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Seedbed preparation and precise sowing with only one machine in only one pass? Yes, it is possible! Our Pronto principle revolutionised the market and is the formula for success of our Pronto line.

08/19/2021 Read more

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Fertilisation is an important part of sustainable farming to maintain the fertility of the soil and to compensate for the nutrient deficit that results from the transportation of the harvest products. There is a wide range of fertilisers.

08/09/2021 Read more

HORSCH Pronto 6 DC mit Frontpacker und RowControl Verteilerturm

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With the product launch HORSCH set new standards in the sector of universal seed drills. The precise sowing quality combined with high operational speeds was convincing right from the start.

07/21/2021 Read more

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You have perhaps already wondered what hides in the grey box you can see on more and more HORSCH machines or what is behind the term HorschConnect?

03/30/2021 Read more

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There are many different reasons why a farmer decides to buy a certain machine. In the first part of our blog series with the topic ”PE vs stainless steel in the plant protection sector: What is the best choice for my farm?” we had a look at the advantages of each tank version and in the second part we told you why a farmer from Lower Saxony went for a PE tank.

03/24/2021 Read more

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The arable farm of the Schule Uemmingen family is located in Lower Saxony, about 18 km north of Braunschweig. A farm with a long history that has its origin in Bochum. Now the third generation of the family is living in Gifhorn. We want to take the opportunity to present a farm that deliberately opted for a sprayer with a PE tank despite the numerous crops the farm grows.

03/24/2021 Read more

Polyethylene or stainless steel tank – which one suits my farm? This question keeps coming up when talking to farmers. But it is not possible to give a general answer based on farm size or crop. You rather have to take an individual decision for every single farm.

01/21/2021 Read more

Today a state-of-the-art single grain seed drill is often considered to be a universal seed drill. Thus, with our Maestro line it is possible to sow a wide range of other crops in addition to the most important single grain crop maize. Legumes like beans and peas play an increasingly important role, in warmer Southern countries the sunflower often is one of the most important crops.

01/15/2021 Read more

In recent years there has been growing interest in the potential of soils to sequester carbon [C] from the atmosphere and there has been an increased number of studies investigating the dynamics and nature of soil organic matter [SOM].

12/15/2020 Read more

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Pronto principle – 3 steps to success (II)

Liquid fertiliser – advantage or disadvantage in sustainable farming?

Pronto DC – the universal seed drill made by HORSCH (I)

Digitalisation & connectivity in agriculture by HorschConnect

”Stainless steel makes me feel safer“... (Part 3)

Machinery co-operative with a PE sprayer and a lot of crops – How does it work? (Part 2)

PE vs. stainless steel in the plant protection sector: What is the best choice for my farm? (Part 1)

Sowing fine seeds with the HORSCH Maestro

The Microbial Pathway to Soil Organic Matter Formation