Soil is the very basis of agricultural production. But it's a finite resource, so the increased yields required to feed the growing world population have to be produced on the available land. The greatest challenge is to reconcile efficiency and sustainability. Farms are increasing in size and the windows for cultivation and harvesting are becoming ever shorter. At the same time, machines are getting bigger, more powerful – and heavier. This leads to soil compaction.

Soil compaction caused by tractors or harvesting machines reduces the pore spaces in the soil. Oxygen deficiency and the risk of waterlogging as well as reduced soil micro-organisms are the result. These effects are manifested in subsequent crops in the form of delayed development, lower yield and inferior root growth. The harm done in just one harvest lasts for years. Of course, the damage is not irreparable. Deep tillage, catch crops or liming will restore arable land to its original level of productivity in the long term. But all these measures cost money. Wouldn't it be easier to avoid the damage in the first place? At CLAAS, we make a point of addressing the need to minimise adverse effects on the soil right from the start of our machine development process. We have set ourselves the goal of preserving and protecting the most precious resource of all farmers. Because for us, like them: the soil is our workplace.

Soil protection increases yields.

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