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Agricultural Machinery and Tools
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Plough
Used for initially breaking and turning over soil to prepare for sowing seed or planting.
Combine Harvester
Combines three separate operations - reaping, threshing, and winnowing - into a single process, used for harvesting grain crops.
Tractor
Multipurpose vehicle that provides the power and traction to mechanize agricultural tasks, including tilling, plowing, and planting.
Seed Drill
Places seeds at the correct depth and spacing, then covers them. Improves germination rates and crop yield.
Irrigation Pumps
Used to supply water to the crops in fields from sources like wells, ponds, or rivers.
Rotary Tiller
Also known as a rototiller, it is used for soil preparation by breaking up the soil with rotating blades.
Manure Spreader
Used for distributing manure over a field as a fertilizer to improve the fertility and structure of the soil.
Combine Seeder
A single machine that both sows the crop and fertilizes the soil at the same time, improving efficiency.
Sprayer
Used for applying liquid substances like pesticides and herbicides to control pests and weeds in crop fields.
Cultivator
Used to stir and pulverize the soil before planting, to aerate the soil and prepare a smooth, loose seedbed.
Baler
Used for compressing cut and raked crops like hay, straw, or cotton into compact bales for easy handling, transport, and storage.
Disc Harrow
Used to till the soil where crops are to be planted. It is also used to chop up unwanted weeds or crop residue.
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