Modern Tillage Equipment for Contemporary farmers

Before a farmer plant a new crop, he needs to first till the land. New improvements in conservation and proficiencies have created additional options than earlier, as farmers use modern farming methods and equipment to get the most from their land.

Modern Tillage Equipment

New tillage equipment for effective and efficient tilling such as disc plough, mould-board plough, disc harrow and rotavator have come in the market as new technology advances that are designed to break up, mix, level soil, even in heavy crop residue areas. Some of these we have explained here -

Plough – Various plough such as disc plough, mould-board plough, chisel plough is the most modern equipment when it comes to discussing most modern tilling tools. A moldboard plough is most suitable for breaking many soil types for turning and covering crop residues. Various designs are intended to function best for some specific tasks in specified soil conditions. The part in a mould-board plough that breaks the soil is known as bottom or base and includes share, the landside, and the moldboard. The share works as the cutting edge of the moldboard plough.

Rotavator or Rotary Tiller - Used for stirring the soil at depths, a rotary tiller is equipment generally used for deeper primary-tillage operations. In some areas, however, this is used for secondary tillage.

Harrow – Known as secondary tillage equipment it is used to improve the seedbed by increasing soil pulverization, to conserve moisture by destructing weeds, and cutting crop residues. The process of making final seedbed is accomplished by the use of various types of harrows like disc harrow, power harrow, heavy-duty hydraulic harrow, compact model disc harrow, offset disc harrow etc.

Seed Drills or Seeders – These are the equipment used in areas where minimum to zero-tillage is required due to the risk of soil erosion. No-till is actually is considered as the best tillage practice for conserving water. Another reason for using no-till equipment is that while performing tillage or deep ripping, the pores created by earthworms and microorganisms that serve as a conduit for water to go down deep into the soil are destroyed. It reduces the water-absorbing capacity of the soil, causing erosion. Most common no-till equipment are disc seed drill, zero till drill or planter.

Above mentioned a few to mention as most modern agricultural machinery that helps farmers in increasing efficiency of their farm