Good quality hay plays a major role in any animal husbandry operation, but the production of hay is a specialist job. Therefore, the wise farmer uses only machinery that has been tried and tested to make the highest quality hay, thereby ensuring the viability of his farming operation.

Krone is internationally recognisedas the innovative mower specialists. They offer a comprehensive range of Active Disc mower and Easy Cut mower-conditioner equipment for every application. AFGRI has been supplying Rovic Leers equipment, including Krone, in Zambia for more tha ten years and with the introduction of the Krone haymaking range, they ar now able to offer their clients a full range of solutions for all their haymaking needs. The Active range has options of 2 m, 2,4 m and 3 m disc mowers, while the Easy Cut range offers 3,14 m and 4 m trailed mower-conditioners.

Hay preservation: The round baler

A farmer who includes haymaking in his farming operation depends on a number of factors to ensure production of the finest hay with the longest “best before” life for his livestock. When your hay has reached the right moisture content and is ready for harvesting, you want to cut it quickly and neatly, and arrange it into tidy windrows for easy collection by the baler.

When the baling process starts, you need a baler with an easy flow pick-up without a cam track. This will ultimately reduce wear and tear and lower your maintenance costs. The KRONE Easy Flow pickup system has feed augers on both sides, and a working width of 2,05 m to pick up every stem, even in corners and bends.

Rovic Leers is a dynamic South African company, founded in 1927, priding itself in the manufacture, import and distribution of premium quality tractor drawn and three point mounted farming equipment. Rovic Leers has a national market presence in South Africa & also has service points in Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and Botswana.

Other countries like Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Kenya are currently being developed. Amongst other leading brands, Rovic Leers is the sole supplier of Krone products, therefore, all Krone equipment can be sourced in Zambia through AFGRI Corporation Limited.

For more information on Krone, as well as all the other superb implements off ered by Rovic Leers through AFGRI, pleasecontact Katuna Sinyangwe at ks@afgri.com.zm or +26096-677-8010. Website is www.afgri.co.za.