A Harrow is a tillage equipment and one of the most modern agricultural machinery used for soil preparation. It helps farmers in preparing seedbed before planting seeds on a farm. It’s also a versatile or multi-purposes machinery also used for different functions such as - leveling of heavy soil, eliminate weeds and to prepare the seedbed for plants. Harrowing in agriculture allows farmers to increase the production at their farms by preparing perfect soil for planting. But a farmer should choose the right type of model of a harrow depending on the soil type and crop type.
Importance of Harrowing in Agriculture
It is believed in farming that perfectly managed soil is thekey to prepare a productive farm. Harrowing in agriculture is one of the bestsoil tillage practices that allow farmers to prepare their farm conveniently. A farmer does not need to depend on different machinery as on disc harrow alone can do all the works to manage soil.
A tractor mounted disc harrow is used to aerates the soiland crush all the clods giving it a smooth structure. The discs of the harrow aregenerally made of boron steel to effectively break up the clods and remove organic substances and remains from the soil.
Key Functions of a Disc Harrow
It helps in completing multiple tasks in the process of making a suitable seedbed such as
· Managing the weeds
· Aerating the soil.
· Creating a smooth and suitable surface for planting seeds.
· Buries the previous crop remains.
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