Farm equipment and tools are used in farming practices toreduce the burden at human labours. Various types of agricultural machinery notonly help farmers to lessen the burden of laborious tasks but also improves productivity. Here is the list of most commonly used farm equipment in modernagricultural practices.
- Tractors
- Plough
- Seeders
- Fertilizer spreader
- Harvesters
- Balers
- Sprinkleror Irrigation System
Tractors
A tractor is one of the most useful and essential farm machinery for any farm. This is also the most common machinery used worldwide nowadays, which is why it comes at the top number when we discuss farm machinery. A tractor comes with various types of powerful engines and in different sizes that allow it to work even in rocky terrain and unbalanced geographical locations. It is also used to drag or tow agricultural implements.
Plough
Ploughing is as old as the history of agriculture. Initially ploughing used to be done with human-made wooden and iron indigenous plough, but nowadays it is improved as a tractor implement. Plough comes in various shapes and sized to work in different types of soil conditions. Few ofare mentioned here
- Disc Plough
- MB Plough or Mould Board Plough
- Reversible Mould Board Plough
- Chisel Plough
- Subsoil Plough, etc.
Seed cum Fertilizer Spreader
Used as a tractor implement Seeders spread or place the seeds directly into the soil in an even manner. It is also used to spread the fertilizers in the field. Seeders have attached boxes where seeds and fertilizer are stored and these are spread through the drop tubes in thefields.
Harvesters
A combine harvester is a biggest and powerful machinery that uses cutting combs for mowing and a rake that rotates on an axis, at the front of the machine. The machine has significantly reduced the labour and production costs for the farmer. It works for reaping, threshing and sorting the gains from the chaff. The combine harvester guarantees efficiency even in the widest field and the short amount of time for the farmer.
Balers
This post-harvesting equipment is used to cut hay and straw.Its key function is to create bundles of straw and hay in the field. It is also used for multiple post-harvesting activities such as opening ditches, removing soil, transporting goods, eliminating weeds etc. There are various types ofmachinery used as per the needs, like square baler, round baler, Hay rake etc.
Sprinkler or Water Irrigation System
The Irrigation sprinkler is used to water crops and harvest, yards, etc. To cool and control the airborne dust, sprinklers are very useful. Its unique technique for applying water works as a natural rainfall. Water passes through channels by pumping. The water gets splashed in the airthrough sprinklers; creating little water drops that fall on the fields and crops.
All of these farm equipment let farmers work more efficiently saving the time labour cost altogether. The larger a farm is, themost versatile machinery farmers use to get the most out of their farm.
