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March 2008


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Hybrid artichokes: excellent results in Algeria

ICS and its partner Greencoop have recently obtained excellent results with Nunhems' hybrid artichokes in Algeria. Available as seeds, these artichokes varieties are well adapted to a large range of growing conditions (soils, temperatures), as long as specific crop management practices are followed. If you are interested in artichoke production, ICS can provide high quality seeds and an experienced field team of agricultural engineers to guide you along variety choice and management practices to obtain outstanding yields.
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January 2008

Onion varieties: very promising new 2008 releases

High-quality seeds and variety choice are still the keys to success if you are growing onions in arid areas. With over 20 years of experience in onion crop management, ICS has built strong field and market experience and has even more to offer in 2008. The new line of Nunhems' short day red onions in particular is extremely promising: increased yield, high uniformity, and extreme earliness for some of them. The first releases are Bossa Nova F1 and Lambada F1. Stay connected, more information coming up.

July 2007

Peanuts and beans harvesters: The best choice for quality results

For peanuts (groundnuts) or beans harvest operations, ICS recommends to use successively two different machines: first an inverting digger followed by a collecting system. The use of the Santal Inverting Digger provided by ICS, preserves product quality and prevents losses. Regarding collecting systems, we will help you choose the most adapted harvester among Colombo's range of equipment: The Double Master II and the "Advanced Peanuts" combine.

April 2007

Seed Hawk: expect to be impressed!

With toolbar width up to 20 meters, Seed Hawk direct drills are really outstanding. Designed to place seeds and fertilizer in one pass close to the surface, with high precision, those machines perform on both even or uneven ground. As usual, ICS' people will guide you all along from choice of tools to best use of equipment, in order to reach top results!

 

January 2007

Sudan: new partnership for outstanding training programs

In Sudan where agricultural changes are moving forward at an impressive speed, training appears to be one of the most important needs at this time. To respond to this increasing demand, ICS has recently set up a partnership with CA17 International, a french-based company specialized in training of professionals in agriculture. CA17 international has many years of experience in building adapted training sessions for farmers with similar growing conditions.

 

June 2006

 

Agricultural machinery
Rapid tests the boundaries in Saudi Arabia

Growing crops in the desert is something of a challenge, for men as well as machines. For many years, ICS has been recommending to large scale Saudi farms the use of Väderstad machinery, the Rapid for direct drill and Carrier for shallow cultivation. Today this choice has proved to be the right one.
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June 2006

The Terradonis manual planter : low cost and good precision !

You wish to combine low cost with good precision seeding in difficult areas ? You found the right equipment. ICS introduces the new Terradonis manual planter. With this professional equipment, you will be able to sow small seeds (onion, carrot, cabbage, radish, salad etc.), as well as bigger ones (such as maize, or beans...). And, as main benefit, the possibility to sow one, two or more seeds at a time. Read more..

 

May 2006

 

Frentec: ICS's new headquarters in Sudan

After the launching mid-january of FACO, an investment company for agricultural projects conducted in Sudan, ICS is pleased to introduce Frentec, the new Sudan-based company for all your agricultural needs. Frentec is an ICS's subsidiary and thus provides seeds, agricultural equipment and of course a unique expertise for successful farming. Please, feel free to contact Frentec 's technical and sales team !

Contact: App. N°2, Building 11,
Street 41, Catarina street - Khartoum East
Mobile : 249 915 502 011
Phone : 249 183 580 169 / Fax : 584 420

 

May 2006

Irrigated silage maize: choose ICS and you will be rewarded

Varieties with an outstanding yield/fiber rate such as Calcio, Newport and Nikaïa have given very good results these past years in Lebanon, Syria and Saudi Arabia. However, with late crop establishment such as after a wheat crop, earlier varieties may be necessary in case the growing season is too short for these varieties, which has led ICS and his partner in Lebanon, Aidco, to choose slightly earlier varieties. Results will be available at the end of the season in November. In any case, when choosing a variety for silage or grain, growers should contact us and indicate their precise location.
Note that in case weather data are not available, ICS will supply a good weather station in order to collect them to improve decision making.
Regarding feeding value, the work conducted by Almarai in Saudi Arabia shows Newport to have the best feed/fiber value for their dairy cows. Calcio is a good second choice.

 

Algeria: the 300C Rapid gives outstanding results in direct drill for wheat and forage crops

ICS develops with his Algerian partner Greencoop, direct drill in Algeria. Results obtained with the 300C Rapid (an S model, fitted with a fertilizer option) are outstanding for wheat as well as forage crops: easier sowing of cereals and quicker forage crop establishment while using less seeds: you can save up to 60% of seeds!

 

         

Agricultural machinery - Enhance your corn residues

ICS now provides the Hinikier 5600 Flail Windrower, an equipment for stalk shredding and windrowing which enables their use as animal feed (Hinikier 5600 Flail Windrower).

 

Maize seeds : good results for the varieties recommended by ICS

ICS regularly conducts new field trials in arid and semi-arid conditions in order to find varieties perfectly adapted to these areas. In 2004 we have focused our trials on new corn varieties such as Odeon Nikaïa or Newport. We hope to reach results obtained recently in Saudi Arabia with Panama (medium-late variety), Giubileo (late variety) and Calcio (very late silage maize).

 

Onions in Arabia: excellent results

For onion production, varieties such as Excel, Nirvana and Rio Bravo have once again proved their adaptation to the specific growing conditions of Saudi Arabia : results are excellent but unfortunately, seed supply, although improving, continues to be quite short.

 

ICS supplies an arabian farm with a batch of 6 spreaders

ICS, agent of Bredal in Saudi Arabia, recently delivered an order of six spreaders to the Nadec Company. The choice of the K-65 model was obvious considering the difficult outdoor conditions in these areas. In fact, all equipment from Bredal are known as robust, easy to use and very precise. ICS provided assembly and training on the spot.

 

 

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Document created : june 2002 - updated mars 28, 2008

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