Efficient and combined work is becoming more and more important due to increasingly shorter time frames for getting out into the field. While making it easier to stay on schedule for planting cover crops after harvest, it also has a number of agronomic advantages. By establishing ground cover rapidly and extensively, unproductive water evaporation is prevented. Likewise, excess nitrogen in the soil is absorbed by the plants and retained on site. Improving and stabilising the soil structure with organisms increases water infiltration while reducing the risk of erosion.
The flexible 500 l TEGOSEM hopper combines high-output tillage with the application of cover crops or micro-granules in a single pass. By carrying out both tasks in a single pass, the flexible hopper saves time and costs, reduces soil compaction and produces precision working results.
In future, it will be necessary to deploy resources worldwide even more purpose-specifically and efficiently. That is why PÖTTINGER has teamed up the trailed TERRIA stubble cultivator with the AMICO front hopper for resource-saving work. The tillage and simultaneous seed or fertiliser application steps can now be completed in a single pass.
The aim of the combined method is to loosen the soil and at the same time apply fertiliser, as it can be made best available to the crop by direct placement in the soil. Precise fertiliser placement prevents loss of effectiveness due to nutrient leaching.
Nutrient deficiencies can be precisely compensated in different soil layers using this process. This promotes targeted root growth because the roots are attracted to the fertiliser. A strongly developed root system promotes plant growth and especially the density of the crop.
The wide tine spacing of TERRIA stubble cultivators ensures reliable operation even with high volumes of organic matter. The incorporation of harvest residues and cover crops is carried out using different types of share and is possible with wings. The fertiliser boots can remain permanently mounted.