Header Designed To Bust Up Corn Borer

Header Designed To Bust Up Corn Borer COMBINES Accessories Kemper’s Stalkbuster header option breaks up the crop stubble where European corn borers overwinter The Agritechnica Gold Award winner is now available on a new CNH corn header in the U K and Europe as well as on multiple other brands of forage harvesters It is not available in North America even though the corn borer is a yield threat for non-GMO growers in the U S and Canada     “We do not have plans to bring this header option to North America due to lack of customer interest ” reported Aimee Culbert CNH     This past fall CNH’s New Holland Agriculture introduced the Stalkbuster on a new 8-row header It was developed by CNH’s header supplier Kemper as a “groundbreaking solution for controlling the corn borer without pesticides or biological plant protection agents”     The Stalkbuster is a multi-benefit tool It smashes stubble into small pieces destroying the overwintering habitat for European corn borers It also reduces fusarium risk and speeds breakdown of harvest residue     The Stalkbuster is integrated into the base frame of the rotary 8-row corn header It breaks up the stubble before it can be flattened by the wheels of the harvester     A specially shaped “buster” flail breaks up each row of stubble individually A swinging gearbox with integrated ratchet clutch drives the flail The swinging gearbox combined with a pneumatic pressure system enables the flail to follow ground contours     The flail is made of highly wear-resistant material for a long service life Polygon gearing allows the flail to be easily and quickly replaced without special tools When the header shuts down the flails freewheel for a soft runout If the combine shifts into reverse the Stalkbuster units automatically lift to prevent damage     The cost-effective Stalkbuster eliminates out-of-pocket and environmentally costly inputs for controlling corn borer Each row unit is estimated to require only 4 hp     Check out the video at farmshow com     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup New Holland Agriculture 500 Diller Ave New Holland Penn 17557 ph 717 355-1121; www agriculture newholland com ; or Maschinenfabrik Kemper GmbH & Co KG Breul 48703 Stadlohn ph 011 49 256388-0; www kemper-stadtlohn de/en

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