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Innovation Award AGRITECHNICA

2 Gold Medals 29 Silver Medals 320 Company Innovations

Green Future – Smart Technology

Special: Crop protection New research results from IPZ

(International DLG Crop Production Center)

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Testing of agricultural machinery Current test results

INNOVATION MAGAZINE 2017

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PUBLISHING DETAILS

Published by: DLG e. V., Eschborner Landstr. 122, 60489 Frankfurt/M., www.DLG.org

Editorial Board: Guido Oppenhäuser, Agnes Gajdzinski

Editors: Guido Oppenhäuser, Agnes Gajdzinski, Dr. Frank Volz, Dr. Klaus Erdle, Dr. Lothar Hövelmann, Dr. Reinhard Rossberg, Dr. Achim Schaffner, Katrin Winterhalter, Fritz Rach

Photos: DLG, www.fotolia.de, photo material of winners of the Innovation Award AGRITECHNICA

Graphics: Petra Sarow, Munich

GREEN FUTURE – SMART TECHNOLOGY

Sustainable agriculture means harmonising productivity, as the prerequisite for economic success, with conservation of resources and the environment. These fundamentally competing objectives can only be resolved together by applying progressive methods. That is why in the increasingly digitally networked world, farmers need good, usable know-how and efficient technologies.

AGRITECHNICA, the world‘s leading trade fair for agricultural machinery and equipment, offers both. Under the guiding theme “Green Future – Smart Technology”, forward-looking technologies and development trends for crop production are being presented from 12 to 18 November 2017.

They are the key to sustainably boosting productivity in agriculture and enable us farmers to set signals today for a modernisation approach taking us to “Agriculture 2030” – a modernisation approach with major success stories, but also with lots of small aspects that need tweaking

Marketplace of innovations

This year too, Hanover is once again the marketplace for global innovations. AGRITECHNICA shows what spirit of progress and creative drive are to be found in agri-cultural machinery and equipment. The innovations that have won Innovation Awards stand for the current developments of the entire industry. Alongside the still indispensable conventional machine manufacturing, there is a clear trend towards further automation of processes. Intelligent data management systems to optimise the steering and control of machinery, logistics, documentation, quality assurance and traceability are becoming increasingly important, just as (by analogy with Industry 4.0) the digitising and networking of agricultural value chains. Cloud Computing and BigData together with complex decision-making algorithms have become increasingly important management tools.

Modern agriculture needs innovations, creative solutions and ideas. The “Innovation Award AGRITECHNICA” is the world’s most demanding competition for this.

I congratulate all award winners on their success.

Carl-Albrecht BartmerPresident of DLG e.V.

CONTENT

AGRITECHNICA 2017: Innovative technologies

for the future of agriculture 3

Main theme: Green Future –

Smart Technology 5

Trade Fair Special: Future crop protection –

responsibility needs ideas 6

Innovations and trends: Digitising and networking

of the value chain becomes

increasingly important 7

Focus on modern agricultural machinery: Innovation Award

AGRITECHNICA 9

Award winners 2017: Company innovations

in Gold and Silver 10

International DLG Crop Production Center: Stripes in the field –

the new look in wheat

stands? 25

DLG-Agrifuture Insights: Farmers’ strategies in

digital transformation 26

DLG-Test Center Technology and Farm Inputs Tested quality 28

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AGRITECHNICA 2017

INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE FUTURE

OF AGRICULTUREMore than 2,800 exhibitors from 53 countries are presenting their innovations and current further developments in Hanover under the guiding theme “Green Future – Smart Technology”. With an exhibition floor space of around 40 hectares, the fairgrounds are fully booked. All the leading companies in the industry are represented with a complete range of their programmes. AGRITECHNICA thus impressively underscores its unfailingly high attractiveness and its position as the world’s foremost exhibition for agricultural machinery and equipment.

The trend towards further automation of processes, connected with intelligent data management systems for optimising reg-ulation and control of machinery, logis-tics, documentation, quality assurance and traceability, is forging ahead in the agri-cultural sector. By analogy with Industry 4.0, digitising and networking of the value chain is becoming increasingly more impor-tant in agriculture as well. Cloud Computing

and Big Data have become firmly estab-lished concepts. At AGRITECHNICA, man-ufacturers will be showing a wide range of solutions under the heading “Green Future – Smart Technology”. These enable farmers to produce even more efficiently and with greater conservation of resources. This is ev-ident from the more than 320 innovations submitted for Agritechnica by altogether 175 exhibitors from 24 countries.

More international than ever

Agritechnica is more international than ever before. Nearly 1,700 (59 per cent) of the ex-hibitors come from outside Germany. This represents a new record level. The largest groups of international exhibitors come from Italy (370 companies), China (110), the Netherlands (109), Turkey (107), France (102), Austria (67), Poland (67), the United Kingdom (57), Canada (56), Spain (55), Denmark (49), Finland (47) and the USA (46). In addition, 13 countries have booked country pavilions, including for the first time Denmark and Ireland.

AGRITECHNICA 2017

12 to 18 November 201712 and 13 November Preview DaysHanover FairgroundsOpening times: daily from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm

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Future forum for the agricultural sector – top-flight international technical programme

The top-flight technical programme with a large number of international events such as congresses, workshops and forums makes Agritechnica the most important fu-ture forum for the agricultural sector. This is where technology trends are presented and all future issues affecting agricul-ture as well as agricultural machinery and equipment are addressed. At the interna-tional conference “LAND.TECHNIK AgEng 2017” organised by VDI Wissensforum, the latest developments in agricultural ma-chinery and the most recent results from research will be presented and discussed. On different days during the fair the fo-cus of the international event series “Ag Machinery International – Access to emerging markets” will be on the agricul-tural machinery markets in Eastern Europe, China and South-East Africa, as well as for the first time the markets in South-East Asia. At these events experts will explore mar-ket potentials, access to markets, financing frameworks and technology requirements. Topical arable farming issues will be on the agenda at a forum located in Hall 15 and Hall 21. The Special “Future crop pro-tection – responsibility needs ideas” (see p. 6) is a further highlight of the technical programme. A discussion event on the potentials of Ukraine’s agriculture, a Seed Congress, and the Young Farmers Day organised by Young DLG will also attract keen attention.

“Systems & Components”

The special show “Systems & Components” featuring systems, modules, components

and accessories for agricultural machinery and equipment and related industries is be-ing held at Agritechnica for the third time. Around 700 companies will be presenting innovations and solutions from the fields of engines, hydraulics, axles, drive systems, cabs, electronics, and replacement and wear parts in Halls 15, 16, 17 and 18. Under this year’s main theme “Stay connected!”, Systems & Components will for instance pick up current trends such as digital trans-formation and Big Data and offer an am-bitious exchange of know ledge between exhibitors and visitors. “Connectivity” is the prerequisite not only for fine-tuning of

modern, highly complex systems compris-ing mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and electronic components, but also for interac-tion between man and machine. A “Future Lounge”, open on five days during the fair (Monday to Friday), will invite visitors into the auditorium of the centre specially set up in Hall 17. All events in the “Future Lounge” will be oriented to a different theme each day, starting on Monday with “Smart Main-tenance”, to be followed the next day by “Electrification”, then on Wednesday “Human Machine Interface”, on Thursday “Materials”, and finishing on Friday with the topic “Corporate Engineering.

At the world’s No. 1 trade fair for the sector, DLG brings exhibitors and visitors togeth-er and matches them perfectly. As an international showcase for topics, trends and strategies, AGRITECHNICA provides orientation and impetus, serving as the Innovations Show for technologies and products and as a successful business marketplace.

With its network of trade fairs and events, AGRITECHNICA is the leading partner of global agricultural machinery and equipment. And with the superscript DLG trademark, the exhibitions display a brand name guaranteeing quality – Made by DLG.

www.DLG-Messen.de

NETWORK AGRITECHNICA – MADE BY DLG

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Main theme

GREEN FUTURE – SMART TECHNOLOGYSustainable agriculture means harmonising productivity with conservation of resources. In the ever more digitally networked world, farmers need good and useful know-how as well as efficient technologies for this. With the main theme “Green Future – Smart Technology”, the internationally leading trade fair AGRITECHNICA is presenting forward-looking technologies and developments that ensure good productivity and protect resources.

The main theme of AGRITECHNICA 2017 reflects in a few words what will matter for farming in future – supplying a grow-ing world population, efficient cultivation of crops for food, feed, energy and raw materials, and improved environmental pro-tection.Agriculture is facing major challenges world-wide. Soil is scarce, pest and weed resist-ances are increasing, the water reserves are under great strain in many locations, nutrients need to be used more efficient-ly and biodiversity must be maintained. In addition, the migration of labour away from rural areas around the world must be mastered. Innovations and technologies are necessary for this. Clever (smart) machin-ery and equipment are needed to support farmers in their daily work and help them overcome these challenges. It is important to achieve high yield stability and implement the “Green Future” – in other words, to pro-mote sustainable and environment-friendly production even more.

Smart technologies – Ideas, machinery and equipment, workflows

“Smart Technology” – this involves new and precisely tailored technology, as well as con-cepts showing how workflows and decisions can be implemented more easily. In this

way optimal support is provided for the objectives of the farmers - saving energy and fuels, improving soil protection, optimising nutrient and water management, or early identification and specific treatment of pests or weeds.

Technical developments are needed for this – in tillage, for instance new processing

systems, e.g. strip till or combinations with fertilizer application;

in seeding, for instance the combination with side-dressing or subsoil fertilization and variable sowing densities;

in crop protection through improved prognosis models, loss reduction and control of mechanical equipment;

in fertilizing through sensor-controlled application and precise and targeted ap-plication of the nutrients;

for harvesting with optimisation of har-vesting time and improved straw distri-bution quality.

Existing machinery and equipment must be better connected and controlled on the farm, improved modules fitted in, or new systems introduced. That is “Smart Tech-nology”, and farmers will be supported in this at AGRITECHNICA. Manufacturers, de-velopment engineers and consultants will be available to answer questions in order to bridge the gap between “Green Future” and “Smart Technology”. The DLG Expert Forums are a meeting place for sharing and discuss-ing knowledge and developments covering all aspects of arable farming, digitising, fertilizing and crop protection. Use this op-portunity for an intensive exchange of ideas and experience. Nowhere else can more concentrated knowledge and skill be found at a single location than at AGRITECHNICA. Accordingly the success story of agriculture in the 21st century can be written from the combination of smart farmers and smart technology.

The DLG Competence Center Agriculture will be presenting

a series of new DLG Expert Reports at AGRITECHNICA.

One of the recent publications deals with machinery and

equipment for spreading solid mineral fertilizer:

Over 20 per cent of the overall costs for an arable farm are accounted for by expendi-ture on fertilizer. When the machinery and labour costs are added, this measure alone consumes roughly one third of total expenditure. The costs of fertilizing 1,000 ha cereal production are € 200,000 to € 220,000 a year. 90 per cent of the expenditures go on procuring fertilizer, only 8 per cent for tractor and driver, and only 2 per cent for the fertilizing machinery. Mineral fertilizing plays a key role in crop production. Farmers must harmonise commercial requirements and environmental policy aspects. This results in demands made of fertilizing machinery. Basically, for example, fertilizers are to be spread in such a way that they are adjusted to the nutrient needs of the plants. This makes demands above all on machinery for spreading and dosing. Where large areas are worked, the field working rate also plays a major role so that fertilizing can be ensured within the often short season.

Current DLG Expert Reports: www.dlg.org/neue_merkblaetter.html

NEW DLG EXPERT REPORTS

www.DLG.org

DLG-Merkblatt 410

Technik zur Ausbringung fester Mineraldünger

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Trade Fair Special

FUTURE CROP PROTECTION –

RESPONSIBILITY NEEDS IDEASCrop protection is one of the most important measures for successful crop cultivation and production of both healthy foods and suffi cient agricultural raw materials. In the Special “Future crop protection – Responsibility needs ideas”, manufacturers, institutions and expert partners will be showing the latest technologies and systems for mechanical and chemical crop protection at AGRITECHNICA.

Agriculture needs new ideas and devel-opments to avoid diseases and pests in crop stands and to minimise the nega-tive eff ects of pathogens. Both approaches are closely linked and require integration of diff erent methods for successful imple-mentation. Current developments in the

fi eld of the prognosis models, spraying equipment, hoes and harrows as well as GPS control are just as relevant for this as crop protection, supported by drones and robot technology. Here systems helping farmers to take decisions on the optimal time of use and application for prevention

of diseases and pests and for the correct selection and dosing of active ingredients and their documentation play an important role. The prerequisite for this is innovative spray-ing machinery and equipment, ranging from nozzle control to cleaning of the machine. This also includes possibilities of mechani-cal crop protection and optimal controling this equipment as an eff ective alternative to chemical agents. Robots will be able to take over tasks in future and carry out crop protection measures autonomously.

Special presents innovative methods

The expedient combination of agronomical, mechanical and chemical methods in crop protection can reduce the use of resources and at the same time keep crop stands healthy and be eco-friendly. On Stand G32 in Hall 15 there will be an opportunity to discuss these themes with consultants of the Special Expert Partner ISIP e.V. (Informa-tionssystem Integrierte Pfl anzenproduktion - Information System for Integrated Crop Production) and 13 co-exhibitors from the fi elds of software/digitising, mechanical crop protection, sprayer equipment and robot technologies .

