Amazone reveals its Cereals Event 2025 line-up

The Cereals Event provides the perfect platform for new product releases, with excellent visitor numbers and a large proportion of attendees being decision makers, Amazone says.

The venue at Roy Ward Farms, Leadenham, will yet again see Amazone showcase a plethora of new kit on stand 834.

The new additions to the stand will encompass seeding, plant protection, in the form of both chemical and mechanical weed control, as well as precision planting and sustainable cultivation techniques.

A brief glimpse of what will be on show…

New trailed cultivator drill

Built for high output and precision, the Cirrus Grand trailed cultivator drill is designed for large work rates at wide working widths, without compromise on seed placement or crop establishment.

Available in both 8m and 9m working widths, the Cirrus Grand features a new triple chamber 5,750-litre hopper – split 40:50:10 – giving the option of simultaneously sowing up to three different products – either seed only, seed and fertiliser, cover crop mixes plus an additional microgranular or small seed application.

All three products are placed in the seeding furrow.

Going into more detail, the Cirrus Grand, thanks to its individual row shut-off system and the new recirculating distribution head, brings the amount of overlap on the ins and outs down to less than 1%.

Each coulter’s shut-off timing is highly accurate, thanks to the automatic adjustment that compensates for seed pipe length, Amazone reckons.

This ensures pinpoint accuracy and minimal waste – ideal for farms aiming to reduce input costs while maximising output.

With the new distributor head, tramlines can be drilled to suit any sprayer width or track width and the row spacing can be set from the cab.

The newly designed Matrix tyres continue Amazone’s philosophy of strip-wise consolidation, applying consolidation only onto the seed row whilst leaving the soil between rows loose to allow for good water infiltration.

Also new for 2025 is the option of front tools: full width T-Pack front packer, hydraulically adjustable Crushboard, or just with guide wheels.

New TopCut 12000-2T cutting roller combination

At a time when chemistry is struggling to provide the field hygiene that we require and the preservation of soil moisture becomes more crucial, cultivation techniques are changing as growers look to move less soil yet still control weeds, volunteers, pests and disease carryover in the following crop.

The new 12m cutting roller combination, the TopCut 12000-2T, is aimed at covering ground quickly with minimal disturbance yet the ideal germination conditions to maximise regrowth.

The TopCut 12000-2T cutting roller combination consists of up to three consecutive tool segments plus a rear element; each of which can be equipped with various tools to suit individual needs and requirements.

Upfront, there is the option of an initial knife roller.

This is followed by the main tool elements covering the second and third rows; this can be either a double knife roller, two rows of Minimum TillDisc wavy discs – or a mix of both.

By running a mix of discs and knife roller, the organic matter is cut both longitudinally and laterally.

Bringing up the rear is either a three-row straw harrow or, if there is no upfront knife roller, a full set of packers.

The double knife roller is ideal for shredding long stalks such as cover crops and oil seed rape haulm, promoting decomposition and encouraging seeds to germinate.

To further improve straw distribution after the combine, a heavy-duty three-row harrow can be used behind the main tools.

In addition to distributing the straw, it knocks the seeds out of the straw, seed pods or ears as well as producing additional fine soil; this again favours weed emergence.

The aggressiveness of the harrow can be altered hydraulically from the cab whilst on the move.

As an alternative, full-width packer rollers are available to reduce the drying out of the soil by optimising the reconsolidation.

Venterra mechanical weeding systems

The newly designed Amazone Venterra hoes now encompass three models – the Venterra 1K, in widths of 1.3–4.2m, the Venterra VR4 in widths from 7.2–12.8m and the model on the stand, the new Venterra 2K in widths from 4.5–6.75m.

Row widths start from just 12.5cm, meaning the Venterra can be used in almost any crop situation.

At the heart of the Venterra are the parallelogram tool holders which hold the easily adjustable hoeing blades, finger weeders, crop protection discs, etc.

Here, depending on the cropping, row spacing and whether SectionControl is being used, there is a choice of four different systems giving crop height clearance of up to 1m for late passes through maize, for example.

For the parallelograms, the RapidoClip blade changing system offers instantaneous blade swapping in the field without tools.

A wide choice of blades is available for the hoe depending on the application required.

The Venterra can be used in conjunction with the FTender front supply hopper for band fertiliser application and companion planting as well as with the FT-P autonomous front tank for band spraying and liquid fertiliser application – systems that offer considerable savings on input costs and increased environmental protection.

New trailed precision seeder

Working alongside Amazone mechanical weeding systems, Precea air seeders cover any width from 3m through to 6m mounted, and from 6m through to 12m trailed.

On the stand, the new Precea 6000-TCC gives increased output due to its larger hopper capacities meaning more drilling and less filling.

The 3,000-litre fertiliser hopper is mounted upfront to ease access and improve traction.

On the rear, there is a choice of either individual 70-litre seed hoppers – meaning different varieties can be sown in different rows – or the new CSS Central Seed Supply.

For the 6m model, the central seed hopper, with a massive capacity of 850 litres, is easily accessible meaning comfortable fill-ups and less downtime.

Seed is fed on demand to the PreTeC sowing coulters where it is placed and consolidated in the seed furrow.

The SmartControl automatic stripper finger adjustment ensures there are no doubles or singles, irrespective of seed size and consistency.

Of course, Amazone will be presenting its full range of seed drills, fertiliser spreaders, sprayers, cultivators and ploughs, including the all-new Teres 200 series reversible ploughs.

Come and discover what’s new, learn about available FETF funding, and see how Amazone’s equipment can boost your farm’s profitability – visit stand 834, and don’t miss Amazone in the Sprays & Sprayers ring.

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