We are pursuing AGCO on this one, two prototype's were built for a US biomass collection and ethanol production trial.

Not yet available here, but shows some potential in our weed management systems.

Give Paul a call on 0418 276 559 for an update.

Agco teamed its Challenger 560C (425-hp) axial rotary combine with an LB34B 3 x 4’ baler. The baler is towed behind the combine with its tongue attached to the combine’s rear axle. Straw leaving the combine goes directly into the baler, which is powered by a combine-driven hydraulic pump.

The new machines are comparable to the Glenvar Bale Direct System developed in Australia several years ago. The main difference is that the Glenvar system has a conveyor that carries straw into the baler, says Dean Morrell, Agco’s hay and forage product marketing manager. On the new units, the combine’s straw chopper pushes it into a baler receiving chamber.

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Good info on reducing weed seed banks, comparisons between Chaff carts, Baling Grinding and burning windrows.

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http://www.grdc.com.au/CaseStudy-WeedSeedHarvest-Albany

Baling as one alternative is one alternative to the in-situ burning or grazing of chaff is to bale all chaff and straw material as it exits the harvester. The Bale Direct System developed by the Shield’s family in Wongan Hills as a means for improving straw hay production, consists of a large square baler directly attached to the harvester that collects and bales all harvest residues. A significant secondary benefit is the collection and removal of annual weed seeds. Studies by AHRI determined that approximately 95% of annual ryegrass seed entering the harvester was collected in the bales (Walsh and Powles, 2007). In addition to being an effective system for weed seed removal, the baled material can have a substantial economic value as a feed source. However, as will all baling systems, consideration must be given to nutrient removal.

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