Tillage is the initial process in agricultural practices and
half of the job of growing crops is done by tilling or managing the soil. Once
a farm has perfect soil conditions, it is easier for a farmer to accomplish
further farming operations.
Tilling or managing soil requires many tough jobs from
digging up the weeds to providing a perfect structure to the soil for planting.
Farm mechanization allows a farmer to accomplish all the harsh jobs at a farm
in minimum time and maximum efficiency. A fully mechanized farm should be well
equipped with the necessary farm equipment required for tillage. Here we have
mentioned the most used tillage equipment in agricultural practices.
Ploughs
Ploughs are the most basic tillage equipment used to break,
turn and mix the soil and works efficiently even in rocky and rooted areas.
Various models used worldwide as per their functions are – mould-board plough,
reversible mould-board plough, disc plough etc.
Rotary Tillers
Popularly known as Rotavator, a rotary tiller is used in
both primary and secondary tillage operations. Managing soil with rotavator
ensures that the land is perfectly levelled with no clods to make it perfect
for planting seeds.
Harrows
Harrow is used as primary tillage equipment in an open field
for superficial ploughing, smashing the clods, aerate the soil and burying the
organic remains and substances under the surface. Few Harrow models are high speed disc harrow, power harrow, poly disc harrow etc.
Sub Soilers
Sub soiler are used in the areas where deep tillage is
required especially to break up hardpan layers in the soil and loosening the
subsoil for improved drainage, ideal root growth and mineral osmosis.
Cultivator
A cultivator is used to loosen and aerate the soil to a
depth of nine inches. The cultivator is used as secondary tillage machinery
that easily till the soil on each side of the rows in the fields, removing
unwanted weeds and grass.
Power Harrow
Power Harrow turns breaks even the most compact soil and
refines and evenly distribute the soil over the entire working field to create
a perfect seedbed in a single go.
Ripper
A Ripper is used to cut the weed roots under the surface,
leaving the organic matter on the upper layer of the soil. It is suitable to
use even in dry and harsh lands as the equipment have a robust structure to
keep it safe from damages by underground stones & roots.
With the increasing mechanization in agriculture, farmers
are using new and innovative agricultural machinery to get increased benefits. To know
more about the modern farm equipment read below articles.
