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About LEMKENLEMKEN is an award-winning company with a historicpast and a strong future. Viktor and Nicola Lemken arethe sixth and seventh generation of the family to leadthe company, which started out as a blacksmith shop in1780. Long before the first tractors arrived on the sceneLEMKEN was building ploughs that made farmers moreproductive and was the first company ever to patent areversible plough design in 1925.Founder, Wilhemus Lemken, would be proud that thecompany he founded now occupies a state-of-theart facility in Alpen, Germany with 1,300 employeesworldwide. We’re proud of our reputation for innovationand quality. We support it with creative design, advancedengineering and modern production techniques thatemploy the latest in computer-assisted technology,robotic welding, automated steel forming and temperingsystems.LEMKEN provides farmers around the world withinnovative, one-pass tillage equipment that meets theirstrategic tillage needs and provides them with soundagronomic benefits and increased efficiency.LEMKEN truly is the Agrovision Company. We investheavily in research, development, and manufacturingtechnology. We believe in responsible, sustainablegrowth for our company and our customers, whichmeans a strong focus on service, and a commitment tonever let our customers down.LEMKEN in CanadaEleven years ago, LEMKEN and our Canadian distributorsbrought its innovative, one-pass tillage machines toCanada. Since then, we have developed an extensivedealer network which stocks original LEMKEN parts.LEMKEN dealers receive intensive, ongoing producttraining so they can provide outstanding service andtechnical support to their customers.LEMKEN also has two fully-stocked parts warehouses inCanada to ensure that its Canadian customers, dealersand distributors always have fast, easy access to parts andservice. LEMKEN has listened to Canadian farmers fromcoast to coast. We have developed new products andadapted our product range to meet their strategic tillageneeds.

The Strategic Use of TillageAt LEMKEN we pride ourselves on our knowledge ofthe science and evolution of tillage. Since plough makerWilhemus Lemken founded the company over 230 yearsago, we have seen the agronomic practice of tillagemove from conventional, primary tillage in the 1940’s and1950’s, to zero and minimal tillage in the 1970’s. We knowthat today, farmers have many reasons to strategicallyincorporate tillage into their farm management as theydeal with problems they would never have thought offifty years ago.Farmers around the world are partnering with expertswho offer a variety of tools to help them plan, grow,harvest, and market their crops and remain globallycompetitive. LEMKEN is proud to offer innovative tillagemachines with specific agronomic uses to suit theindividual needs of farmers in any soil type, conditionsand farming system. We don’t believe that using aplough, disc, or cultivator because that is an establishedagronomic practice, or part of the accepted “culture” offarming is the most effective and efficient way to lookat tillage. We encourage farmers to critically assess theagronomic needs of their farm and use the right tools todo the job. We know that will often include the strategicuse of tillage based on what each farmer wants toachieve.Strategic tillage may target compaction, smooth out rutsin the field, break up pastures, or reclaim land aroundsloughs. Strategic tillage can mechanically kill weeds,disrupt disease and pest cycles, deal with herbicideresistant weeds, or encourage weed seeds to germinatebefore a pre-season herbicide application to make itmore effective. Other strategic tillage practices improvesoil structure and water infiltration, or incorporate organicmatter – such as crop residue or livestock manure – intothe soil to make the best use of the nutrients it contains.Whatever the need or desired outcome, LEMKENcan provide farmers with the strategic tillage machinethey need to do the job effectively and efficiently in asingle pass.We use the HELIODOR to work canola and wheatstubble in the fall, which provides mechanical weedcontrol, and leaves a smooth surface behind. It cuts,chops, mixes, packs and leaves the field seedbedready. A single pass with the HELIODOR in late fallgives us very good control of cleavers and thistle too.We used to do multiple passes with a cultivator andharrows and we still didn’t get the results we getwith the HELIODOR in one pass.Greg Philipchuk grows 7,000 acres of wheat and canola near Kamsack,Sask. with his brother Ken.