Future crop production – Responsibility needs ideas – Hall 15, Stand G32

Co-exhibitors

AGRITECHNICA SPECIAL

Software/digitisation

ISIP Interactive online platform of the Chambers of Agriculture and State Institutes in Germany

Fraunhofer ENAS Microsensor technologies for Smart-FarmingBayer ”Solutions for the future“ – Digital-Farming-SolutionsEXA Computing ”Crop protection measures under suitable weather conditions“

Wetterstation Exa W1BASF Basf-App Maglis® Leaf AnalysisMechanical crop protection

SCHMOTZER Combination chipper (18x45 Av5)APV technical products ”Innovations for the future“ - Vario harrow (Vs)John Deere Tractor integrated active mounted implement steering with In-Field

automation for high-performance hoe AutoTrac Implement GuidanceRobot technologies

PESCHAK Electric vehicle (”Robot“) with crawler tracksBosch Flourish Project Flourish-Deepfi eld Robotics "Bonirob"Spraying machinery and equipment

Agrotop Kir-O-MaticPLA Map3 CuadruplaKUHN Multispray SystemAssociation

IVA-Industrieverband Agrar Join-in Campaign ”Schau Ins Feld“

INNOVATIONS AND TRENDS | 7

Innovations and trends

DIGITISING AND NETWORKING

OF THE VALUE CHAIN BECOMES

INCREASINGLY IMPORTANTIn the agricultural sector the trend towards further automation of processes, combined with intelligent data management systems to optimise the regulation and control of machinery, logistics, documentation, quality assurance and traceability, is forging ahead unwaveringly. This is demonstrated by the more than 320 innovations submitted for the Innovation Award AGRITECHNICA 2017 competition.

In our sector, innovations do not happen by chance. A creative environment in the fi rms is just as necessary for the development engineers as knowing about the current needs and requirements of the customers - the farmers. Agricultural machinery engi-neers must have opportunities and scope to be able to develop their creative ideas, with a great deal of experience from prac-tical farming and in constant dialogue with farmers, researchers and scientists. Genuine interdisciplinary cooperation in the develop-ment teams, for example between machine builders, physicists, hardware and software specialists, is becoming increasingly impor-tant. The basis for this “genuine” cooperation is that all project participants respect each other, and that despite their own personal fi elds of specialisation they understand the considerations put forward by the other

team members and work together towards a common goal. This is where the innovation culture in the individual companies becomes visible - promotion of inventiveness by the management and an innovation strategy. After all, in most cases the creation of new solutions requires years of work and substan-tial investment without calculable returns.

Some of the innovations presented point far into the future and allow applications that many farmers cannot yet imagine to-day. This applies for example to “MARS”, the fi rst commercially available agricultural swarm technology machine. “MARS – Mobile Agricultural Robot Swarms” from AG-CO-Fendt comprises small autonomous ma-chines, each weighing only about 40 kg, that are “set out” on the fi eld by a machine opera-tor and then carry out the maize sowing. The

operator carries them into the fi eld in group transport and is then only responsible for fi lling and supervision. The members of the DLG Commission for the Innovation Award discussed this innovation in great detail. It will be interesting to see how this system fi nds its place on the market!

Agricultural machinery manufacturers show responsibility towards society

Seven years of detailed work are concentrat-ed in “Sensosafe”, the sensor beam Installed directly on the mower to protect hidden wildlife, presented by Pöttinger. Optical in-frared sensors with integrated LED lighting recognise the animals during mowing and send out a signal to the mower hydraulics, which automatically raise the mower and

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in this way save the animals. The system itself differentiates between wild animals and other obstacles such as molehills, even during full daylight and high solar radiation. If this system works in practice as reported by the manufacturer, this would be a mile-stone in active animal welfare, as none of the techniques used so far always works satisfac-torily. This project shows very clearly how seriously the manufacturers of agricultural machinery take their responsibility vis-à-vis society. After all, farmers and their machines are often exposed to public criticism in the media.

A further example of responsible response to the demands made by society of users of agricultural machines comes from Claas. The “Telematics Large Vehicle Alert System” proactively informs the drivers of networked cars about the position and status of farm machinery on their route. The fascinating question is – how will automobile manufac-turers respond to this offer?

The great scope of the new developments becomes clear when one casts a glance at the list of Medal winners. Naturally the most important trends in agricultural ma-chinery development over the past years have continued in 2017 as well, headed by further development of electronic systems to optimise machinery settings, improve precision, automate processes, increase safe-ty and ease the workload of the operators. “Cemos Auto – Threshing” from Claas, an automatic optimising system for tangential combine harvesters, has been awarded a Gold Medal. An important focus today lies on optimising the tractor-machine system, and here cross-manufacturer solutions are to be considered particularly important for the practical farmers.

In the innovations submitted, efficient re-cording, storage and evaluation of data along the agricultural value chain is also im-portant. For most farmers correct handling of these issues is new territory and connect-ed with many unknowns. The sector is still right at the beginning of introducing digital farming and using Big Data technologies. A particular sensitive point for European farm-ers is customer ties to one major manufactur-er by using their proprietary data manage-ment system. The “agrirouter” system, a joint development of a number of manufacturers headed by DKE-data GmbH, that won a Silver Medal, represents an alternative for small and medium-sized farms.

There is still a trend towards developing specific sensors for agricultural machinery and this supplements the catalogue of in-novations. For the first time a consortium including Pöttinger is presenting a system that measures processing results during till-

age and actively controls the tillage intensity. This is a courageous step, as tillage is one of the most complex areas in agricultural process engineering.

A theme for the future – Electrical drives for agricultural machinery

Electromobility has now advanced to be-come a political issue in Germany. In recent years there has been much discussion re-garding electric drive systems in the agri-cultural machinery sector as well. Only a few commercial solutions have made it to the market so far. This year AGCO-Fendt is the first to present a completely electric tractor and thus opens up a new market segment in the 50 kW class. This machine will certainly inspire users and manufacturers to develop further ideas for expedient use of electric drive systems in agricultural machinery. Alongside substantial progress in electrical and electronic systems, many manufacturers are still showing strong new developments in more traditional technology fields, such as for example mechanics and hydraulics.

One example of this is the “StalkBuster” from Kemper that has been awarded a Gold Medal. The mulching device integrated in the mower header of the forage harvester breaks down the maize stubble directly af-ter mowing the plants, before the stubble is pressed down by the forage harvester or transport wagon. This efficiently combats the corn borer, mechanically and without the use of chemical agents. This system promises to display high ecological benefit alongside practical and commercial usefulness. Fur-ther innovations that have won Innovation Awards in Silver also satisfy this requirement.

Author: Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Till Meinel

Chairman of the

Innovations

Commission

AGRITECHNICA

University of Applied Sciences Cologne, Institute of Agricultural Engineering

DLG itself will be presenting an extensive range of professional services in Hall 21 at the Fairgrounds in Hanover. The information stand follows the main theme of “Green Future – Smart Technology”. One of the focal points of the professional pres-entation is the introduction of the “agriloc” project, which addresses exact field position control. Furthermore, the experts from the DLG Test Center Machinery will be providing information about tested automatic steering systems on tractors and the new DLG test method for NIR sensors to measure ingredient levels in flowing slurry. Further key areas in the expert offerings include the presentation of new DLG Expert Reports and publication of current results of trials by the International DLG Crop Production Centre. The DLG Stand is also a meeting place for DLG members and specialists from home and abroad. The International Visitors’ Lounge for visitors from all over the world is located directly next to the DLG Stand.

DLG-Talk “Technology”

At the DLG-talk “Technology” sessions scheduled for Monday, (13 November), Tuesday (14 November), Wednesday (15 November) and Friday (17 November), in each case at 2 p.m. on the DLG stage, discussions will be on the opportunities and challenges presented by digitising in farming, soil-friendly use of agricul-tural machinery, the transmission of draught and pulling power, and emission reduction when spreading slurry. During the roughly hour-long events experts will present their views and discuss the issues with visitors.

Offerings for young talent

The Young DLG Meeting Place is the point of contact for young farmers and new talent from home and abroad. Young DLG mem-bers will be able to find out about occupational paths and career opportunities. The DLG Akademie offers a large number of new seminars in the fields of business man-agement, arable farming and animal husbandry and will provide information about its Trainee Programme for young people coming into the sector.

DLG AT AGRITECHNICA – EXPERT OFFERINGS AND MEMBERS’ MEETING POINTS

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Focus on modern agricultural machinery

INNOVATION AWARD AGRITECHNICAThe DLG Innovation Award that will be presented at AGRITECHNICA is one of the leading innovation awards in the International agricultural sector. The new name “Innovation Award AGRITECHNICA” emphasizes the status enjoyed by this award in modern agricultural machinery.

320 innovations submitted by altogether 174 companies from 23 countries were ad-mitted to the competition. This underscores the leading position held by AGRITECHNICA as the world’s largest showcase for agricul-

tural machinery innovations. Gold Medals were awarded for two innovations, and a further 29 innovations were awarded a Silver Medal. The award-winning products have never before been shown or won

awards at any other major trade fair or in-ternational show. To be admitted they must be operable at the time of the trade fair and be available on the market at the latest in the year 2018.

Participation and award ceremony

All companies exhibiting at AGRITECHNICA can participate in the “Innovation Award AGRITECHNICA” with their innovations.

“Innovation Award

AGRITECHNICA”

in Gold

Products with a new concept and signifi cantly changed function that introduces a new process are eligible for an “Innovation Award AGRITECHNICA” in Gold. The following factors are crucial for the award of a Gold Medal:

importance for practical farming benefi ts for farm management and

labour management improvement of the environmental

and energy situation eff ects on labour facilitation and safety

“Innovation Award

AGRITECHNICA”

in Silver

Innovations that develop a known product further so that a substantial improvement of the function and process can be expected are eligible for an “Innovation Award AGRITECHNICA” in Silver. However the product does not fully satisfy the criteria for an award in Gold. The following factors are crucial for the award of a Silver Medal:

importance for practical farming advantages in performance and quali-

ty of work improvement of functional safety and

reliability

The Expert Jury

The Innovations Commission is made up of independent experts from the fi elds of science, research, consultancy and

practice. On the basis of strict criteria, the members of the Commission have selected the products to be awarded with a medal from among all the company innovations that were submitted in time before the deadline.

Till Belau, Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft e.V. KTBL, (Association for Technology and Structures in Agriculture), Darmstadt

Prof. Dr. Hamdi Bilgen, Faculty of Agriculture, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Böttinger, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart

Christoph von Breitenbuch, Agrar BG Leine-Solling GbR, Parensen

PD Dr. agr. Joachim Brunotte, Agrar-technologie und Biosystemtechnik, von Thünen Institute, Braunschweig

Dr. Markus Demmel, Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, Freising-Weihen-stephan

Lars Fliege, Agrargesellschaft Pfi ff elbach mbH, Pfi ff elbach

Prof. Dr. Ludger Frerichs, Technical University Braunschweig, Braunschweig

Ekkehard Fricke, Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture, Hanover

Peter-Eric Froböse, Froböse-Landbau, Lage Alfons Fübbeker, Lower Saxony Chamber of

Agriculture, Oldenburg Heinz-Günther Gerighausen, North

Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture, Haus Riswick, Kleve

Prof. Dr. sc. agr. Hans-Werner Griepentrog, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart

Bahne Hansen, MVB GmbH, Fahrenwalde Daniel Hege, Hege Walter Gemüsebau, Lim-

burgerhof Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Thomas Herlitzius, Tech-

nical University Dresden, Dresden Dr. Jörg Hittenbeck, Schleswig-Holstein,

Chamber of Agriculture, Bad Segeberg Dr. Rainer Keicher, Hochschule Geisenheim

University, Geisenheim Prof. Dr. Hermann J. Knechtges, HfWU

Nürtingen-Geislingen University, Nürtingen Harald Kramer, North Rhine-Westphalia

Chamber of Agriculture, Münster

Dr. Fabian Lichti, Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, Freising-Weihen-stephan

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Till Meinel, University of Applied Sciences Cologne

Ferdinand Mersch, North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture, Cologne-Auweiler

Jörg Peter Merz, Hesse Department of Agri-culture (LLH), Alsfeld

Dr. Hans-Jörg Nussbaum, Baden-Württem-berg Agricultural Centre, Aulendorf

Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich Prankl, BLT Wieselburg at the Federal Institute of Education and Research Francisco Josephinum, Wieselburg, Austria

Dr. Rolf Peters, Experimental Station Dethlin-gen, Munster

Joachim Pfannstiel-Wolf, Grevenbroich Prof. Dr. Jacek Jan Przybył, Uniwersytet

Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu, Posen, Poland Prof. Dr.-agr. Thomas Rademacher, University

of Applied Sciences Bingen, Bingen am Rhein Dr. Ovidiu Ranta, USAMV Cluj-Napoca,

Cluj-Napoca, Romania Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Rautmann, Julius Kühn-

Institute (JKI), Braunschweig Prof. Dr. Yves Reckleben, University of Ap-

plied Sciences Kiel, Osterrönfeld Prof. Dr. Arno Ruckelshausen, University of

Applied Sciences Osnabrück, Osnabrück Mortimer von Rümker, Saatzucht Gotha-Frie-

drichswerth, Friedrichswerth Prof. Dr. habil. Matthias Schick, Strickhof

Facility Management Animal Husbandry & Dairy Farming, Lindau, Switzerland

Dipl.-Ing. arg Henning Schoof, Dörentrup Dr. Klaus Spohrer, University of Hohenheim,

Stuttgart Prof. Roger Stirnimann, Berner University of

Applied Sciences HAFL, Zollikofen, Switzer-land

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Streit, Berner University of Applied Sciences BFH, Zollikofen, Switzerland

Dr. Norbert Uppenkamp, North Rhine-West-phalia Chamber of Agriculture, Münster

Prof. Dr. Karl Wild, HTW Dresden University of Applied Sciences, Dresden

Prof. Dr. Dirk Wolff , University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg, Rottenburg a. N.

