Since 28 April, CLAAS and Horsch have jointly held the world record in the precision drilling of maize. Inside 24 hours, a total area of 448.29 hectares was tilled and fertilised simultaneously by means of a XERION 5000 and a Maestro 24.70 SW single-grain seed drill.

 

The goal of the combined bid was to sow 24 rows of maize at a high speed averaging 14.7 km/h and with a very good coefficient of variation. It is the first world record of this kind in which maize drilling was carried out with underground fertilisation. The attempt was staged in Russia because the Eastern European market offers the greatest potential for the technique used here. The 16-man world-record-setting team was made up of CLAAS and Horsch employees and included two independent experts.