IAgrE Landwards Conference 2022 - Part1 - George Sly, Horizon Agriculture Ltd

Drilling without Tilling - Developments in Seed Drills
This is the live audio with the PowerPoint of George’s presentation. Providing an insight into his company's vision and the concepts being applied to their seed drill development. Their no-till approach is driving a number of innovative features and technology being employed on their products. This importantly provides a host of efficiency benefits for the customer, whilst working towards a sustainable future.
George is the MD at Horizon Agriculture Ltd. The business Sly Agri was built on historical family ties with agricultural equipment and engineering practices. The 300 hectare Sly family farm in South Lincolnshire (UK), is at the heart of their product development process. In 2019, Sly Agri was rebranded as Horizon Agricultural Machinery Ltd, the future focus of which, would be the production of innovative agricultural machinery that would facilitate regenerative and conservation-friendly farming.
With the help of Innovate UK and investment from Local Government, they have been able to develop the manufacturing process that is integral to our business. This includes the construction of a purpose-built, semi-automatic blasting and coating facility and 4-bay assembly hall.