Dr. Dipl-Ing. Klaus Ziegler, Association of Franconian Sugar Beet Farmers, Eibelstadt

PROFILE OF THE INNOVATION AWARD

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Where you can find Gold and Silver medals at the AGRITECHNICA:

PRODUCT EXHIBITOR STAND

GOLD

CEMOS AUTO THRESHING CLAAS - Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH Germany Hall 13, Stand C02StalkBuster KEMPER Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG Hall 13, Stand C31SILVER

BÜFFEL Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH Hall 4, Stand B43AXION 900 TERRA TRAC CLAAS - Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH Germany Hall 13, Stand C02EZ Ballast Wheels John Deere GmbH & Co. KG Hall 13, Stand E30CEMOS CLAAS - Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH Germany Hall 13, Stand C02VarioPull AGCO GmbH - Fendt Hall 20, Stand A26aMARS AGCO GmbH - Fendt Hall 20, Stand A26ae100 Vario AGCO GmbH - Fendt Hall 20, Stand A26aCamera-supported seedbed preparation PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH Hall 27, Stand C39GPS-based and automated body-lift-out feature optimizes ploughing results KUHN Maschinen-Vertrieb GmbH Hall 12, Stand C05LevelTuner Landmaschinen Wienhoff GmbH Hall 23, Stand B39SwingStop pro AMAZONEN-WERKE H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG Hall 9, Stand H19ESV Electric Shut-off Valve Lechler GmbH Agrardüsen und Zubehör Hall 8, Stand B20CULTI CAM CLAAS - Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH Germany Hall 13, Stand C02AutoTrac Implement Guidance John Deere GmbH & Co. KG Hall 13, Stand E30MultiCoater CM 300 PETKUS Technologie GmbH Hall 6, Stand E40Pro-active and automatic combine setting system New Holland CNH Industrial Italia SpA Hall 3, Stand D10IDEAL combine AGCO International GmbH Hall 20, Stand A26SmartTurn HOLMER Maschinenbau GmbH Hall 24, Stand A24VENTOR 4150 GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG Hall 25, Stand F13SENSOSAFE PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH Hall 27, Stand C39LiftCab Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG Hall 27, Stand G21Flexwave Grain Silo Unloading System GSI Hungary Kft. Hall 20, Stand A26j, and

Hall 6, Stand E33bSmaArt camera system for automated blossom thinning with Darwin Fruit-Tec Adolf Betz Hall 21, Stand E10Beacon+GPS+Sigfox -Fliegl COUNTER SX-/-Pöttinger PÖTPRO Guide- Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH Hall 4, Stand B43Automation of agricultural recordings with smartphones Farmdok GmbH Hall 15, Stand G10aagrirouter DKE-Data GmbH & Co. KG Hall 15, Stand G38SmartService 4.0 AMAZONEN-WERKE H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG Hall 9, Stand H19TELEMATICS CLAAS - Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH Germany Hall 13, Stand C02Smart Crop Damage Identification Agrocom Polska Jerzy Koronczok Hall 15, Stand J12

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TractorsHall: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9,13, 20, 21

Machinery and Equipment for CombiningHall: 13

Machinery and Equipment for ChoppingHall: 13, 27

Machinery and Equipment for beets and potatoesHall: 24, 25

TransportHall: 4

Mobile Loading MachinesHall: 6

Soil Working and Seed-bed Preparation Hall: 11, 12, 13

Drilling and SowingHall: 11, 12

Mineral FertilizingHall: 9

Organic FertilizingHall: 22, 23

Plant ProtectionHall: 8, 9, 15

Irrigation and DrainageHall: 21

Machinery and Equipment for Mowers, BalersHall: 27

Harvest Conditioning, Conveying, Preservation and StorageHall: 6, 7

Farm InputsHall: 8

Precision Farming TechnologyHall: 15

Feed MixersHall: 25, 27

Forestry TechnologyHall: 26 and Open Air Area

Municipal Applications / Landscape ManagementHall: 26

Fruit, Vegetables and Other Special CropsHall: 21

Ministries, Associations, Organisations Hall: 21

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Used Machine TradeHall: 2

Tyres and WheelsHall: 3, 20

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ToysHall: 27

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INNOVATION AWARD – GOLD | 11

INNOVATION AWARD AGRITECHNICA 2017 IN GOLD

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR COMBINING

CEMOS AUTO THRESHING – the autonomous threshing system for

CLAAS straw-walker and hybrid combine harvesters

Claas-Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH Germany , Hall 13, Stand C02

Currently operators have to fi nd out by themselves which settings strike the best balance between the optimum drum speed, the optimum concave gap, the suitable ag-gressiveness of threshing and the quality of the grain. Some operators fi nd this com-plexity too diffi cult to come to terms with, and fi nd setting up the combine a chore. Consequently, very often a combine is not set up perfectly to suit the current harvest conditions.

Cemos Auto Threshing is the fi rst system that sets the tangential threshing system on straw walker and hybrid machines automat-ically. As such, it makes a signifi cant contri-bution to optimizing the quality of work and performance. Depending on the strategy entered into the system by the operator, it sets the drum speed and the concave gap for optimum results in the current harvest con-ditions. The USP of the entire system is the fact that all controllers communicate with each other. For example, the throughput controller operates via a special communi-

cation module to control the throughput relative to the threshing controller, as well as the separation and cleaning controllers.

Another module in the system is Auto Threshing, which for the fi rst time completes the enormous complex technical step to im-plement fully automated threshing. On such a harvester, users no longer need to know which settings they have to make to get the desired results. Instead, they enter the har-vesting strategy, which is then used by the auto-learning system to optimize all parame-ters. This innovative automation technology allows combine harvesters to continuously combine at maximum effi ciency.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR CHOPPING, MOWING, CONDITIONING AND BALING OF MOWED MATERIAL

StalkBuster

Kemper Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Hall 13, Stand C31

Developed jointly with:

John Deere GmbH & Co. KG, Hall 13, Stand E30

Since the corn borer spread across Germany about 15 years ago, it has become the most notorious pest in silage maize crops in the country. It causes losses in yield and quality, because the cobs do not develop well, and they become infested with Fusaria which may then spread to the following wheat crop. One of the most important methods to fi ght the pest, along with chemical and biological options, is to chop the maize stubble thoroughly and immediately after the crop is harvested.

The Kemper StalkBuster is the fi rst stub-ble-destroying technology that forms an integral part of a maize header. It is the only machine on the market that destroys all the stubble before it is driven on by the forager or the tractor and trailer. Usually about 30% of the stubble remains intact, and as the corn borer winters inside it, a high percent-age of undestroyed stubble off ers them a

haven so they can infest the area again the following year. The corn borer pupates in the stubble in spring and the moth starts infesting the new crop after that.The topper is integrated in the header, is relatively lightweight and has a relatively

low power input requirement. This means no extra limitations apply for legal road transport.The Kemper StalkBuster is a technical solu-tion that off ers great benefi ts for users, their productivity and the environment.

12 | INNOVATION AWARD – SILVER

INNOVATION AWARD AGRITECHNICA 2017 IN SILVER

TRACTORS, MOBILE LOADING EQUIPMENT, TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY

Fliegl BÜFFEL overloading station for haulm crops

Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH, Hall 4, Stand B43

Forage wagons may off er better fuel effi cien-cy and performance than forage harvesters, but the drawback is that they are not pro-ductive during road travel, that is, the cutting system is not at work.

The Fliegl Büff el is a loading platform with a rotor and an intermediate hopper, and which combines various components from a forage wagon (pick-up, rotor cutter), a baler (intermediate hopper) and a forage harvester (unloading system). The innova-tive rotor-based overloading system with intermediate hopper picks up the haulms,

cuts and feeds them into the intermediate hopper, from where the material is over-loaded onto a trailer. Serving as a feeder unit, the Büff el is never idle and never involved in transport work. It chops the forage very effi ciently and reduces soil com-paction. Overloading the crop onto ferrying trailers allows farm managers to tailor the harvest fl eet to the necessary road work and the capacity of the rotor cutter/loader platform. Consequently, the Fliegl Büff el is a new, cost-eff ective and very effi cient alternative to rotor cutter forage wagons and forage harvesters.


AXION 900 TERRA TRAC semi-tracked and fully suspended tractor

Claas-Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH Germany, Hall 13, Stand C02

Tracked and semi-tracked tractors are rarely used for swift road travel because they off er very little operator comfort. While wheeled tractors off er signifi cantly better comfort in road work, high-power models cannot off er the level of soil protection provided by a tracked machine.

The semi-tracked Claas Axion 900 is the fi rst tractor that has a suspended front and rear axle. This brings a sig-nifi cant improvement in operator comfort compared to triangle-de-sign semi-tracked tractors. The Claas Axion 900 semi-tracked model also has a substantially larger contact

area compared to Triangle tracks, which results in excellent directional stability,

both in the fi eld and in swift road travel.Optimum adaptation to the ground con-tours is key for low compaction. This is achieved by a 15-degree pivot range, and the fact that the machine weight is dis-tributed to all track rollers hydraulically. The pivot point was moved forward, which shifts more weight to the rear axle. This ben-efi ts from a larger contact area and so can transmit tractor power to the ground more eff ectively while keeping compaction low.

The machine transfers more than 450hp engine power to the ground without

causing damage to the soil. At the same time, it does not exceed the statutory road width limit.


EZ Ballast Wheels


For tractors to develop suffi cient traction in heavy draft work, it is necessary to ballast

them in the optimum way. The front axle is ballasted by attaching weights in the

front linkage, which is usually easy and safe to do on today’s tractors. The rear axle is ballasted with up to 1,000kg wheel weights. The draw-back of this solution is that these weights are diffi cult to attach and remove, and very cumbersome to

handle – a time-consuming and hazardous approach. A much simpler solution is EZ Ballast Wheels. These weights are fi tted to the wheels with a pallet fork and without bringing the wheels into the proper po-sition fi rst, which eliminates the need of jacking the tractor. Once fi tted, the wheel weights are secured with toggle levers in-stead of bolted down. This means they are quick to attach and remove by a single per-son, and so ensure optimum ballasting in every job. As such, EZ Ballast Wheels make a signifi cant contribution to fuel effi ciency and soil protection.

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CEMOS for tractors – operator assist system optimizing tractor/

implement set-up

Claas Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH Germany, Hall 13, Stand C02

The complexity of a modern tractor can be overwhelming to uninitiated operators. This applies especially when a software menu is not very intuitive to navigate, but rather suits the development requirements of the manufacturer.

Claas CEMOS is an interactive system that of-fers a user-friendly approach to optimize the setting-up of traditional tractor-implement combinations. The system guides the oper-ator through the settings menu – before and during work – using every-day farming lan-guage. The system takes into account both the settings entered by the operator and the settings recommended by the manufacturer. In work, it is constantly working to optimize

the current settings of the tractor and the implement. To do that, it makes suggestions to the operator after validating the various options. The operator is free to accept or reject the suggestions in line with the targeted qual-ity of work.

The expertise that is built into CEMOS al-lows inexperienced operators to utilize the combination to its optimum potential with respect to the quality of work, work rate

and fuel effi ciency. In addition, the system is ready to plug into future automated-and-as-sist systems.


VarioPull

AGCO GmbH – Fendt, Hall 20, Stand A26a

The distribution of weight on a tractor’s rear and front axles is defi ned by drawbar load, drawbar power, ballasting and the traction

booster if fi tted. With a specifi c implement attached, the weight distribution is always the same.

VarioPull alters the implement’s attachment point – on the move, on a horizontal plane, and bringing it fl exibly up to within 80cm of the tractor’s rear axle. As the attachment point moves closer to the rear axle, the weight distribution is optimized and road stability increases. For example, the operator can shift the attachment further to the rear to provide more space for the drawbar to make headland turns.

The system allows operators to reduce the front weight and hence the tractor weight, which in turn increases fuel economy and protects the soil.


MARS – Mobile Agricultural Robot Swarms


There has been much discussion on wheth-er the trend in farm machinery manufac-turing will continue towards ever bigger and more powerful individual machines, or to “swarm” solutions, that is, many small machines.

