Sumo joins the ranks of shallow cultivator makers, bringing its customary solid simplicity to the sector. We
had the opportunity to try out the Vaxio in some winter wheat stubble
Shallow cultivation is favoured by many as a powerful technique to help control blackgrass in a min-till regime, moving just enough soil to encourage weeds and volunteers to chit without burying seeds too deep or consuming excessive power and diesel. Many traditional tined cultivators can’t be set to work at sufficiently shallow depths, so a new generation of tillage tools is emerging.