Latest Case Studies
Andrew West
21 March 2019
Warren Hill Farms in Suffolk produces up to 14 crops, from herbs to maize. Despite the wide variation in seed sizes and sowing depths, all are established using just one drill whose accuracy in establishing crops is “exceptional”.
Switching from conventional cultivations to direct strip seeding has brought multiple benefits
31 October 2018
Switching from conventional cultivations to direct strip seeding has brought multiple benefits for Essex farming business I J Macaulay & Sons.
Sustainability success from Claydon drilling
21 March 2018
Strip seeding improves Northumberland farm’s economic, agronomic and environmental sustainability
Switch to Claydon strip seeding saves Yorkshire farmers time and money
07 February 2018
Phil and Simon Redfearn are third-generation farmers whose family have lived at Park House Farm, Birkin near Knottingley for almost 100 years.
Establishing crops on heavy clay soils demands a more flexible approach for East Yorkshire farmer
19 December 2017
Being able to farm his very heavy, difficult-to-manage land more efficiently and with more timeliness were the reasons behind Mark Duckitt’s decision to switch to the Claydon System of crop establishment in 2014.
Jamie Osborne
25 April 2016
New method of establishing game covers saves money and produces better results
TerraStar Product Focus: Compton Manor Estates Hampshire
08 February 2016
TerraStar: fast, shallow, simple, robust - yet good mixing whilst leaving level and firm ground
Brutal soils brought into check
22 July 2014
One of England’s finest country estates has some of the country’s toughest soils. CPM visits to find how a change in cultivation policy is taming them.
Multiple benefits from using Claydon Hybrid - Hertfordshire
09 July 2014
Claydon Drills pioneered the concept of strip tillage and its patented Strip Tillage System is now used across all soil types and conditions, in 26 countries. Hertfordshire farmer Richard Taylor explains how the Claydon Hybrid benefits his farm.
Claydon Brings Brutal Hampshire Soils Into Check
09 July 2014
One of England’s finest country estates has some of the country’s toughest soils. CPM visits to find how a change in cultivation policy is taming them
“Buying a Claydon drill . . has made farming enjoyable again. I wouldn’t want to farm without one!”
30 January 2014
Read more about what the Claydon Drill has done for farm manager Martin Whyberd
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Claydon helps counter effect of climate in challenging year
29 August 2013
Having invested in its own Claydon drill to avoid the need to hire in contractors, for one family farming business on the Herts/Beds border the result of long-term commitment to the Claydon system was far better yields than anticipated during harvest 2012.
Direct drilling suited well to the South West
29 August 2013
Direct strip-till drilling using the Claydon system can be as successful in the South West of the UK as it has proved to be in the East, suggests the experience of a Devon contractor who has been using Claydon drills since 2007.
Keep to the Strip to reduce drilling costs
30 January 2012
Establishing oilseed rape with a subsoiler and broadcaster seeder has encouraged Toby Saunders to adopt a similar one-pass approach to the planting of cereal crops.