Agricultural Machinery and tools make farming practices easy and reduce the burden at human labours. Different types of agricultural machinery not only help farmers to lessen the burden of laborious tasks but also improve productivity and efficiency of the tasks. Here is the list of most commonly used agricultural machinery in India in agricultural practices.
· Tractors
· Plough
· Seeders and fertilizer spreader
· Harvesters
· Balers
· Sprinkleror Irrigation System
Tractors
A tractor is one of the most essential farm machinery forany farm. This is the most common farming machinery used worldwide nowadays, which is why it comes at the topnumber 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. It is also used to drag or tow agricultural implements. A tractor is the most versatile farm machine in agriculture.
Plough
Tractor implemented ploughs are used in modern farming practices. Plough comes in various shapes and sizes to work in different types of soil conditions. Few of are mentioned here
· Disc Plough
· MB Plough or Mould Board Plough
· Reversible MB plough
· Subsoil Plough
· Rotary Plough, etc.
Seeders and Fertilizer Spreader
Seed cum fertilizer spreaders are used to 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 spread through the tubes attached to the boxes in the fields.
Harvesters
A combine harvester is the largest and most powerful machinery that works with attached cutting combs for mowing and a rake that revolveon an axis, at the front of the machine and cuts the grain crop. The machine has significantly reduced the labour and production costs for the farmer. It works for reaping, threshing and extract the gains from the chaff. The combine harvester guarantees effectiveness even in the largest fields and the short amount of time for the farmer.
Balers
Baler is one of the post-harvesting equipment, used tocut hay and straw. Its main function is to create bundles of straw and hay inthe field. It is also used for multiple post-harvesting activities such as opening ditches, removing soil, transporting goods, get rid of weeds etc. There are various types of agricultural machinery used as per the needs, like square baler, round baler, Hay rake etc.
