Open field and pastures
ZANON products are your partner in the care and maintenance of open fields and pastures.
- Working period
All year round
Pastures and agricultural fields are areas whose productivity is closely related to the care with which they are managed and the use of appropriate equipment and machinery given the expected results. In the case of pastures, the operator is responsible for performing the first cut by mowing and hay removal, and then leaving the field free for animals to graze.
Care and maintenance of open fields
Meticulous care of pasture areas makes it possible to keep the nutritional quality of grass high, avoid abandonment phenomena detrimental to livestock productivity, keep the proliferation of noxious weeds at bay, and generally ensure animal welfare.
Pasture maintenance involves carrying out a series of activities to prevent the grassland from falling into decay and to keep it welcoming to the animals that stay within it. Animals need hours of freedom in the open air and enough space to move around without constraint. Playing and grazing are healthy activities that are the basis of their well-being. Landscaping makes it possible to set up safe environments for animals and make full use of all available space.
Resowing allows the pasture to be renewed quickly so as to grow grasses that are palatable to animals. The best time for reseeding is from February to late April, then from August until late September.
However, the weeds present are likely to hinder the achievement of this purpose. It is therefore necessary to remove the crabgrass with a harrow or by spreading chemical herbicide and then mowing it short.
Using a seeder, the top layer of soil can be loosened to make the seeds go down deep and take root more easily. As soon as the new plants have grown enough, they are mowed to make them inviting to the animals that are to graze them.
Today, machines such as harrows are used that can simplify and speed up the process of preparing the soil for reseeding.
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Harrows
An agricultural field must be properly prepared to make it yield quality and abundant crops. The soil must be worked effectively to obtain a soil that is porous and oxygenated enough, with a good balance at the level of microbial activity.
The planting operation involves the distribution of seeds for plant emergence along the soil. To facilitate lush growth, it is necessary to avoid the formation of water stagnation that thickens in the tillage sole, the compact layer that is produced in soils worked frequently at the same depth. For this reason, the soil should be strengthened with appropriate organic matter to increase resistance to the pressure of hard-hitting agricultural machinery.
Harrows are machines that can effectively prepare the seedbed by breaking up clods and leveling even the hardest soils. ZRM power harrows are rugged and compact machines, perfect for seedbed preparation in dry soil conditions of medium density.
Stone buriers
Stone buriers are perfect agricultural machines for tilling the soil, burying stones and preparing the seedbed, even on previously untilled land.
ZSL interrasses provide vital input to medium and large farms in treating those particularly tough soils. Excellent for burying pebbles, stones, woody residues and grass at once.
Care and maintenance of pastures with agricultural equipment
An agricultural field must be properly prepared to make it yield quality and abundant crops. The soil must be worked effectively to obtain a soil that is porous and oxygenated enough, with a good balance at the level of microbial activity. The planting operation involves the distribution of seeds for plant emergence along the soil. To facilitate lush growth, it is necessary to avoid the formation of water stagnation that thickens in the tillage sole, the compact layer that is produced in soils worked frequently at the same depth. For this reason, the soil should be strengthened with appropriate organic matter to increase resistance to the pressure of hard-hitting agricultural machinery. In extensive cultivation, plowing is done to overturn slices of soil so as to make it less resistant to subsequent operations.
This reverses the thickening of silt sand and clay, which, when too hard, hinders seed growth. Crop residues are buried so as to support the maintenance of organic matter. Over time, the soil tends to deplete nutrients, which are absorbed by the crops. To avoid soil fatigue phenomena, it is necessary to fertilize the soil to facilitate seedling establishment. Surface tillage of farmland involves preparing holes of about 80-100 cm in the summer months at a depth of 60/80 cm in order to aerate the soil and facilitate cultivation. If the soil has never been cultivated or has been left to its own devices for many years, it is disked in order to make it softer and facilitate plant growth. Farming equipment is tools that enable those crucial actions to be taken to make the soil suitable for cultivation.
These are agricultural machines that allow complex operations such as working medium and large soils to be done intuitively and lightly, saving time and money even in the case of hostile surfaces. Agricultural machines make it possible to keep plant growth under control and to keep lawns and forests neat and well-maintained. With the help of these agricultural machines, it is possible to carry out planting activities, pesticide distribution, and move the soil deep to cultivate fertile soil to make land for crops more productive with little effort.
Mulchers in particular are agricultural machines designed to rid the soil of thick woody debris that hinders the passage and growth of productive plants. This allows even decidedly tenacious plants to be uprooted to leave room for the cultivation of nutritious, soil-nourishing plants.