Ra-Rake launch after EU funds €1.4m research

EU funding of nearly €1 million has gone into a research project in Italy which has resulted in a new double-wheel rake that reduces dust contamination of forage.

In drier countries (or during droughts), dust contamination of silage or hay causes problems of fermentation and bacterial development in forage. In 2016 in Hungary, it was estimated that 1,000 tonnes of fodder was lost due to such contamination.