NEW: Comments from:
TAYLOR FARMS...MAFFRA
Our RBM weeder is now in its 10th year of service, honestily this machine is exellent, we've used it every week since we purchased the system and congratulate SAM for a job well done.

PAUL FARM OVERSEER.
Maffra victoria.

Andrew Morrison from the Geelong District SFC has gone from 1/4 acre in 1996 to 50,000 acres with a yeild increase of 50% to 100% ! Mr. Morrison, who grows broadacre canola, wheat and barley, now has a second crop using share farm vegetable growers from Werribee.

NEW: Comments from:
Wayne Hughes Bovill Bros Pty Tas

We purchase out Reverse Till Bed former/Bed Renovator 3 years ago for out Letuce Business and since then it has done close to a thousand acres on Red Clay ground and Black Sand, It is on its second set of blades. We are more than happy with the job it soes in leaving a trash free fine level seedbed, we are going to useit on opium poppy beds on our wet ground this year and expect an excellent result for germination.

I highly recommend these machines for horticultural production as well as broad acre crops.

Regards
Wayne Hughes (Farm Manager)

The Japanese Market has awarded Grant Brown the

New Zealand carrot grower Grant Brown had only 5 inches of rich top soil over a very ordinary subsoil in a high rainfall area. Using SAM's RBM system Mr. Brown was able to increase his top soil to 10 inches and lifted his yeild considerably.

Grant has since placed an order for a triple Bedformer, fully optioned out, to increase his carrot production 3 fold, here's what he said:

We purchased our first single bedformer and bed locker in 1995 when we first started growing carrots on raised beds. It increased our production greatly. It makes very uniformed, compacted beds that stand up to our heavy applications of irrigation. Due to increased market demands we have now purchased a triple bedformer in 1999.

In 1995 Bill Taylor had 100 acres under production in market gardening. He purchased an entire RBM System, then one year later he purchased his second System. Bill now grows 30 tonne of lettuce every week, 30 weeks of the year for McDonalds. In 1998, his farm now boasts 400 acres under production. Since then, two more farms in Bill's area have purchased the RBM System and guess what, all farms now produce lettuce for McDonalds! With less chemicals, no water logging, less labour, less soil compaction, more productivity, soil rejuvination and Higher Yields!

Tasmania : SAM's BEDFORMERS are now being used on an opium poppy farm. The SAM RBM System is perfect for seeds that require a shallow sowing depth for four reasons :

1. SAM's BEDFORMERS give a constant bed height relative to the base of the furrow.
2. SAM's BEDFORMERS leave a compacted bed top and sides.
3. SAM's BEDFORMERS don't overwork the soil.
4. SAM's BEDFORMERS form and compact in one pass.

This poppy farmer has almost tripled his yield as a direct result of SAM's RBM system. From 7,000 acres to 20,000 acres! How? Raised beds solved water logging problems and previously unsuitably wet soil has been transfromed into productive land!

The flower grower who uses the complete RBM System for the transplanting of flower seedlings and later weeding the young plants in hot houses, using a small 25hp tractor with 48 inch wheel centres to grow on 5 raised beds inside the hot house.

Tasmania : SAM's RBM System is now used by Simplots (Edgels). Thier main contractor purchased a triple bedformer to form beds for the companys growers for peas, cauliflowers, potatoes, poppies & brassicas.

NEW: Comments from:
BIOVEG (organic vegtables)
Edwards Farm in Manjimup WA.

The SAMP Bed farming system has brought about an air of excitement, to both management and staff, even though it is still early days. using the SAMP Bed farming system has allowed us to control at least 75% of weeds in the vegetables crops.

Since moving to the 2 meter system we have seen two main advantages.

1. Trading wheel tracks for crop, hence more yields per ha.

2. The permanent wheel tracks keep traffic out of the microbe soaked beds, this is very important in our organic farming practices, example minimal tillage and zero compaction.

Our Farm directive it to be a sustainable , organic farm that can not only be highly profitable, while we are having fun.

We currently own, Bed former, Bed locker, Bed weeder and Bed renovator.

NEW: Comments from Kai Halford in Kununurra Western Australia:

"We received the bedformer in good shape and have put it to work with great results.

The design and workmanship are first class and we are extremely happy with our purchase."