 Demonstrating the contour following ability of Cross Slot openers - 450mm (18") of vertical travel without any change in downforce. |  Peas emerging through heavy annual ryegrass residues. Note the excellent weed control. |  The effect of seed slot environment in dry conditions (see experiment R009). |  All disc openers will hairpin (tuck) residues into the vertical slot in some conditions. Note that the Cross Slot (left) places the seed on a horizontal shelf, avoiding contact with the straw in the vertical part of the seed slot. |  Drilling forage brassica into sprayed native pasture in New Zealand. |
 9m folding Cross Slot drill (310mm row spacing on double toolbars), Victoria, Australia. |  A worms-eye view of the Cross Slot opener in action. |  Separate and reliable seed and fertiliser placement through the same opener, only with Cross Slot. |  10m Cross Slot drill in Ukraine. Frame built by Agro-Soyuz Ltd |  Earthworms move freely through the slot when the walls are not compacted and residues are retained over the seed slot. This improves aeration in wet soils. |
 10m folding Cross Slot drill in Ukraine. Frame and hoppers manufactured by Agro-Soyuz Ltd. |  5m folding Cross Slot drill with standard features of sealed electrical enclosure, folding light pods with slug bait applicators and folding steps at side and rear. |  Inter-row cropping with Cross Slot - oats and tickbeans. |  5m folding Cross Slot drill (150mm row spacing) in New Zealand. Options include twin granule hoppers, Hiab crane for bulk bag handling and rear towbar. |  5m Cross Slot drill in transport mode - 3.3m transport width. |
 5m folding Cross Slot drill with options of fan heat exchanger and hopper load bars. |  Peas into wheat residue with Cross Slot. |  Wheat drilled into soybean stubble with 9m Cross Slot drill (310mm (12") row-spacing) in Victoria, Australia. |  9m Cross Slot drill undergoing factory testing during assembly in New Zealand. |  5m folding Cross Slot drills on a delivery run in the South Island, New Zealand |
 Folding Cross Slot drill in New Zealand. |  5m folding Cross Slot drill in Ukraine, manufactured by Agro-Soyuz Ltd. |  Rear toolbar of 10m Cross Slot drill during assembly in Ukraine. |  Winter wheat in 150mm (6") rows, Canterbury, New Zealand. |  3m Cross Slot drill in Germany. Note the low disturbance of surface soil and residues. |