The Fendt MARS System is the fi rst market-able application of swarm technology in agricultural engineering, and thus presents a completely new solution. The system relies on a number of small, auto-steered and electric units that are deployed for maize drilling. The autonomous units are

fi lled with seed by an operator, who also monitors their operation and who hauls them to the fi eld on a trailer. Operating at very low noise levels and without lights at night, these units are suitable for drilling fi elds near villages and homes 24 hours a day. Manufactured to a cost-saving concept and weighing as little as 40kg each, the swarm units coordinate their work in the fi eld, reduce compaction and minimize the hazard that big machines pose to humans and the environment. The robots log all job data into the “Cloud”, and communicate with each other and the operator.



e100 Vario


Electric bikes and cars have increasingly ar-rived on the market, but the technology has not been available for commercial vehicles so far. This is attributed to the challenge of devel-oping high-performance battery technology that suits the needs.This battery-powered tractor is a world fi rst and was developed to serve in a wide range of applications. Using the powertrain of a 50kW Vario model, it replaces the combustion engine, the exhaust, air and fuel systems and the radiator by a battery block, a compact electric motor and the necessary electric con-

trol system. The 100kWh, high-voltage battery charges quickly and stores enough power to work for four hours at an average workload. An innovative thermal management system that comprises a heat pump ensures the cab temperature is controlled effi ciently. The battery pack can also serve as intermediate storage for farm-generated power. The modifi cation does not aff ect the trac-tor’s suitability for taking on any type of implements. The exhaust-free and very quiet machine is ideal for use in buildings, but also for transport work in cities.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR TILLAGE AND SEED-BED PREPARATION

Camera supported seedbed preparation

Pöttinger Landtechnik GmbH, Hall 27, Stand C39


• New Holland Agriculture (Italy), Hall 3, Stand D10

• Josephinum Research (Austria), Hall 27, Stand C 39a

When operators want their power harrow cultivator drill to produce a consistently fi ne and consolidated top tilth on sites with varying soils, they have to set up the tractor’s ground speed and the power harrow speed manually, and then will still need to inter-vene manually as they work, which is very tiring and not very eff ective in extremely varying soils.

This technology now introduced by Pöt-tinger uses cameras that take real-time footage of the surface and its degree of

“cloddiness”. The operator enters a target value and the actual cloddi-ness is measured behind the power harrow. This read-ing is transmitted to the job processor, which sends it the implement’s ECU. The system will then automatically control the tractor ground speed and the power har-row PTO speed (“closed-loop control“) to produce the selected level of top tilth. The

system creates a uniform seedbed even in varying soils. At the same time, it reduces operator fatigue signifi cantly. This automat-ic tractor/cultivator drill control system that works relative to the quality of work being achieved is a new development.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR TILLAGE AND SEED-BED PREPARATION

GPS-based and automated body-lift-out feature optimizes ploughing results

KUHN Maschinen-Vertrieb GmbH, Hall 12, Stand C05

The working width on ploughs has in-creased constantly in recent years. These wider widths, however, leave a Z-shaped

ploughing pattern on the headland when the bodies are retracted and the plough is raised. This makes it diffi cult to plough

the headland neatly, while crop residues and volunteers are not properly incor-porated, leading to volunteer growth in the following crop.

Kuhn’s “Section con-trol” is an electro-hy-draulic control sys-tem that uses the hydraulic, non-stop break-back system

to control the individual bodies based on GPS positioning data, raising and lowering them automatically. The system leads to an absolutely straight furrow edge where there used to be a “Z”. The straight edge is a boon for the following work, such as headland ploughing, drilling, spreading and spraying, and ensures crop residues are eff ectively incorporated – an enormous plus for fi eld hygiene.

Overall, the system reduces operator fa-tigue and takes load off the rear axle, the rear wheels and the couplers. Added to this, it can also vary the number of plough bodies in work to suit individual tractor powers and soil conditions.


MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR FERTILISING

LevelTuner

Landmaschinen Wienhoff GmbH, Hall 23, Stand B39

The center of gravity varies greatly on slurry tankers when they are fi tted with diff erent applicators of diff erent weights. This also aff ects the drawbar load. As a result, drawbar load may quickly become negative in empty runs – a fact that has accounted for serious accidents on public roads in the past, where ball hitches worked loose after operators forgot to secure them.On multi-axle slurry tankers, the LevelTuner automatically alters the air pressure inside the bellows on the front axle, thereby ad-justing the pressure relative to the drawbar

load that is measured by the drawbar sus-pension system. This way, the drawbar load is always good and road stability is better. In addition, the system ensures fi eld traction is always suffi cient during spreading as the tank is being emp-tied. Unlike existing options (for example variable-width axles), this center-of-gravity

shifting system operates automatically with-out operator input.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR PLANT PROTECTION

SwingStop pro

Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG, Hall 9, Stand H19


Rometron B.V. (The Netherlands ), Hall 9, Stand H19

Accuracy of application is key in chemical spraying. The higher the accuracy, the better the plant coverage at the desired product concentration levels. Moving the boom hori-zontally fore and aft, and in parallel to the ground, has a particularly good eff ect on spray accuracy. SwingStop pro combines the boom’s active shock absorbing system with very dynamic rate control on every single nozzle and achieves an unprecedented level of accuracy in direction of travel and across the full spraying width. The “pro” specifi cation has new valves on every nozzle that constantly control the

current application rate and bring it back into balance. SwingStop pro controls the application rate by using sensors that meas-ure the relative application rate on each nozzle and relate the measurements to the sprayer’s ground speed in real time. This

makes SwingStop pro the tool for achieving maximum spraying accuracy. The technol-ogy is another milestone on the road to precision farming.


ESV Electric Shut-off Valve

Lechler GmbH, Hall 8, Stand B20

The best solution in precision spraying is currently an individual nozzle control system

that operates the closely spaced nozzles rela-tive to their current GPS position. Pneumatic

valves are technically very diffi cult to make and require an extra air system on the tractor. The Lechler ESV (Electric Shut-off Valve) unit comprises a valve, an electric line and a connector for straightforward and fail-safe installation on all regular single- and multi-nozzle holders. The nozzle opens and closes rapidly, and CANbus controlled. Its responsiveness and great application accuracy allow ESV to be easily integrated in smart farming systems, and used on 25 cm sections with uniformly spaced nozzles, for example.Fitted by connecting the electric lines, ESV off ers easy and fast installation. Lechler ESV valves off er reliable and profi table operation and thus great user benefi ts.



Stereoscopic row-crop CULTI CAM camera on mechanical hoes



• Einböck GmbH & Co. KG (Austria), Hall 11, Stand B05

• Thomas Hatzenbichler Agrotechnik GmbH (Austria),

Hall 11, Stand D42

• Bednar FMT (Czech Republic ), Hall 12, Stand B05

• Carre SAS (France), Hall 13 Stand B64a

Chemical spraying is increasingly viewed very critically by the general public, con-sumers and policy makers. In this context, mechanical weed control in row crop is experiencing a comeback. Quality and ef-fi cacy of the mechanical work is achieved by the hoe’s side shifting frame that is controlled in the row by a robust system. Up to now, this type of control has been im-plemented by 2D color screen cameras. The CULTI CAM system from CLAAS employs just one camera with two lenses (stereo camera) for 3D footage of the crops. At the same time, the 2D color segmentation algorithms have been refi ned and an automatic camera

height and angle de-tection feature has been implemented. By operating a pro-portional valve on the hydraulic frame, the frame aligns the hoes in parallel with the rows. The system also feeds any information on less-than-op-timum performance to the operator.

The benefi ts of CULTI CAM include more rugged and yet more accurate row control on sites with a heavy weed burden across the full width. This is attributed to the fact

that it profi les the fi eld along the ridges, irrespective of the leaf coloring. As another benefi t, the hoe can also be used in windy weather and into small crops. It reduces op-erator stress and the use of chemicals, while allowing for higher work rates and earlier hoeing in the year. In addition, it reduces losses due to steering errors.


Tractor integrated implement steering with Infi eld auto system for

high-capacity hoes – AutoTrac Implement Guidance



MONOSEM (France), Hall 11, Stand C54

Mechanical pest control in row crops is beco-ming more and more important as chemical spraying is viewed ever more critically by the general public. This has caused a rethink of existing machine concepts.

AutoTrac Implement Guidance is an active steering system for row hoes that is control-led from the tractor and provides accurate control between the rows and without using a traditional shifting frame. Instead, the hoe

is shifted by the tractor’s hydraulic three-point linkage stabilizers. These stabilizers are controlled by a tractor integrated control cir-cuit that provides feedback on their current position. The control system uses the camera

signal from the hoe and calculates the distance between the mounted hoe and the detected rows of crop.In addition, hydraulic coulters are lo-wered into the ground behind the tractor to absorb the side draft that develops as the hoe moves to either side, thereby improving the functiona-lity of the system, especially on slopes and at high work rates. Depending on the quality of the signals, the system also controls the ground speed of the tractor. It also has an interface for monitoring and logging positioning parameters of the system.By refi ning the shifting frame, it has been possible to move the imple-ments closer to the tractor, which in turn improves the stability of the side-shifting control mechanism.



MultiCoater CM 300

PETKUS Technologie GmbH, Hall 6, Stand E40

Wetting in seed coating should be as uni-form as possible and is, in fact, achieved by traditional seed coaters through intensive mixing of dressing and seeds. As the seed coat dries over time, it is increasingly at risk of rubbing off , which leads to high Heubach rates, that is high levels of airborne seed treatment dust.The MultiCoater CM 300 is a system that treats the coated seeds particularly gen-tly inside the mixing chamber and dries them here too. This has been made possible by a special air cushioning technology in

combination with metal-free defl ectors. The MultiCoater coats and dries the seeds at the same time, it improves the seed fl ow and guarantees gentle treatment through opti-mal and uniform wetting. At the same time, it drastically reduces seed stress due to friction, thereby reducing the development of seed treatment dust substantially. As a result, the Heubach rates drop signifi cantly below the statutory limits.In this way, the system contributes to im-plementing the strict rules on resistance to abrasion and protecting the environment.


The fi rst pro-active and automatic combine setting system

New Holland Agriculture (Italy), Hall 3, Stand D10

Maintaining maximum throughput levels while keeping losses and the percentage of damaged grain at acceptable levels is a mas-sive challenge and a strain on every combine operator who spends the whole day in the cab.In an eff ort to reduce operator fatigue, New Holland has introduced the fi rst combine that looks ahead. To do this, it is fi rst nec-essary to program the following data into the combine: past yields, fi eld topography and all combine settings based on GPS positioning data. During the fi rst pass of the following harvest campaign, the system can then interpolate these data and the setting system responds rapidly to varying

conditions. The proactive system relies on traditional sensors and control systems that have been supplemented by a new pressure sensor on the cleaning system that measures indirectly the load on the sieves. The amount of time the material spends inside the thresh-ing and separation areas in the rotor housings is controlled by adjusting the angles of the guide rails. This technology has a bigger im-pact on the rotor speed and the effi ciency of an axial-fl ow combine than changing the con-cave gap. It off ers operators three diff erent harvesting strategies to choose from. Using the data stored into the system, the combine will optimize its settings by itself – and before

the header actually starts cutting and taking in the crop.


IDEAL combine

AGCO International GmbH, Hall 20, Stand A26


• AGCO GmbH – Fendt, Hall 20, Stand A26a

• AGCO Deutschland GmbH –

Massey Ferguson, Hall 20, Stand A 26b

As high-capacity combines continue to in-crease in size to boost productivity and ef-fi ciency, road transport width is becoming the limiting factor in this development. This is seen especially on the running gear and the large contact areas that are necessary to protect the soil. The IDEAL combine from AGCO is the only high-capacity combine that does not exceed the 3.3 m transport width and still uses ground-friendly run-ning gear. This is achieved by limiting the threshing width to 1.4 m. The system com-prises two axial rotors of 4.85 m in length

and extra-long, 0.6 m diameter threshing and separation concaves as well as up to 480kW engines. Smaller IDEAL models have only one axial rotor. The IDEAL combine from AGCO is the fi rst combine in years that was developed from scratch and that features special technology.Further award-worthy features include fully automatic header attachment with header identifi cation so that the settings of the

particular header are retrieved. The novel preparation and return pans are segmented and provide up to 15% side slope levelling. A new sensor system detects the separation processes on the threshing and separation concaves and on the cleaning system, and provides the necessary database for an automatic machine set-up.The IDEAL combine from AGCO is the fi rst combine in years that has been developed from scratch and that features special tech-nology.


MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR LIFTING (POTATOES, BEETS)

SmartTurn

Holmer Maschinenbau GmbH, Hall 24, Stand A24


Reichhardt GmbH Steuerungstechnik, Hall 15, Stand F45

Tractor headland management systems re-cord sequences of repetitive functions and al-low operators to retrieve them automatically either by pressing a button or based on GNSS positioning when approaching a specifi c area in the fi eld.Reichardt and Holmer exxact have now de-veloped an integral software solution that au-tomates the full headland turn of a beet har-vester including raising and lowering the lifter unit and carrying out the turn. To achieve this, the two companies combined the mechanical row guidance system including headland management from Holmer exxact with the GNSS controlled version from Reichardt, and tailored the new system to a self-propelled

tanker harvester – in this case the Holmer Terra Dos T4. The innovative solution optimizes all headland turn maneu-vers in the fi eld to be harvested, thereby minimizing fi eld traffi c and therefore reducing compaction, losses, non-productive times and costs. Its greatest benefi t is, however, re-duced operator stress – not only during night work.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR LIFTING (POTATOES, BEETS)

Ventor 4150 – self-propelled four-row potato harvester with world-leading

lifting system that doubles capacity

Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Hall 25, Stand F13

Like many other farm machines, the devel-opment of high-capacity potato harvesters for higher performance and effi ciencies is limited by the sheer physical size of the ma-

chines and the 3.5 m road width restriction.Grimme has now implemented its extremely gentle soil and haulm web system on the Ventor 4150 potato harvester, a four-row and

self-propelled ma-chine that stays within the 3.5 m transport limit. The two intake web lines that feed the tubers into the machine are followed by a fi rst web that is made up of two

separate belts. These are followed by a sec-ond endless and steep elevator web with a wide-mesh and pegged trash removing web. At the end of the line, the two streams of crop leave their individual systems and fl ow into the trash separation units on the right- and left-hand side, which off er suffi cient capacity and stepless adjustment to en-sure high throughputs and very gentle crop treatment.

A folding mechanism (patent applied) folds the two trash separation units into the ma-chine so it does not exceed the transport width of 3.5 meters.


Sensosafe


The beginning of the harvest seasons poses great risk to fawns and game in general, be-cause the time of the fi rst cut usually marks the beginning of the breeding season. The techniques and methods developed up to now to save game have not proven very eff ective.

An eff ective new system however is Sen-sosafe, a sensor bar that is installed to the header and that detects any wildlife hid-den in the fi eld to protect it from fatal

injuries. The sensors are optical infrared sensors with integral LED lights that detect animals while the machine is moving. As soon as an animal is detected, the hydraulic system of the header is signaled to raise the unit. The wildlife is saved and the crop is not con-taminated. The infrared sensors are bespoke developments for this specifi c application,

and are able to detect fawns eff ectively also in bright daylight and sunlight, while ignor-ing other obstacles like mole heaps.



LiftCab

Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG, Hall 27, Stand G21

As modern and high-yielding maize varieties reach growth heights of 4.0 m and more, forager operators feel as if they are driving their machines “up against a wall of maize plants” all day long.

The Krone LiftCab is a feature that allows operators to raise the entire cab by up to 70 cm. The feature reduces operator strain and

provides a convenient overview of the crop and the harvest fl eet. The space underneath the cab also off ers easy access to service and maintenance points. The cab lift is a novel feature on a forage harvester. It signifi cantly reduces operator strain as it frees operators from driving up against a full-width wall of crop all day long. In addition, they can easily spot hazardous situations.

POST-HARVEST TECHNOLOGY

Flexwave Grain Silo Unloading System

GSI Hungary Kft, Hall 20, Stand A26j, and Hall 6, Stand E33b

Flat-fl oor grain stores off er higher storage capacities than outlet-funnel grain stores of identical heights. The drawback of fl at stores, however, is that they never empty completely and a cone of residual grain remains in the bin. To clear out all grain it is necessary to bring in mobile augers, which in turn need manual feeding at some point – a dusty, time-consuming job and heavy work that is dangerous, too, because the running augers present a risk of injury.

A new approach is the Flexwave Grain Silo Unloading System which is made up of two air cushions. These are installed inside the store and to both sides of the outlet feeder. The cushions are not infl ated at installation time. They cover the fl oor and reach up the

wall to a height that is level with the tip of the grain cone that is formed during empty-ing. When the store is fi lled the cushions are fl at on the fl oor and wall. During emptying, the grain initially fl ows by gravity to the outlet feeder. Yet when the grain stops fl owing the fi rst cushion fi lls with air. As it does so, it pushes the heap away from the wall and to the middle of the store. After the fi rst half of the bin is completely empty, the process starts over on the other side of the bin; before this happens, the air inside the fi rst cushion is released. At the end of the process, the two empty cushions are pulled back into position by ballasted straps. The emptying process

is monitored remotely, and so it is possible to refi ll grain stores without people hav-ing to go in to ensure thorough emptying. The Flexwave Grain Silo Unloading System is a very straightforward solution that can be retrofi tted to existing non-funnel fl ow bins with fl at fl oors. It empties the store completely without time-consuming and hazardous manual work.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND OTHER SPECIAL CROPS

SmaArt Camera System for automated blossom thinning with Darwin

Fruit-Tec Adolf Betz, Hall 21, Stand E10

The regulation of the amount of fruit on a plant or tree, that is blossom and/or crop thinning, is one of the most important meas-ures used in intensive commercial fruit grow-ing for achieving the required fruit size and quality in marketing. The greatest challenge

for mechanical blossom thinning is the eval-uation of the degree of thinning and the optimum adjustment of the spindle speed. The Darwin SmaArt Camera System replaces the subjective estimation of the blooming strength by the eye with objective detec-

tion by camera. To do this, a camera in front of the thinning spindle detects the blossom density of each indi-vidual tree and passes on the data to the on-board computer in real time. Using a thinning algorithm, the com-puter then calculates the optimum spindle speed and controls the thinning unit. The thin-

ning unit consist of a spindle on which six rows of cord bars are arranged that remove the blossom through rotation. The thinning intensity is controlled to a great extent by the spindle speed.

As an option, the system can be combined with a GPS receiver. Using the GPS system, it is possible to detect each individual tree and to assign the data, such as the number of blossoms and the spindle speed, to the tree and to compare it later with the yield data.As a mechanical system, the Darwin SmaArt Camera System for automated blossom thinning can replace chemical or manual blossom thinning. With its high effi ciency and the degree of thinning based on objec-tive parameters, the previous main reasons for the reluctant acceptance of mechanical blossom thinning is expected to diminish.


MECHATRONICS AND DATA PROCESSING

Beacon+GPS+Sigfox -Fliegl COUNTER SX-/-Pöttinger PÖTPRO Guide

Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH, Hall 4, Stand B43



So that food manufacturers can verify the route the product takes from the fi eld to the consumer in accordance with the EU regula-tions, for many years now Fliegl has focused on beacons, which in their original form are small, inexpensive Bluetooth transmitters for machine recognition. With Fliegl COUNTER SX, the beacon technology has been con-siderably expanded with additional func-

tionalities, enabling an inexpensive, fl exible entry into smart farming technologies with major benefi ts.

The COUNTER SX uses the innovative radio technology Sigfox, 3D sensors and GPS, that go beyond previous functionality. With the data radio network, Sigfox is a very inexpen-sive continuous Internet connection, and

therefore provides automatic communica-tion between the machines and the farm in-dependently of mobile networks. It records movements of the machines through the intelligent evaluation of the 3D acceleration and tilt sensors integrated in the beacon. Then it analyses them with corresponding algorithms of a broad range of processes, assigns them and saves and transmits the information collected.

Thanks to decreasing unit costs and simpli-fi ed application integration, beacon technol-ogy is recommended for use in agricultural applications. As a universal system, beacons can close a broad range of information and documentation gaps. When a grubber is used, it can, for example, recognize the state of work, transport or break, enabling it to determine detailed operating times. When pressing round bales, it can also record the bale output and the placement location of the bales. However, it can also be used for other applications like theft protection, tracking or temperature monitoring.

MECHATRONICS AND DATA PROCESSING

Automation of agricultural recordings with smartphones

Farmdok GmbH, Hall 15, Stand G10a

The recording requirements for agricultural operations continue to increase. These pres-ent farmers with new challenges, however the data that is documented and processed can also be used to improve company man-agement and operational development. It is always necessary to have complete and plausible data, and the easier the data col-lection system is to operate, the more likely it is that detailed and accurate information is recorded.

Farmdok is an agricultural software product for the mobile and automatic documenta-tion of agricultural data in the fi eld with a smartphone and/or tablet. The innovative sample analysis of cultivation and GPS data enables virtually complete automation of data acquisition. The Farmdok TaskPredic-tion algorithm measures parameters in-cluding operating materials, quantities and machines used. The data to be collected is automatically proposed at the start of each job; as a high probability of the planned measures can be achieved at this point thanks to comprehensive data analysis.

The WorkCognition algorithm is used for the reliable detection and determination of the cultivated area using a far-reaching driving pattern analysis without the need for geo fences. This enables road and fi eld work to be diff erentiated, and applied loads to be counted.

The farmer benefi ts from time saved and more convenient recording with minimal operating eff ort. The easy-to-operate sys-tem requires no additional hardware, and therefore enables an inexpensive entry into farm record digitization for farmers, ma-chinery rings or contractors.


EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE FOR PROCESS OPTIMIZATION

agrirouter

DKE-Data GmbH & Co. KG, Hall 15, Stand G38


• AGCO International GmbH, Hall 20, Stand A26, and Hall 15, Stand G38k

• Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG, Hall 9, Stand H19, and Hall 15, Stand G38c

• Grimme Holding GmbH, Hall 25, Stand F13, and Hall 15, Stand G38h

• HORSCH Maschinen GmbH, Hall 12, Stand C41, and Hall 15, Stand G38i

• Maschinenfabrik Krone Beteiligungs-GmbH, Hall 27, Stand G21, and Hall 15, Stand G38e

• KUHN S.A., Hall 12, Stand C05, and Hall 15, Stand G38l

• LEMKEN GmbH & Co. KG, Hall 11, Stand B42, and Hall 15, Stand G38j

• PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH, Hall 27, Stand C39, and Hall 15, Stand G38f

• Rauch Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH, Hall 9, Stand D16, and Hall 15, Stand G38g

• Same Deutz–Fahr Deutschland GmbH, Hall 4, Stand D28, and Hall 15, Stand G38m

In the course of additional dig-itization of agriculture, the ma-jority of large companies try to ensure customer loyalty with corresponding proprietary solu-tions. In contrast to this, small and medium-sized companies are hardly capable of master-ing this technical challenge on their own. However, for farmers themselves the primary focus is also on the critical topics of data security and data sovereignty.The agrirouter is a universal data exchange platform for farmers and contractors that combines

machines and agricultural software across all manufacturers to simplify operating procedures and improve economic effi ciency. Only the user can specify who exchanges which data with whom and for how long. The following always applies: The agrirouter transports data, it does not store it. As a result, all available data is brought together for the fi rst time in cooperation with correspond-ing farm management systems. The agrirouter therefore makes it easier for the farmer to take a major step toward digitization.


SmartService 4.0

Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG, Hall 9, Stand H19

Ever more complicated machines also neces-sitate increasingly more specialized training for service technicians. However, workshop employees often have to carry out repair and/or maintenance work on-site in order to avoid long downtimes, for example, until the factory customer service arrives. In the environment of increasingly more complex machines, AMAZONE SmartService

4.0 uses the technologies of “virtual reality” and “expanded reality” to further develop the learning and training processes for the end customer and customer service, and to support customers and service techni-cians during maintenance work. AMAZONE Smart-Service 4.0 enables both multime-dia-based, technical real-time support from service specialists for service technicians, as

well as in the fi eld of applications technology from service consultants for end customers.With real-time support, the service spe-cialist/service consultant sees the activities of the service technician/end customer and can provide corresponding warnings and/or working instructions. This would not be the case purely with support over the phone.



Telematics Large Vehicle Alert System warns car drivers of agricultural machines

in road traffi c


Agricultural vehicles in road traffi c generally have a bad reputation among non-agricul-tural road users. Many car and truck driv-ers become uneasy when they encounter slow-moving, often unwieldy agricultur-al machines or tractors towing trailers or equipment on narrow roads or on blind curves – quite apart from the accident potential of such situations. The Telematics Large Vehicle Alert System from Claas is the fi rst traffi c safety system that proactively informs drivers of networked cars on the position and status of agricultural machines on their route. For this purpose, the location

of the agricultural machines is transmitted from the telemetry data via telematics or via a Claas app to the assistance systems of cars and trucks virtually in real time. With the open data standard, a broad range of nav-igation systems can access the data stored by Claas, enabling them to report any warnings to road users. The population can be notifi ed of disruptions more vigorously with these kinds of active systems. This al-ready enables hazards to be prevented be-

forehand or achieves improved acceptance when using large machines, as traffi c safety systems have a major eff ect for agriculture.


Smart Crop Damage Identifi cation – intelligent identifi cation system

for crop damage caused by game

Agrocom Polska, Hall 15, Stand J12

The ordinary estimation of damage caused by hunting and storms (hailstorms, intensive precipitation, night frost, ground softening and fl ooding) is diffi cult, labor-intensive and time-consuming, inaccurate and therefore hardly representative. An unclear estimate

of damage is often the cause of confl icts between those incurring damage and, for example, insurance companies.

