Cultivation Technology Tillage

Agriculture remains broad in public and political discussion. The use of pesticides should be reduced, the use of fertilizers should become more efficient (emission-free and without nutrient discharges) and greenhouse gases should not be emitted from the soil [1]. In this context, tillage plays a crucial role. Development goals for soil tillage technology are mechanical weed control and specific crop residue and intertillage management. A visible trend is the development of devices for exact and very flat (so-called ultra-flat) tillage [2]. Automation solutions are increasingly being offered for tillage equipment and machines. They are intended to improve the user-friendliness of the technology, enable site-specific work and document soil-specific data for digital farm management systems. The German manufacturers of tillage technology recorded stagnating sales in 2019 at continuing high export shares.