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13-05-2025

The importance of quick emergence

The start of a new growing season brings promise, especially when seedlings emerge quickly and uniformly. Quick emergence offers key agronomic advantages, including stronger competition against weeds, improved resilience to early insect pressure, and reduced risk from summer heat and fall frost. These benefits begin with early access to nutrients and moisture.

13-05-2025

Emergence Testing in Corn: Ensuring Precision Planting and Optimal Yield

Inter-plant competition significantly impacts corn yield by limiting moisture and nutrient availability. Precision planting and even seed spacing are crucial for optimal emergence and growth. Regular field observation and emergence testing help evaluate planting equipment performance and ensure consistent crop development.

07-05-2025

Crister Stark Awarded Commander Class of the Royal Order of Vasa

Crister Stark has been awarded the Commander Class of the Royal Order of Vasa, one of Sweden’s most prestigious honors, for his outstanding contributions to Swedish industry and the agricultural sector.

04-03-2025

Unlocking Crop Potential: The Benefits of Precision Seeding and Optimal Plant Stands

Väderstad's Fenix III metering system, combined with the dual-knife opener system on the Seed Hawk air drill, ensures precise product delivery and proper soil placement, leading to optimal plant growth and a greater return on investment.

27-02-2025

Experience the Väderstad PD 1350 Precision Delivery Air Cart

Join Jeff Prosko from Rose Valley, Saskatchewan, as he shares his experience with the brand new PD 1350 Precision Delivery Air Cart. Jeff and his family run a diverse farming operation, and this spring, they had the opportunity to put the PD 1350 to the test on their canola fields.

06-02-2024

Väderstad introduces the long-life Following harrow Marathon

One of the world’s leading companies in tillage, seeding and planting will introduce a new following harrow in the beginning of 2024, as a compliment to the current assortment. The new Following harrow Marathon will drastically increase the working life of the finishing tool.

01-02-2024

Väderstad present at Green Week 2024

Väderstad, one of the world’s leading companies in tillage, seeding and planting, joined by 16 other companies in the agricultural sector took part in last weeks’ exhibition Green Week in Berlin. The goal was to demonstrate the importance of new innovations in agriculture, to help accelerate the transition to a more sustainable and efficient agriculture.

25-01-2024

Väderstad reaches a turnover of 7 BSEK in FY23

Väderstad, one of the world’s leading companies in tillage, seeding and planting, reaches a new record turnover of 7 BSEK (610 MEUR) in FY23. It’s an increase in sales by 25 percent compared to FY22 and the positive outcome ensures the ability to continued investments to support global food production.

22-11-2023

Väderstad introduces new distributor head to increase the seed drill control

Väderstad, one of the world’s leading companies in tillage, seeding and planting, upgrades the pneumatical seed drills Rapid A 400-800S, Rapid A 600-800C, Spirit 400C/S and Spirit 600-900C/S with a new distributor head for model year 2024. As an option, the new distributor head can be fitted with motors for all outlets, providing the driver with an increased control of the product flow.

15-11-2023

Väderstad TopDown with E-services winner of Farm Machine 2024

Väderstad, one of the world’s leading companies in tillage, seeding and planting, is proud to see TopDown with E-services as winner of the Farm Machine 2024 award in the tillage category. The award was announced at the ongoing Agritechnica exhibition in Hannover, Germany.