Contractor Gebr. Varekamp from Tinte in South Holland plants potatoes in the heavy soil in early April. Photo: N. van der Boom

Sow on narrow belts, wide belts, tramlines, caterpillars. Everyone has an opinion about it. At arable farm Van Nieuwenhuijzen in Nieuwe-Tonge, the onions are sown with a relatively light tractor on wide rubber. Photo: N. van der Boom

Laying out land right on the Dutch-German border by a Dutch arable farmer. Photo: Marcel K

Contractor Timmermans from Maria-Hoop, Limburg, spreads solid manure on a plot where potatoes used to be. Photo: Marcel K

Lovers of old technology could indulge themselves around Easter in the TT hall in Assen. The theme this year was Dutch manufacture. We do not know a serious tractor industry. Lely tried but was way ahead of its time, as with this hydrostatic six-wheeler. Photo: K. de Nood

Another big Dutch name is Piet Zweegers, PZ for short. In the 70s it built the Harvall self-propelled machine for corn and grass. Three separate conditioners are mounted on the back. Photo: K. de Nood

Agricultural company Buijs from Emmer-Compascuum spreads slurry with its own equipment. That doesn't lie, this manure castle. Photo: H. Deuling

Meanwhile, another impressive combination of the company is plowing. A Fendt 826 Vario pulls a Lemken seven furrow plow with two packers. Photo: H. Deuling

Arable farmers are critical of weight today. It doesn't get much lighter than this fifty year old David Brown 770. It stands on a wide track for 2,25m beds. The advantage is that the entire area can be sown on one diesel tank. Photo: N. van der Boom

Planting potatoes under beautiful conditions at arable farm Luijendijk in Zuidland. Photo: N. van der Boom

Treating seed potatoes at arable farm Nieuw Campen in Kamperland. Photo: R. Zuijdweg

And then it goes into the ground. The heavy soil falls beautifully, almost too fine. Photo: R. Zuijdweg

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Spring work is progressing at a rapid pace

21 April 2017 - Redactie Boerenbusiness - 6 comments

The spring work has progressed particularly well over the past 3 weeks. Despite the fact that temperatures dropped from 20 degrees to values below 0 degrees. Throughout the country, companies are busy with the work, or even largely finished. A look back at 3 weeks of April.

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Spring work is progressing at a rapid pace

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