Command automation system proactively analyses and optimizes equipment performance for reaching maximum efficiency. AFS Soil Command sensor technology helps producers to overcome invisible obstacles allowing them to apply fully the agronomic potential of the field when performing pre-sowing cultivation and creating an ideal environment for seed germination.
AFS Soil Command allows you to measure accurately and optimize the agronomic quality of the seedbed directly from the tractor cab; moreover, it gives operators the opportunity to make timely and easy adjustments which affects positively yields and minimizes uneven seed placement and germination.
The Precision Disk 500DS pneumatic sowing machine saves time and effort and reduces production costs, allowing operators to apply seeds and fertilizers simultaneously and separately in one pass. Precision Placement Knife™ applies fertilizers optimally at a distance of 5 cm from the seeds thus increasing their availability for growing plants. The two rows of discs with a vertical travel of the parallelogram suspension of the 50 cm sowing section provide perfect reproduction of the ground surface and the reduced weight ensures less soil compaction and more available power for sowing at higher travel speeds.