Kubota | Mechanical Weeding
Sustainable, Professional Farming with Mechanical Weeding Solutions
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The Challenge
As sustainability takes center stage in modern agriculture next to the task of a safe food production, two crucial and complex questions have emerged for farmers worldwide
- How can we effectively manage weeds while reducing our reliance on chemical herbicides to support a healthier ecosystem?
- How can we face resistant weeds and climate change, and at the same time ensuring farmers income and a safe food production for the world’s growing population?
Traditional weed control has relied heavily on chemical herbicides, which, while effective, raise concerns about environmental impact, including soil degradation, water contamination, and biodiversity loss. Moreover, certain weeds have developed resistance against herbicides, and chemicals slow down crop development. The challenge lies in finding weed management solutions that are both efficient and environmentally friendly to ensure the resilience and productivity of agriculture in the long term.
Solution
Mechanical Weeding
Kubota addresses these challenges through advanced mechanical weeding solutions. The wide range include the star-wheel rotary hoe, Kubota RH2000, the inter-row cultivator IC series with the guidance interface GI for enhanced precision and versatility.
By offering an eco-friendly alternative to chemical herbicides, Kubota empowers farmers to manage weeds effectively and sustainably while maintaining productivity and promoting soil health.
Kubota IC series and GI series: Utmost precision in mechanical weed control
The Kubota Guidance Interface
Kubota addresses these challenges through advanced mechanical weeding solutions. The wide range include the star-wheel rotary hoe, Kubota RH2000, the inter-row cultivator IC series with the guidance interface GI for enhanced precision and versatility.
By offering an eco-friendly alternative to chemical herbicides, Kubota empowers farmers to manage weeds effectively and sustainably while maintaining productivity and promoting soil health.
The Kubota Inter-row Cultivator
The Kubota Inter-row Cultivator provides complete flexibility for large-scale use in all conditions. Its modular design allows for adjustment to various crops, ranging from 12.5cm row spacing for cereals to 80cm for row crops like maize, sugar beet, and vegetables. Stable parallelograms and working tools of the Kubota inter-row cultivator ensure precise and consistent results, even at high working speeds.
The Kubota Inter-row Cultivator targets weeds but also improves soil conditions. By cracking the soil surface, it enhances seed emergence, restores air and water flow, and support essential soil life. This process boosts nitrogen absorption, promotes mineralization, and increases the soil’s water-holding capacity by creating an insulating layer that prevents water from rising to the surface, ultimately fostering healthier plant growth and stronger crop development.
The Kubota Rotary Hoe
Kubota addresses these challenges through advanced mechanical weeding solutions. The wide range include the star-wheel rotary hoe, Kubota RH2000, the inter-row cultivator IC series with the guidance interface GI for enhanced precision and versatility.
By offering an eco-friendly alternative to chemical herbicides, Kubota empowers farmers to manage weeds effectively and sustainably while maintaining productivity and promoting soil health.
The Benefits
- A strong and effective alternative to chemical weed control also in case of resistance.
- Most precise and advanced technologies allow effective and safe weed control close to the crops.
- Versatile equipment and options quickly adjust to a wide range of row crops and cereals from 12.5cm.
- Promoting water and air circulation in compacted soils, supporting physicochemical processes and soil life.
Kubota GI2000
Benefits
What are the beneficts
Eco-friendly weed control
Boosts soil health
Fights resistant weeds
Healthier crops
People
Voices from the Kubota Community
Kubota’s dedication to sustainable farming is powered by a team of engineers, agronomists, and farming specialists who are passionate about innovation and environmental stewardship. These individuals work closely with farmers to understand their challenges and create solutions that drive real change in sustainable agriculture.
One such advocate is Maxime Georges, a product manager specialized in mechanical weed control at Kverneland Group Les Landes-Genusson, the Centre of excellence for Soil and Weeding Equipment within the Kubota Group.
His dedication reflects Kubota commitment to developing agricultural solutions that prioritize both the needs of farmers and the environment.
One such advocate is Maxime Georges, a product manager specialized in mechanical weed control at Kverneland Group Les Landes-Genusson, the Centre of excellence for Soil and Weeding Equipment within the Kubota Group.
His dedication reflects Kubota commitment to developing agricultural solutions that prioritize both the needs of farmers and the environment.
UN Sustainable
Development Goals
The Great Plains Implement Command System contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals of achieving zero hunger, promoting industry, ensuring sustainable development and protecting life on land.
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