KUHN Shows Striger cultivator at Groundswell 2025

Saverne, France - KUHN SAS., an agricultural machinery manufacturer, has showcased the significant advantages of strip tillage at the 2025 Groundswell show, highlighting its Striger cultivator as a key solution for reducing input costs and improving soil health. As arable margins continue to tighten, the Striger offers arable farmers a more efficient and sustainable approach to crop establishment.

In two field trials conducted across southern and eastern UK, KUHN's Striger strip-till cultivator was tested against conventional systems - a two-pass minimum tillage and a traditional plough and press setup. The trials aimed to compare fuel consumption, cultivation costs, and final crop yields.

Beyond cost savings, the Striger’s targeted approach results in reduced soil disturbance, preservation of soil structure, and improved seedbed tilth — critical benefits at a time when sustainability and soil health are increasingly in focus.

Visitors to the Groundswell show also saw KUHN’s mechanical weeding solutions, including the Tineliner, designed for early-stage weeding in broadacre cereal crops, and the Rowliner, equipped with Rowlink camera-guided linkage for inter-row weeding in row crops like maize and sugar beet.

Importantly, both the Rowliner and Rowlink systems are eligible for up to 50% funding under the latest Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) grants, making the investment more accessible to growers.

Mr. Edd Fanshawe, Arable product specialist at KUHN, said, “In two trials across the south and east of the UK during 2024, the Striger was evaluated against a two-pass min-till system and a traditional plough and press cultivation, to assess fuel and cost input along with end yield. By regularly passing through crops, with varying tine aggressiveness, growers can disturb young weeds to prevent them outcompeting cereals and increase crop tillering. FETF grant funding can provide up to 50% of the machine’s total cost, to a maximum grant value of £25,000, to significantly help growers justify investment and improve productivity.”