However, a three-dimensional imaging pro-cess, such as the intelligent identifi cation

system for crop damage caused by game called Smart Crop Damage Identifi cation (SCDI), provides a solution to this problem. It can record hunting and natural damage at the end of the vegetation period, even for tall plants, and makes an assessment and/or damage estimate possible. SCDI works with 3D images that are taken with drones at a low height. For this purpose, parallel paths are created at stable altitudes with photographic longitudinal directions using the planning software. In SCDI the images recorded in this way are then combined with existing LIDAR (light detection and ranging) laser data and the damage to the areas is automatically calculated. Howev-er, other photographs and evaluations are also possible. Intelligent data acquisition using drones does not prevent work in the fi elds. The system reduces the working time required by farmers when checking stocks, when looking after animals and for quality assurance.

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PRODUCT EXHIBITOR

1. Tractors, mobile loading equipment, transport technology

COLLECTOR Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH Developed jointly with: Sick Vertriebs-GmbH

Hydraulic 2-Circuit Braking System

Paul Forrer AG

RVM180 Kobzarenko Sp.z.o.o. Zawod Kobzarenko Ltd

Mobile PTO Shaft TEST BENCH®

LVI GmbH

Torque Assist PGAC Driver Assistance System PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH AGRI-POWER AGRIEST S.A. LIQUID-X-LINER Exeler GmbH & Co. KG AT-CAS100 Attingimus radar Automatic, independent anti-jackknife brake for trac-tor-trailer combinations

CLAAS - Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH Deutschland

RVM-180 Kobzarenko Sp.z.o.o. CustomSteer™ New Holland CNH Industrial Italia SpAEffective motor retarder brake

New Holland CNH Industrial Italia SpA

Adaptive Work Lighting John Deere GmbH & Co. KG AutoTrac Turn Automation John Deere GmbH & Co. KG Smart Front Loader Manager John Deere GmbH & Co. KG QUIK-KNECT – Self-aligning propeller shaft coupling

John Deere GmbH & Co. KG

Smart Eye Drive Mitsubishi Mahindra Agricultural Machinery Co.,LtdDeveloped jointly with: Institute of Agricultural Machinery, NARO

“RDS/hybrid” tyre pressure control system

PTG Reifendruckregelsysteme GmbH

Fendt 200 Vario with TIM guidance-ready

AGCO GmbH - Fendt Developed jointly with: Reichhardt GmbH Steuerungstechnik

Fendt 200 Vario with floor heating

AGCO GmbH - Fendt

Fendt VarioGrip for stub shaft

AGCO GmbH - Fendt

Overall suspension concept for caterpillar tractors

AGCO GmbH - Fendt

Alliance 389 VF Alliance Tire Europe BV Profi-Grip GKN Wheels & Structures VVT 700 and VVT 450 Vredo Dodewaard bv Aebi VT450 Vario EU6C Aebi Schmidt Holding AG Fendt VarioGuide Turn Assistant

AGCO GmbH - Fendt

48 V system for agricultural technology

AGCO GmbH - Fendt

ADR Retrosystem© technology on TEKNOAX body axles

ADR S.p.A.

Autonomous Tractor KUBOTA GmbH Developed jointly with: Topcon Corporation

MAM RS-01 with AgriBus Mitsubishi Mahindra Agricultural Machinery Co.,LtdDeveloped jointly with: Agri Info Design, Ltd

DOT Autonomous Power Platform

Dot Technology Corp.

LCM Chemical mixer LAUMETRIS UAB DynaTrac 3-Point Guided Hitch

LAFORGE SAS

LOVOL B50 LOVOL Heavy Industry Co., Ltd SYN TRAC SYN TRAC GmbH Smart Lock Peter Kröger GmbH Multi-platform auto-naviga-tion system

YTO INTERNATIONAL Ltd. YTO Group CorporationDeveloped jointly with: WUXI KALMAN NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Valtra SmartGlass Valtra Inc. 32-speed automatic power shift transmission

YTO INTERNATIONAL Ltd. YTO Group Corporation

Innovative high efficiency SCR system

Trringo - The Digital Revolution

Mechatronic active steering system

SAME DEUTZ-FAHR DEUTSCHLAND GmbHDeveloped jointly with: Università degli Studi di Brescia

Mobile unloading system MVA

LLC LILIANI

Grain unloader MZR LLC LILIANI Senzit Mann + Hummel GmbH D-TEC Flexliner D-TEC Products B.V. “ecospeedPRO”/”Power Drive 370”/”ICVD-S1N-370V”

Kramer-Werke GmbH Developed jointly with: Weidemann GmbH, GKN Walterscheid Getriebe GmbH

50+ series TOBROCO-GIANT Rollmax Caterpillar Belt System

Rollmax ApS Developed jointly with: Skodborg Dæk Service A/S, Toftmann ApS

Flexcover Combi Plus HUESKER Synthetic GmbH Standort Dülmen

JCB Loadall J C Bamford Excavators Ltd JCB World Headquarters

LINTRAC 110 with TracLink Pilot

Traktorenwerk Lindner Gesellschaft mbHDeveloped jointly with: ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Lever Driving Mode with Valtra SmartTouch

Valtra Inc.

Valtra SmartTouch Touchscreen

Valtra Inc.

Programmable functions on Valtra SmartTouch

Valtra Inc.

Leakage trunk hose (for hydraulic systems)

Hägele GmbH

PRODUCT EXHIBITOR

Transmission T5 JSC Peterburgsky Traktorny Zavod EXTENSIBLE BALLAST ALI SRL DINI SANDROSILVER: BÜFFEL Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH SILVER: AXION 900 TERRA TRAC


SILVER: EZ Ballast Wheels John Deere GmbH & Co. KG SILVER: CEMOS CLAAS - Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH

DeutschlandSILVER: VarioPull AGCO GmbH - Fendt SILVER: e100 Vario AGCO GmbH - Fendt SILVER: MARS AGCO GmbH - Fendt 2. Machinery and equipment for tillage and

seed-bed preparation

TRACTION PLUS PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH Developed jointly with: John Deere GmbH & Co. KG

SmartCenter AMAZONEN-WERKE H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG

TURBOMULCH AGRISEM International S.A.S. Self-regulating straw harrow LEMKEN GmbH & Co.KG OptiChange LEMKEN GmbH & Co.KG Plough Assist LEMKEN GmbH & Co.KG Interra Internorm Kunststofftechnik GmbHCombined Plough with crushing soil system

Ralomex AD

Carbide cultivator shares Hammerwerk KAPO Gesellschaft mbH & Co KG

TSM ISOconnect Geoprospectors GmbH Developed jointly with: Geoprospectors GmbH, Köckerling GmbH, Anedo GmbH

Automatic working depth control

PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH Developed jointly with: CNH Industrial Österreich GmbH

Seedbed cultivator KP-8 “Rubin”

Promzapchast LLC.

Granit Promzapchast LLC. VIP-ROLLER MKII HE-VA ApS REGENT “Save Road Transport” = SRT

REGENT-Pflugfabrik GmbH

TOP-Cutter HE-VA ApS Cultermatic® XL Imants B.V. LandbouwmachinefabriekTurbo T Kverneland Group Deutschland GmbH

Anna MüllerLand Levelling with EHC-8 Electro-Hydraulic Hitch Control

Bosch Rexroth AG

CMT - 14 VOLGAAGROMASH LLC Plough SRP 6+1+1 VOLGAAGROMASH LLC SILVER: Camera-supported seedbed cultivation

PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH Developed jointly with: New Holland Agriculture

SILVER: Automatic GPS-sup-ported lift-out of plough bodies

KUHN Maschinen-Vertrieb GmbH

3. Machinery and equipment for drilling and sowing

Ceres 450 + GE Force C AVR bvba CHRONO MASCHIO Deutschland GmbH ARBOS ASF sowing machine Lovol Arbos Group S.p.A a s.u. DeltaRow LEMKEN GmbH & Co.KG Vredo Agri Twin and Vredo Agri air Series with Crop Drill System

Vredo Dodewaard bv

Individual seed sowing machine with INTELLIGENT GRAIN STRIPPER

MaterMacc S.p.A.

TIP-Roller XL HE-VA ApS BDM5x2 PT BDM Agro

Developed jointly with: Kuban MTS

4. Machinery and equipment for fertilising

Conveyor for a barrel trolley and barrel trolley with a “Dino” conveyor suction arm

Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH

ZG-TS 10001 ProfisPro AMAZONEN-WERKE H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG

SpeedServo RAUCH Landmaschinenfabrik GmbHFreeLane RAUCH Landmaschinenfabrik GmbHRDX SISP-GEARBOXES SpreadMaster 6500 SAMSON AGRO A/S Preview - SpreadMaster 8500

SAMSON AGRO A/S

Preview - US 3 SAMSON AGRO A/S PG II 28 SAMSON AGRO A/S 32000 Zs Flex Tank Vredo Dodewaard bv Wide spreader BREDAL A/S e-Spreader KUBOTA GmbH

Developed jointly with: Kverneland Group

Exacta 10 Series Schuitemaker Machines B.V. DynaProtect HOLMER Maschinenbau GmbH

Developed jointly with: Michelin Reifenwerke AG & Co. KGaA

Barrel filling station with dosing connection

Green Energy Max Zintl GmbH

Compact drag shoe distributor

BOMECH b.v.

Exact distributor with rotating blades

BOMECH b.v.

SILVER: LevelTuner Landmaschinen Wienhoff GmbH

PRODUCT EXHIBITOR

5. Machinery and equipment for plant protection

CID Herbert Dammann GmbH Pflanzen-schutztechnik

WM3 Kobzarenko Sp.z.o.o. Zawod Kobzarenko Ltd

FT 90 Lechler GmbH Agrardüsen und ZubehörOLSVA Hans Wanner GmbH Maschinen- und

FahrzeugbauCOLIBRI OLIVER AGRO SRL Ex Oliver di Signorini

Luciano Fluid Indicator Herbert Dammann GmbH Pflanzen-

schutztechnikWM3 Kobzarenko Sp.z.o.o. SprayRay sensors in Spray-Mon monitoring system

MSO Messtechnik und Ortung GmbH

Maglis® leaf analysis app BASF SE Smart Spraying Solution Bosch Rexroth AG

Developed jointly with: Robert Bosch GmbH, Bayer AG Crop Science

ABRAH DULKS ATP Control HORSCH Maschinen GmbH Robocrop InRow Weeder Volmer pvactiv Peter VolmerSee & Spray Precision Weeder

Blue River Technology

Autonomous weed remover SPL Service für Präzisions-Landwirtschaft GmbH Bernhard PeschakDeveloped jointly with: PAS PESCHAKAUTONOME SYSTEME GmbH

Finger wheels with adjustable attack angle and depth control

Maschinenfabrik SCHMOTZER GmbH

AV5 parallel sliding frame with parallelogram for chippers

Maschinenfabrik SCHMOTZER GmbH

Hoe & Spray combination Maschinenfabrik SCHMOTZER GmbH Disc ridger Maschinenfabrik SCHMOTZER GmbH Beluga Spray agrotop GmbH ARBOS TBS Lovol Arbos Group S.p.A a s.u. Kir-o-Matic agrotop GmbH Automated pneumatic rinsing system for field sprayers


CAN NODE Module S/N CN32-0001

Hypro EU Ltd.

DeadDock DeadDock Ltd 9310 ForceField Pumps Hypro EU Ltd. SILVER: SwingStop pro AMAZONEN-WERKE H. Dreyer GmbH

& Co. KGDeveloped jointly with: Rometron B.V

SILVER: ESV Electric Closing Valve

Lechler GmbH Agrardüsen und Zubehör

SILVER: CULTI CAM

CLAAS - Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH DeutschlandDeveloped jointly with: Einböck GmbH & Co. KG, Hatzenbichler Agrotechnik GmbH, Carre SAS, Bednar FMT s.r.o.

SILVER: AutoTrac Implement Guidance

John Deere GmbH & Co. KG Developed jointly with: MONOSEM

SILVER: MultiCoater CM 300 PETKUS Technologie GmbH 6. Machinery and equipment for irrigation and drainage

HDD 1.0 HOMBURG MACHINEHANDEL B.V. 7.1 Machinery and equipment for combining

Threshing concave overloading protection with automatic return device on the CR Series


OptiSpread plus-System New Holland CNH Industrial Italia SpAAutoDock AGCO International GmbH

Developed jointly with: AGCO GmbH - Fendt, AGCO Deutschland GmbH Geschäftsbereich Massey Ferguson, Faster S.p.A.

