What significance does the soil have?

The soil is the basis for agriculture and forestry and is one of the world's most important yet limited resources. As the essence of our life, soil provides the basis for high-quality nutrition for us and our livestock.

Healthy soil is indispensable for healthy plant growth and preserving soil life in the long term with the following aims: Optimising your yield and its quality.

The foundation of your success

Drilling for planting literally sows the seeds of plant growth in the ensuing months and, at the end of the day, a successful harvest. Apart from the weather, the crop type and the previous crop, the soil itself plays a vital role in the plants’ development.

Loose soil with good pore distribution and no compaction enables the crops to take root intensively and deeply. The large amount of space available for roots is essential for taking in nutrients and groundwater during the principal growth stages.

Appropriate tillage and seedbed preparation are the prerequisite for successful sowing.

Well prepared

A perfectly prepared seedbed features a uniform, level finish, an ideal proportion of fine soil and optimum consolidation. This, plus sufficient covering of the seed, creates perfect germination conditions for rapid and uniform plant growth.

However, the seedbed should only be as finely crumbled as necessary. If the proportion of fine soil is too high there is a greater risk of erosion caused by wind or water as well as of surface mud formation. A coarser seedbed, on the other hand, offers a more suitable habitat for pests such as snails.

With its high-performance and efficient compact combinations and power harrows, PÖTTINGER provides you with optimum support so that the seed is placed in a perfectly prepared seedbed.

Perfectly placed

For homogeneous and rapid seed germination, seed must be placed precisely, evenly and perfectly covered with soil.

Precision placement of the seed is obtained by forming a well-defined seed slot and ensuring uniform seed depth. The seed depth also determines the subsequent vitality of the crop. Placing seed too deep costs it too much energy and it takes longer to germinate. This increases the risk of infection with seed or soilborne pathogens. To prevent this, a precise working result is essential and gives the crop a head start.

The large diameter DUAL DISC coulters with greater coulter pressure are particularly efficient and cut right through even large amounts of harvest residues to form a uniform, tidy seed slot.