Combine-Mounted Weed Seed Controller

Combine-Mounted Weed Seed Controller COMBINES Accessories The Seed Control Unit SCU from Redekop Manufacturing Vol 44 No 4 is now available for use with most major brands The company has also expanded its marketing with distributors in Europe and the U S as well as Canada Australia New Zealand and South Africa “A large part of our effort in recent years has been adapting the SCU to more brands ” says Trevor Thiessen Redekop Manufacturing “Each version is slightly different At the same time we are fine-tuning the design to improve durability and serviceability ” Another area getting a lot of attention from the company is partnering with weed science researchers at major universities “We are working with a research group of 35 different universities ” says Thiessen “We had our SCU units on 15 or 16 of their farms this past cropping season We’re seeing control of pigweed and ragweed with high rates of efficacy ” One of the challenges with harvester-mounted weed seed control is that not all the weed seeds go through the combine However SCUs can still have an impact as each year’s use reduces the weed seed bank in the field notes Thiessen “Iowa State University research shows that combines harvest about 2/3 of the water hemp seed in a field and the SCU kills 90 to 95 percent of it ” explains Thiessen Visit Redekop’s website to locate the nearest dealer Thiessen says pricing is around $70 000 USD Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Redekop Manufacturing P O Box 178A RR# 4 Hwy#16 West Saskatoon Sask Canada S7K 3J7 ph 306-802-4869; toll-free 866-629-9353; www redekopmfg com

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