Orthman
Orthman stel nuwe saadhanteringstegnologie bekend by NAMPO 2024
Orthman se Unverferth SeedPro 400-saadkar was beslis die hoogtepunt by hulle NAMPO 2024-uitstalling. Die saadkar is vir die eerste keer aan boere by NAMPO vertoon, nadat dit al ‘n geruime tyd in die buiteland op die mark is. Brian Nieuwoudt, Orthman se streekbestuurder, verduidelik dat hulle graag die belangstelling[...]
Orthman: Precision seedbeds in a single pass
Orthman is a manufacturing company founded in Nebraska by Henry Orthman with a vision to make farming better for producers. Orthman is built on family values, hard work, innovative design, meticulous attention to detail and a passion to “Keep the industry that feeds the world, Efficient.” Orthman offers farmers[...]
Pinch, pull and presto! Orthman gets rid of cotton residue
Cotton farming in the Thabazimbi environment recently received a tremendous boost with new mechanised harvesting methods as well as a new cotton mill but, in spite of these advances, a new challenge emerged for the cotton grower: Cotton stubble that remains on the land after harvesting is a different[...]
Conserve diesel and moisture with the Orthman cultivator
A farmer depends on two expensive liquids as assets (apart from money) – diesel fuel and water. For that reason the two production factors have to be conserved, economised on, and utilised to the best possible advantage. That is exactly what the aim of the Orthman team is when[...]
An ideal seedbed-dream for any crop comes true the Orthman way
Strip tilling does exactly what the term suggests – only the strip in which the seed will be planted, is cultivated and the rest of the land with the plant residue on the soil, is left untouched. At the Val Farmer’s Day Brian Nieuwoudt, regional manager for Orthman, explained[...]