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1. Agriculture Mechanisation In India: Solution on Stubble Burning India produces more than 550 million tonnes of crop residue every year, and that the highest  producers of this crop residue are Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab. The illegal burning of crop  stubble is contributing a major part in the trending pollution issue in Delhi. As per the report of  SAFAR, the contribution of stubble burning in Delhi’s pollution rose up to 46 percent with farm fires  continuing in Haryana and Punjab. The air in Delhi consists of 20 times more polluting particles than  the World Health Organization recommends. The economic and health costs to tackle this are  estimated to be $30 billion in a single season which is 1.5 times the Indian budget for health and  education.  Indian Farmers farming practices for harvesting rice and wheat are highly ​new tractor ​in india​,  mechanized. These practices leave a large amount of scattered, root-bound paddy straw in the field  after the harvest. Rice straw, which has silica content in large amounts, is considered to be poor  feed; it has no other local economic use. Farmers have only 15- 21 days between harvesting paddy  and planting the next crop. Since that is not enough time to clear and prepare the fields, and  removing the rice straw left in the field, so that they burn the paddy residue (stubble). It is a common  residue management practice among farmers in India. The time constraint and the labour-intensive  nature of removing the rice straw have led to the mechanization of harvesting, which has, in turn,  aggravated the paddy residue management issue.  Crop residue management aims to achieve sustainable and profitable agriculture and subsequently  aims at improved livelihoods of farmers through these simple techniques and ​farm Implement,  Tractor Specifications​. 

2.    Happy Seeder:  ● Happy seeder​ is tractor-mounted implement that cuts and lift up the residue of rice plants wheat  seeds into the bare soil, and deposits the paddy straw over the plant area as mulch.  With the help of Happy Seeder farmers no longer need to till the land to plant their wheat. Instead,  farmers can save their expenses on ploughing rotavator and land preparation. It is recommended to  sow wheat crop after rice harvesting, with the help of happy seeder farmer can get more time for  preparation as happy seeder does many activities at the same time. Keeping rice residue and  changes in tillage practices reduces evapotranspiration losses, which could reduce irrigation water  use in wheat in addition to buffering soil moisture, soil temperature, which in turn offers more crop  yield as compared with traditional practices. Considering Economic, Environmental, Agronomic  benefits of happy seeder government also taking initiative and giving 50 to 80 percent subsidy on  happy seeder. ​New Holland Happy Seeder, Dasmesh Happy Seeder, Fieldking Happy Seeder​ are  some options that you buy with government subsidy.     Mulcher:  ● Mulcher ​is a tractor operated post-harvest implement which helps clear remains of the harvested  plants. Mulcher does 3 operations at one time i.e. cutting, chopping and mixing with soil clear the  field which prepare land for the next sowing season. It works on the surface of the soil hence does  not harm the soil, which helps to improve the fertility of soil. In Mulcher Knives are jointed on the  roller which rotates vertically and shreds crop residue and weeds, cutting height can be adjusted by  two wheels at the back of the machine. Mulching operation reduces weed growth as well as water  requirements of the crop is also less. Mahindra Mulcher, Maschio Mulcher, Shaktiman Mulcher are  mostly used brands by Indian Farmers.     Zero Till drill:  ● With the significant increase in the adoption of zero-tillage and bed planting technologies in several  areas of India, zero-till seed-cum-fertilizer drill has become a very useful and important agricultural  farm equipment ​for the farmers. It helps farmers to seed a crop directly into the cultivated field just  after the harvest of the previous crop with the least disturbance of the soil. It eliminates or reduces  time and energy intensive conventional tillage operations reducing the cultivation costs and risk of  Phalaris minor in wheat apart from improving crop yields and farmers profits. Farmers can use  Dasmesh Zero Till Drill, Swan Zero Till, Fieldking Zero Till Drill for better results.     Hay Rake:  ● Tractor rake​ is an​ agricultural equipment​ used to collect, turn or spread any other type of previously  cut forage. This tractor equipment can work only if installed on any ​agricultural tractor​ as long as  provided with 3-point universal coupling and hydraulic lift. Its functioning is obtained for effect of its 

3. dragging by the machine towing it. For using Hay Rake tractors must be provided with protective  roll-bar or ROPS approved cabins, as per Standards for safety purpose. Farmers from Punjab are  using ​New Holland Rake​ for making good quality Balers.     Baler:  ● Baling crop residues into round or rectangular bales are the most important step in handling crop  residue for other applications i.e. Biofuel, crop fodder and raw material for paper manufacturing.  With the use of balers it becomes more convenient for manual and mechanical handling of hay.  Tractor Baler ​turns crop residue into bales which can be used as animal feeding as well as this can  be stored for harder dry days easily so that farmers also have a backup plan for their dairy farming. It  also gives farmers extra income by selling these bales to power plants. Farmer can use New Holland  Balers for Better results.  Conservation agriculture is a new term to farmers. It will take some time to change their thought  process that how they use equipment and apply water and weedicides. And it will require  information, training and incentives to motivate farmers to try new technology. Also public extension  services and private institutions will need to adjust to deliver the Happy Seeder and make it available  at large scales.  Khetigaadi.com​ ​provide ​latest tractor ​ ​in India​ ​ ​news, including updates on farm policy, ​used  tractors, ​tractor implement​,​ ​Farm machinery​,​ tractor price​ and technology. This helps farmers  obtain information about how to access Agri markets and subsidy so that farmers can take the  benefits of these schemes and will help to save the environment.