ConnectedHarvest John Deere GmbH & Co. KG IDEALbalance AGCO International GmbH

Developed jointly with: AGCO Deutschland GmbH Geschäftsbereich Massey Ferguson, AGCO GmbH - Fendt

Streamer 210 AGCO International GmbH Developed jointly with: AGCO Deutschland GmbH Geschäftsbereich Massey Ferguson, AGCO GmbH - Fendt

Precision Cotton Harvesting Techonology


IDEALharvest AGCO International GmbH Developed jointly with: AGCO Deutschland GmbH Geschäftsbereich Massey Ferguson, AGCO GmbH - Fendt

IDEAL combine below 3.3 m AGCO International GmbH Developed jointly with: AGCO Deutschland GmbH Geschäftsbereich Massey Ferguson, AGCO GmbH - Fendt

HELIX AGCO International GmbH Developed jointly with: AGCO Deutschland GmbH Geschäftsbereich Massey Ferguson, AGCO GmbH - Fendt

TruFlex Razor Air Carl Geringhoff Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG

New moisture sensor John Deere GmbH & Co. KG SILVER: Proactive automatic combine adjustment system


SILVER: IDEALE Combine

AGCO International GmbH Developed jointly with: AGCO Deutschland GmbH Geschäftsbereich Massey Ferguson, AGCO GmbH - Fendt

GOLD: CEMOS AUTO THRESHING


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PRODUCT EXHIBITOR

7.2 Machinery and equipment for lifting (potatoes, beets)

ALL CONDITIONS CONTROL AVR bvba R-Connect farmpilot ROPA Fahrzeug- u. Maschinenbau GmbH

Developed jointly with: Arvato Systems GmbH

ISOBUS automatic system for the hydraulically driven axle in the ROPA Wedge 2 potato harvester

ROPA Fahrzeug- u. Maschinenbau GmbH

MC 18 - A MANITOU BF S.A. TriSys GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH

& Co. KG MC 18-4 MANITOU BF S.A. MC 18 – Easy and quick maintenance

MANITOU BF S.A.

MC 18 - Panoramic Glass Roof

MANITOU BF S.A.

Inclino Master Dewulf MLT 420-50 V MANITOU BF S.A. SILVER: SmartTurn HOLMER Maschinenbau GmbH

Developed jointly with: Reichhardt GmbH Steuerungstechnik

SILVER: VENTOR 4150 GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG

7.3 Machinery and equipment for chopping, mowing,

conditioning and baling of mowed material

Respiro R3 profi, Respiro R9 RT Engineering GmbH Inclination-dependent lateral traverse

PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH

Multi-tank concept Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG

Optimaize Universal Package

Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG

360 degree multi-wiper concept

Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG

BaleCollect Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG

CurveControl Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG

Big Baler PLUS with Smart Bale Technology


Multi-functional hydraulic tank module with hybrid design

ARGO - HYTOS GmbH

Constant NIR analysis of constituents

New Holland CNH Industrial Italia SpADeveloped jointly with: Dinamica Generale S.p.a.

Automatic throughput control monitoring for FR Forage Cruiser


RBM2000 PRO Anderson Group Co. SILVERCUT DISC 1500 T SIP STROJNA INDUSTRIJA d.d. PICK UP field chopper with ACTIVE CONTOUR active ground tracking


JAGUAR TERRA TRAC field chopper with headland protection


Agronic MidiFix baler equipped with patented Agronic MPC Wrapper

AGRONIC OY

Series L301 large bailing ma-chine with Bale Mobile


SILAGE-WRAP John Deere GmbH & Co. KG Developed jointly with: Tama CE GmbH

STARCO HT Pro STARCO Europe A/S GEOMOW Kverneland Group Deutschland GmbHIntelligent hydraulic pre-compaction for JAGUAR field chopper


Automatic Non-Stop Baler-Wrapper

KUBOTA GmbH Developed jointly with: Kverneland Group

Rapide 5800 Schuitemaker Machines B.V. Fendt 1290 UD / Massey Ferguson 2370 UHD

AGCO International GmbH Developed jointly with: AGCO Deutschland GmbH Geschäftsbereich Massey Ferguson, AGCO GmbH - Fendt

RT 630 ROC srl Loop Knottter System New Holland CNH Industrial Italia SpAGrain bagger MZU LLC LILIANI Automatic electronic control system


Automatic overlapping control


SILVER: SENSOSAFE PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH SILVER: LiftCab Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH

& Co. KGGOLD: StalkBuster KEMPER Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG

Developed jointly with: John Deere GmbH & Co. KG

8. Post-harvest technology

Climbing Airbag Mooij Agro BV Bruise Monitor Mooij Agro BV SoftFlow GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH

& Co. KG Maize caterpillar Maisraupe / Prinoth Georg Schuler

Developed jointly with: Prinoth AG

Full Time silo reclaimer ORHAND Sukup Powersweep Sukup Europe GmbH Oval telescopic ventilation tube

Ambros Schmelzer & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG

OptoSelector OS 900 i PETKUS Technologie GmbH G mid-ex weight separator PETKUS Technologie GmbH GEOSWATH Kverneland Group Deutschland GmbH

Anna Müller

PRODUCT EXHIBITOR

Smart sensors Kistenmevrouw Developed jointly with: Sensor Inc.

Innovation Energy Management and Energy Management

Tolsma Techniek Emmeloord b.v. Tolsma Techniek

Potato Sample Analyser Tolsma Techniek Emmeloord b.v. Tolsma Techniek

CYCLONE MJ30-560 MAJOR Equipment Intl. Ltd. SILVER: Flexwave® Grain Silo Unloading System

GSI Hungary Kft.

9. Machinery and equipment for fruit, vegetables and

other special crops

SILVER: SmaArt camera sys-tem for automated blossom thinning with Darwin

Fruit-Tec Adolf Betz

10. Machinery and equipment for forest management,

municipal applications and landscape care

MOWBLOWER Westtech Maschinenbau GmbH WOODCRACKER CBS Westtech Maschinenbau GmbH GAE HEN-AG Geräte- und Fahrzeugtechnikhumus PM flail mower MASCHINENFABRIK BERMATINGEN

GMBH & CO.KGMU-Vario mulching unit Müthing GmbH & Co. KG Soest

Developed jointly with: Thünen-Institut

FSA 130 STIHL Vertriebszentrale AG & Co. KGIntelligent boom control John Deere GmbH & Co. KG MI 632 M iMow TeaM STIHL Vertriebszentrale AG & Co. KGKMA 130 R STIHL Vertriebszentrale AG & Co. KGDYNAMIC BT hearing protection bow

STIHL Vertriebszentrale AG & Co. KG

ADVANCE X-TREEm forestry belt


ADVANCE X-Vent head protection


RAPTOR 300r AHWI Maschinenbau GmbH GreenTec RM 232 branch cutter

GreenTec A/S

Fully autonomous cleaning of farmyard

Perpetual Mobile GmbH

GreenTec LRS 4002 and 4802 branch saws

GreenTec A/S

Husqvarna 572 XP chainsaw Husqvarna Deutschland GmbH Husqvarna 545 RXT motor string trimmer

Husqvarna Deutschland GmbH

Hydraulically retractable trailer lighting

Reil & Eichinger GmbH & Co. KG Developed jointly with: LISAKO OÜ

11. Mechatronics and data processing

Cable for CCI display Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH Developed jointly with: CCI - Competence Center ISOBUS e.V.

EAGLE Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH ISB Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH

Developed jointly with: HANSENHOF electronic GmbH

HAWK for ISOBUS displays Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH DisplayCast Ag Leader Europe bv LC i Ambros Schmelzer & Sohn GmbH &

Co. KGIntelligent air spring Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH Trimble GFX-750 Anzeigen-system

Trimble Germany GmbH

ConnecTire TRELLEBORG Wheel Systems Germany GmbH

Smart Key Technology KUBOTA GmbH Precision Forage Farming KUBOTA GmbH

Developed jointly with: Kverneland Group

MAGICSEM 3d individual seed sowing machine

MaterMacc S.p.A.

DiGiSENSE von Mahindra (Tractor IoT)

Trringo - The Digital Revolution

D-TEC Cloud solution D-TEC Products B.V. Multicast BLE Telematics KUBOTA GmbH SmartLEVEL RTK landform solution for Ag leader

HOMBURG MACHINEHANDEL B.V.

SmartSTEER RTK HOMBURG MACHINEHANDEL B.V. Tracecam Monitor satconsystem iScan Veris Technologies, Inc. SILVER: Beacon+GPS+Sig-fox -Fliegl COUNTER SX-/-Pöttinger PÖTPRO Lenkung-

Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH Developed jointly with: PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH

SILVER: Automation of agricultural recordings with smartphones

Farmdok GmbH

12. Equipment and software for process optimization

Orkel Digest ORKEL AS Developed jointly with: Norwegian Dairy Tine

NEXT Machine Management FarmFacts GmbH Developed jointly with: AGCO International GmbH, Maschinenfabrik Krone Beteiligungs-GmbH, KUHN S.A., LEMKEN GmbH & Co. KG, PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH, Rauch Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH

GrainSense GrainSense Oy Orlaco WISR Orlaco Products BV Harvest Logistics App New Holland CNH Industrial Italia SpA

Developed jointly with: AGROINTELLI

Orkel® FeedIQ™ ORKEL AS AT-CAS100 Attingimus radar GPS Picture Herbert Dammann GmbH Pflanzen-

schutztechnik

PRODUCT EXHIBITOR

INO VIBRATION CONTROL SYSTEM

INO Brezice d.o.o.

Fan Pressure Check Mooij Agro BV eBee SQ senseFly SA Smart CAB CAB Concept Cluster Ventilation computer Ambros Schmelzer & Sohn GmbH &

Co. KGSmart 4 Grass FarmFacts GmbH

Developed jointly with: BayWa AG, Düvelsdorf Handelsgesellschaft mbH, Fritzmeier Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co. KG,

FieldNET Advisor LINDSAY Europe 365Active 365FarmNet Group GmbH & Co KG ASOS Lacos Computerservice GmbH

Developed jointly with: Pessl Instruments GmbH

Bee-Sens Dinamica Generale S.p.A. Deepfield Connect - Milk Monitoring

Robert Bosch Start-Up GmbH Deepfield Robotics

Agrotronic ROSTSELMASH Quadra Touch Pro Sukup Europe GmbH Chain Loop Sukup Europe GmbH Mini GAC® 2500 DICKEY-john EUROPE S.A.S. ISO LIFT Reichhardt GmbH SteuerungstechnikBeet foliage scan ISIP Informationssystem Integrierte Pflan-

zenprod. e.V.Developed jointly with: KWS SAAT SE, ZEPP

Pod Copter insensiv GmbH Developed jointly with: KWS SAAT SE

The crop view app 365FarmNet Group GmbH & Co KG Developed jointly with: CLAAS E-Systems KGaA mbH & Co KG, Sinergise laboratory for geographical information systems, Ltd., European GNSS Agency

High-speed propeller shaft GKN Walterscheid GmbH ISO ALLROUND Reichhardt GmbH SteuerungstechnikBEARING CONTROL Kverneland Group Deutschland GmbH

Anna MüllerAutonomous route generation

KUBOTA GmbH

e-Power tractor body KUBOTA GmbH Developed jointly with: Kverneland Group

ZeloSens ZAFT - Zentrum für angewandte Forschung und Technologie e.V.Developed jointly with: Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden, Rottmeier Ingenieurbüro, Busatis GmbH

Trringo Mitsubishi Mahindra Agricultural Machinery Co.,Ltd

EXATREK ISOBUS app EXA Computing GmbH MAGIC PIPE MaterMacc S.p.A. GEOLIFT Kverneland Group Deutschland GmbH

Anna MüllerFarmer Solutions Kleffmann GmbH MarketingConnected Support John Deere GmbH & Co. KG Variable Rate Kverneland Group Deutschland GmbH

Anna MüllerEcoStop-System MANITOU BF S.A. High-View-Camera MANITOU BF S.A. RS1 Raven Europe SBG Innovatie BVCR7 Raven Europe SBG Innovatie BVCCI.Help Competence Center ISOBUS e.V.

Developed jointly with: RAUCH Landmaschinen-fabrik GmbH, LEMKEN GmbH & Co. KG, Maschinen-fabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG, KUHN Maschinen-Vertrieb GmbH, GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG

Orkel Live Logbook ORKEL AS Perkins® SmartCap Perkins Engines Company Limited CCI A3 Competence Center ISOBUS e.V.

Developed jointly with: RAUCH Landmaschinen-fabrik GmbH, LEMKEN GmbH & Co. KG, Maschinen-fabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG, KUHN Maschinen-Vertrieb GmbH, GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG

SMART ELECTRIC DRIVE UPEC TRADING LLC LOZOVA MACHINERYDeveloped jointly with: LEMKEN GmbH & Co. KG

farm-buddy HANSENHOF electronic GmbH ReiflandDeveloped jointly with: Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH

Case IH Electric Assisted Power Steering

CNH Industrial Deutschland GmbH CASE IHDeveloped jointly with: Case IH (CNH Industrial), Ognibene Power S.p.a.

STEP- Water VDMA LandtechnikDeveloped jointly with: European associations CEMA and ECPA

SILVER: agrirouter DKE-Data GmbH & Co. KG Developed jointly with: AGCO International GmbH, Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG, Grimme Holding GmbH, HORSCH Maschinen GmbH, Maschinenfabrik Krone Beteiligungs- GmbH, KUHN S.A., LEMKEN GmbH & Co. KG, PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH, Rauch Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH,Same Deutz–Fahr Deutschland GmbH

SILVER: SmartService 4.0 AMAZONEN-WERKE H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG

SILVER: TELEMATICS CLAAS - Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH Deutschland

SILVER: Smart Crop Dam-age Identification

Agrocom Polska Jerzy Koronczok

EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | 25

International DLG Crop Production Center

STRIPES IN THE FIELD –

THE NEW LOOK IN WHEAT STANDS?Strip-till is a method of partial, strip-wise tillage that is in widespread use on American farms. Is this method competitive under the conditions encountered in the Magdeburg Börde region in Germany as well? Is it only suitable for row crops, or can all crops in a crop rotation sequence be farmed in this way? That would have consequences for farm mechanisation. The International DLG Crop Production Center (Internationales DLG-Pfl anzenbauzentrum – IPZ) has been investigating these questions since the autumn sowing in 2012.

