- “We spotted potential in this rather absurd situation. We made use of this difficult situation and worked hard to produce a new concept. Our primary motive was to find a way to help farmers reduce their costs and make their farming activities more efficient. A difficulty overcome that became an asset,” says Crister Stark.
Following the election in autumn 1991 there was a change of government, but it wasn’t until 1995 that Sweden joined the EU, which was creating requirements that improved conditions for Swedish agriculture. The consequence was new rules and economic conditions that made things easier for farmers.
But the story of Väderstad’s seed drills for direct drilling began much earlier. During the 80s Crister Stark and Gert Gilstring worked on the direct drill. Even back then one of the main reasons was to find more cost-effective cultivation methods, which was, among other things, strongly linked to fuel prices.