HORSCH agricultural machines

Crop care - for a sustainable agriculture

Knowledge in a nutshell

State-of-the-art crop care is essential for a sustainable agriculture. Advanced technologies like PrecisionSpray, SpotSpraying with pulse width modulation and band application increase efficiency and precision. The continuous inside cleaning system of the sprayers minimises residues and protects the environment. These technologies optimise the use of herbicides, fungicides and insecticides and encourage a sustainable plant production.

How does state-of-the-art crop care support sustainability?

Drilling technology - For optimum sowing quality

Knowledge in a nutshell

The quality and the quantity of the yield depend on numerous factors that cannot be influenced directly. Does the seeding method really play a role in the final results? In short: yes. In fact, a very essential one!

To create optimum starting conditions for seeding, the choice of the right seed drill is of major importance.

Which seeding methods are there? Which advantages do they offer? Here you will find the answers to these questions and more information about the respective methods and our products.

How do you achieve optimum sowing quality?

Single grain seeding – The seeding method for optimum populations

Knowledge in a nutshell

How can you maximise yields, protect the soil and save resources at the same time? Single grain seeding makes it possible! The single grain seed drill can be used flexibly for numerous crops and soil conditions and thus provides innovative solutions for the current challenges in agriculture. Here you will find information on what single grain seeding is and how single grain seed drills work. You will also find an overview of our product range for this seeding method.

What are the advantages of single grain seed?

Primary soil cultivation – for healthy and high-yield soils

Knowledge in a nutshell

How can modern agriculture ensure healthy and fertile soils? The answer is an innovative primary soil cultivation. In view of challenges like climate change and weather extremes, technologies like direct seeding and minimum tillage do not only provide solutions but also stand for a future-proof and sustainable agriculture. Find out more and learn which machines are the perfect match for your farm!

How can we provide healthy and high-yield soils?

Our showtruck on tour across Europe

In September, HORSCH starts a tour across Europe to present interesting machines and technologies on site. The Roadshow 2024 starts in Skurup in Sweden.

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terraHORSCH Issue 28

The issue 28 of our customer magazine terraHORSCH highlights HORSCH's 40-year history of innovation, provides international and practical insights, and focuses on future-oriented developments such as digitalization and sustainable agriculture.

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HORSCH Focus ExperienceTour

Targeted loosening, targeted fertilising, targeted seeding - These are the three fields of competence of the Focus that characterise it as a StripTill machine and make it attractive with regard to yield stability and cost saving. By means of the interchangeable seed bar it can be used flexibly for sowing different crops – from rape, wheat to row crops like maize.

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Water capacity of different soils

Average reading time: 5 minutes
The water capacity of different soils plays a major role for the water supply of plants. This capacity depends on factors like soil pores, soil type and humus content. The water supply can be influenced by various factors like ploughing, direct seeding and mulch seeding.

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Singulation of cereals – nothing new but more relevant than ever before with regard to resource efficiency  

Average reading time about 4 minutes
For more than 10 years, HORSCH has been focusing intensively on the singulation of cereals. It is nothing new, but the longtime experiences with this system show the potentials and also the limits. With regard to the changing conditions, do the potentials now outweigh the limits? And what are the benefits? 

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Seedbed preparation – how can we meet the requirements on the seedBED?

Average reading time: 3 minutes
Do you remember the structure of an optimum seedBED from our last blog article?! Why do plants root deeply? – A question of optimum seedbed preparation? We examined which demands the root but also the seed Seedbed preparation – for an optimum embedding of the seed makes on the seedbed. We now wonder: How do I have to cultivate the seedbed, what do we have to pay attention to, and which machines are suitable when?

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