The infl uence of the tillage and placing of the PK fertilizer on the crop stands is being exam-ined in a fi eld trial under practical conditions in a four-fi eld crop rotation with oilseed rape (25 per cent), maize (25 per cent) and wheat (50 per cent). In the strip-till method, the soil is loosened deep in strips 50 cm apart. These strips are used as seeding area. The area between the loosened strips remains un-worked and untilled. This results in strip-form cultivation which is what gave the system its name. By contrast with row crops, the strip-till method is unusual in cereal crops. In order to off er the wheat plants suffi cient space within the row, the seeding intensity was not in-creased within the loosened strips in the trial. As a result of the untilled area between the strips, the seeding intensity is 50 per cent lower per m² by comparison with mulch seeding.

In the meantime evaluable results are avail-able for a complete crop rotation sequence:

The grain yields of the individual trial var-iants fl uctuate in the four years between just under six and almost 10 metric tons per hectare. The year with the highest yield was 2016 with on average 8.8 t/ha throughout the trial, while in 2017 only 6.9 t/ha were achieved. The reason for this is the diff erence in precipitation and temperature distribution during the veg-etation periods.

This can be observed impressively in the stand dynamics in these two years. In the year 2016, at the start of bolting there were

just under 1400 shoots per m² in the trial, from which 380 productive ears per m² developed, and which then at a thousand grain weight (TGW) of 52 grams produced on average 2.35 grams of grain per ear. In the next year the development was: 780 shoots/m²; 370 ears/m²; TGW 39 g; grain weight/ear 1.89 g.

In the years 2015 and 2017 in which drought limited the yield at the location, there were no signifi cant diff erences in the grain yield between the trial variants. The diff erences in the years 2014 and 2016 ran in the opposite direction, so that for wheat on a four-year average there are practically no diff erences between the cropping sys-tems.

These results indicate that the strip-till method is suitable for cultivating winter wheat under the conditions encountered at the Bernburg site in the Magdeburg Börde region. Farms that have to use machinery to protect against erosion can convert the

whole farm/all crops to the strip-till method – looking at the longer-term grain yields.

Overview of the fi eld trial

Alongside the suitability of the site for the method, the underlying question also examines the adaptation of the stand man-agement and the cultivation methods. In addition, long-term eff ects of the change in tillage and basic fertilizer spreading on the soil structure and nutrient distribution in the topsoil are being investigated. Key economic fi gures will allow a statement to be made on the cost-eff ectiveness of the methods. With the kind of machinery commonly used in practice, the system comparison was established with the crop rotation sequence winter oilseed rape – winter wheat – silage maize – winter wheat with six diff erent trial elements. In addition to mulch seeding (standard), tilling vari-ants were direct seeding and strip-till. On the one hand strip-till for oilseed rape and maize is combined with mulch seeding for wheat, but then all crops were cultivated with consistent use of the strip-till method and a row width of 50 cm. The basic ferti-lizing is carried out on the surface, and in the case of strip tillage by introducing it beneath the roots, which then leads to the six variants (see fi gure). All variants were repeated four times and randomised in or-der to minimise any eff ects of possible soil heterogeneity. A bi-factorial split system with plot sizes of 18x46 m was selected for the trial system. The crop rotation elements were randomised in the large parts, the trial variants in the small parts.

Platform for crop research

The IPZ (in Bernburg, Saxony-Anhalt) serves to conduct application-oriented research into crop production and to transfer the fi ndings to practice as a module for a competitive, forward-looking and sustainable agriculture. The focus is on:

crop production and method-specifi c trials, open-air events and demonstration projects, agricultural machinery tests and tests on open land, training activities communication of modern, sustainable agriculture to the public.

INTERNATIONAL DLG CROP PRODUCTION CENTER (IPZ)

Variants (tillage and fertilizing)

1. Mulch seeding for all crops, (standard)

2. Strip till for oilseed rape and maize, mulch seeding for cereal

3. Strip till for all crops, cereals are drilled with a double share into the loosened row

4. like 2, PK fertilizing for tillage in the row

5. like 3, PK fertilizing for tillage in the row

6. Direct seeding (no-till)

26 | EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

Results of a current survey

FARMERS’ STRATEGIES IN

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONDigitally supported agricultural machinery has become part of everyday work - self-steering tractors, automatic yield map-ping, sensor technologies in animal husbandry all support the management of production processes and collect data for planning and controlling. Just how farmers are digitising their farms is shown by the results of DLG-Agrifuture Insights, the new DLG knowledge brand.

New developments are appearing on the horizon. Cloud Computing und Big Data analyses aim to allow handling of large data volumes from a wide range of sources and to help farmers reach better decisions that lead to greater effi ciency. The development engineers are also focusing on an approach that will access the “internet of things”, the machine-to-machine communication, for automatic process control and networking of hitherto standalone systems.

The use of smartphone and apps is wide-spread. Farmers use apps both as individ-ual applications (e.g. to identify weeds, for plant cropping recommendations) and as mobile applications of software used on the farm. Farmers in the Netherlands make the greatest use of mobile applications. And around 60 per cent of the farmers in-terviewed in Germany and Russia state that they regularly make use of smartphones and apps.

A further focal area of application is soft-ware for production control and farm man-agement. Farmers in Germany and Russia use in particular fi eld maps, while farm managers interviewed in the Netherlands use especially herd managers. The use of farm management systems that integrate diff erent fi elds of application and thus aim to simplify data keeping and analysis op-tions is less widespread. Farm managers in Russia (65 per cent), France (46 per cent) and the Netherlands (45 per cent) make rel-atively extensive use of farm management software. Far fewer farmers in the United Kingdom use farm management systems, and farmers in Poland and Germany espe-cially are reserved. The next step in development is the use of cloud software that shifts both data keep-ing and the actual software from the on-farm computer into the web. So far distinct-ly fewer farmers use cloud software. Among those interviewed, farm managers in Russia are leaders in this fi eld. In Germany, France, the Netherlands and Poland only around 10 per cent of the farmers questioned use cloud software. In some regions the part-ly inadequate data infrastructure hinders smooth data exchange and makes access

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to evaluations more diffi cult. On the other hand, in some cases there is uncertainty regarding data security and ownership of the data.

Farm digitising approaches

However, despite the existing hurdles, farm-ers in France especially (54 per cent) and the United Kingdom (34 per cent) view cloud computing as a module for digitising their farms. Farm managers in Germany are much more reserved though.

The substantial interest shown by farmers in decision-making support and the use of Big Data applications confl icts somewhat with the planned use of cloud comput-ing. After all, cloud computing is often the prerequisite for being able to process large data volumes. That is why cloud com-puting holds a key position when it comes to being able to use progress in data pro-cessing.

However farmers are not focusing solely on (software-based) technical innovations. At the same time they also want services de-veloped. Consequently customised analyses are a crucial prerequisite for eff ective use of Big-Data applications on the farm. Only structured evaluations tailored to the farm-based questions generate benefi cial results for the farmer. Data security also remains a core issue. Farmers must actively release data for use in order to guarantee their data sov-ereignty and ensure transparency regarding farm data use.

And fi nally a further module of farm dig-itising is moving into focus - the digital control of mounted implements. Roughly every second farmer in Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom sees this as a farm approach to digitisation. This is because the “Internet of things” (machine-to-machine communication) arouses hopes of being able to control processes automatically and optimise them further in farming too.

The survey of farm managers in Europe conducted by DLG-Agrifuture Insights shows that for farmers, digitising is a fi rm compo-nent of farm development. The focal areas of interest are analyses and decision-mak-ing support, as well as control of mounted implements. Innovations that off er tangible benefi ts for the farmer are necessary. These also include innovations in services, making it possible to tailor the applications to the operational requirements of the customers. And not least, innovations also cover the thematic area of data safety and transpar-ency when it comes to using the farm data – as a prerequisite for the business relation between the farmer and providers in the “data business”.

Telephone interviews with 900 future farmers in arable farming, dairy farming and pig farming (150 interviews per country).

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28 | TEST CENTER TECHNOLOGY AND FARM INPUTS

DLG-Test Center Technology and Farm Inputs

TESTED QUALITYThe experts at the DLG Test Center Technology and Farm Inputs test several thousand agricultural machinery and equipment products and farm inputs every year. The rewards for passing these demanding tests, which are relevant for practical use, are certifi cations such as DLG APPROVED or the DLG quality labels.

Decisions to invest in new agricultural ma-chinery or farm inputs should always be taken on the basis of robust data and facts. In the market the test labels issued by the DLG Test Center Technology and Farm Inputs stand for top product quality that has been confi rmed neutrally and independently. The methods and test profi les are practice-relat-ed and independent of manufacturers. They are based on the latest modern measuring techniques and test facilities and take inter-national standards and norms into account.

The DLG Test Commissions – consisting of leading practitioners, scientists, experts from federations and associations, consultants

and administration – conduct reproducible technical tests together with the DLG test engineers in response to practice-oriented questions from animal husbandry and fi eld operations. Whether on test rigs or in defi ned scenarios in practical use on farms, the prod-ucts and innovations are scrutinised with the help of the latest modern measuring technology and assessments by experienced practitioners, right down to the smallest detail. The test method and the test design are developed in close consultation with the independent, test commissions, whose members work on an honorary basis. These specify the evaluation standards and decide on the award of the test labels.

DLG has been testing agricultural machinery and farm inputs for over 130 years. With its tests in the fi elds of vehicle technology, farmyard work and fi eld operations, as well as farm inputs, machinery and equipment for forestry work, municipal applications and horti-culture, the DLG Test Center Technology and Farm Inputs is one of the leading international testing organisations. The Test Center in Gross-Umstadt provides practitioners with information that forms an important decision-making aid for investments and use in practice. The Center’s more than 4,000 test reports and test results provide farmers with clear ori-entation – about agricultural machinery as well as about compound feed, ensiling agents, fertilizer lime or agents for clean-ing, disinfection and udder hygiene.

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TESTING FOR PRACTICE

TEST CENTER TECHNOLOGY AND FARM INPUTS | 29

STAND TEST EXHIBITOR PRODUCT

HALL 02

E08 Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG

Easy!Force- pressure washer trigger gun

HALL 03

D10 CNH Industrial Belgium N.V.

Forage harvester New Holland FR 650

HALL 05

A14 CNH Industrial Austria GmbH, St. Valentin

New Holland T6.175 Autocommand


Steyr 4145 Profi CVT


Case IH Maxxum 145 CVX

A14 CNH Industrial Austria GmbH

CASE IH LUXXUM 120

A14 CNH Industrial Austria GmbH

STEYR 4120 MULTI

HALL 6

D09 Stela Laxhuber GmbH

Continuous fl ow dryer AgroDry MDB-XN 2/17-SB

HALL 9

H19 Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG

Mechanical seed drill AMAZONE Cataya 3000 Super

HALL 12

B65 PEL-Tuote Oy Slurry injector Gramline 8 M

C05 Kuhn S.A. Universal seed drill KUHN ESPRO 6000 R

C05 Kuhn Maschinen-Vertrieb GmbH

Mulcher KUHN BCR 2800

C41 HORSCH Maschinen GmbH

Pneumatic seed drill HORSCH Express 3KR with SingularSystem

Overview of current test results

30 | TEST CENTER TECHNOLOGY AND FARM INPUTS

STAND TEST EXHIBITOR PRODUCT

HALL 13

A39a TAMA Plastic Industry

John Deere bale netwrapTamaNet+ ETE green/yellow


TAMA bale netwrap TamaNet+ ETE black/white


New Holland bale netwrap Net+ ETE blue/white

C02 CLAAS KGaA

Round balerCLAAS VARIANT 485 RC PRO

E30 John Deere GmbH & Co. KG

Tractor 8400R e23

E30 John Deere GmbH & Co. KG

8-row corn planter John Deere 1725 NT ExactEmerge

HALL 20

A26 AGCO GmbH - Fendt Fendt 828 Vario S4

A26 AGCO Fendt GmbH Fendt 514 Vario S4

A26 AGCO Fendt GmbH Fendt 312 S4 Vario

B63 Apollo Vredestein GmbH

VREDESTEIN TRAXION OPTIMALL

HALL 23

A26 ZUNHAMMER GmbH Nutrient sensorVAN-Control 2.0

HALL 26

F27 Dücker GmbH & Co KG Header camera monitoring system Dücker MK25/DUA

HALL 27

C22 RKW Agri GmbH & Co. KG

Silage fi lm RKW SiloPro 150

C22 RKW Agri GmbH & Co. KG

Silage fi lm RKW SiloPro 200

G10 Zill GmbH & Co. KG Silage fi lm agrifol®lila (regrind-free) – 40 μm

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