9HELIODORMy sunflower stubblewas four feet high in thespring and the HELIODORburied it in one pass. Itleft a firm, level seedbed,so I could seed the nextday. One HELIODOR hasreplaced two machines,doing a better job in onepass – and saving metime, fuel, and operatingcosts.LEMKEN’s quality issuperior to anything outthere. I’d replace a bearingat least once a week onmy old machines, butI’ve done 20,000 acreswith my HELIODORand haven’t replacedanything. I am veryimpressed with it.Andrew Knowles grows 5,800 acres ofwinter and spring wheat,canola, corn, soybeans andsunflowers near Winnipeg,Man.Farmers can work more acres per hour with the lightweight HELIODOR 9compact disc harrow, which is available in working widths up to 52 feet, andcan travel up to 12 mph, saving time and fuel. Farmers also have the option toattach a SOLITAIR precision air drill to some HELIODOR 9 models to prepare theseedbed and seed in one pass, cutting seeding time in half.The HELIODOR 9’s 20-inch, concave discs are perfect for shallow springcultivation in light to medium soils, fall stubble cultivation, preparation forseeding winter cereals, preparing a seedbed in spring on heavy ploughedland, or for reworking areas around sloughs, previously wet areas in a field, orremoving sprayer ruts after a wet season.The intensive disc action of the HELIODOR 9: provides superior soil crumbling and mixing to ensure consistent soildensity and quality.disturbs very little soil while allowing oxygen and water to penetrate forstrong root development and healthy plant growth.incorporates crop residue and creates a smooth, seed-ready seedbed inone pass.Working from shallower depths of one to four inches, the HELIODOR 9: warms soil surface for faster, earlier germination and frost protection.repacks soil with a choice of packing rollers to seal in moisture, preventerosion and prepare a perfect seedbed.paired with the SOLITAIR seeder, provides maximum soil to seed contact,and ensures moisture is accessible to the seed for better emergence andhigher yields.encourages germination of weeds, and volunteers in fall to be winterkilled.requires less horsepower to pull and saves on fuel.

RUBIN 9Residue management and perfect seedbed preparation with a singlepass are major reasons why a growing number of Canadian farmershave turned to the RUBIN 9 compact disc harrow. The RUBIN 9’s24-inch, serrated discs effortlessly incorporate any type of crop residueor livestock manure. Packing rollers follow the discs and repack the soilto seal in moisture, prevent soil erosion from wind, and create a firm,seed-ready seedbed in any type of soil. One-pass tillage and seedbedpreparation saves time, fuel, and manpower.On the soil surface, the RUBIN 9’s intensive disc action: breaks up clods of dirt and thoroughly incorporates organicmatter into the soil to cycle nutrients faster.buries trash reducing the risk of fungal diseases or pests persistingin crop residue.combines with two sets of rebound harrows for superiorcrumbling and mixing of the soil for consistent soil texture.mechanically controls weeds on organic farms or managesherbicide resistant weeds in conventional farming systems.warms up cold spring soils for faster germination and frostprotection.Beneath the soil, its variable working depths from two to six inches: provides consistent soil density allowing plant roots to easilyaccess nutrients and water.breaks up hardpan which impedes plant root development.helps prevent soil compaction by performing multiple operationsin a single pass.We had fields with foxtail barleythat we couldn’t control withherbicides and the RUBIN 9 gaveus 95 per cent control of the weedproblem the first time we usedit. We have switched our wholefarm from zero-till to StrategicTillage because we are seeingsoil health benefits. The superiormixing action of the RUBIN 9aerates, mulches residue, andreturns organic matter to the soil,and that’s giving us more uniform,productive stands, even in problemsoil areas, and during wet years.Chris Raupers farms 7,000 acres of grain land atNewdale, Man.

RUBIN 12The LEMKEN RUBIN 12 allows me towork my cornstalks in one pass in thefall. With my previous tillage tool it tooktwo passes and the job was still not asgood as with one pass with the LEMKEN.There were less clods and residue todeal with this spring allowing me to doone light seedbed preparation pass andthen plant this year’s crop. The cost ofthe RUBIN 12 compared to other tillagetools is reasonable and I am very happywith the performance and cost savingsdue to the elimination of a pass acrossthe field.Luke Weirtzema grows corn, soybeans and sugar beetsnear Campbell, Minn.The RUBIN 12 compact disc harrow was designed to handle largevolumes of crop residue from the highest yielding corn crops inNorth America. The RUBIN 12’s 29-inch, concave discs work deeperto incorporate heavy residue and create a smooth seedbed that’sready to go with a single pass.The RUBIN 12 can do many of the tough tillage jobs where farmershave traditionally used disc-rippers or disc-chisels, and reduce theamount of passes required in the field. The RUBIN 12’s serrateddiscs are angled to cut deep and break up compacted soils,without bringing subsoil or stones to the surface.The RUBIN 12’s aggressive disc action: easily breaks up pastures or unproductive land.incorporates organic matter deep to hasten decompositionand nutrient release into the soil.intensively mixes soil to ensure excellent soil to organic mattercontact for faster, even decomposition.alleviates soil compaction for higher crop yields.Working at depths from three to eight inches, the RUBIN 12: warms cold, spring soils for earlier emergence.saves fuel, time and manpower with a one-pass operation.offers a choice of heavier packing rollers to repack soil for aseed-ready finish.provides better seeding efficiency due to consistent, highquality seedbed preparation.