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Improvements and Future Prospective of Forage Production

29th Members’ Meeting of the Club of Bologna

Agricultural Mechanization and Sustainability10-11 November 2019

Hannover, Germany

Stefan Bötttinger, Prof. Dr.-Ing. – boettinger@uni-hohenheim.de

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Type of Forages

Grassland permanent

Grassland permanent andcultivated

Prarie

Permanent Crops

Grasses incl. green harvestedcereals

Legumesincl. green harvested pulses

Root crops

Temporary Crops

Forages

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Land Use Definition Agriculture

Agricultural land

Cropland

Arable land

Land unter temporary crops

Land under temporary meadows and pastures

Land under temporary fallow

Land under permanent crops

Land under permanent meadows and pastures

Permanent meadows and pastures - cultivated

Permanent meadows and pastures - naturally growing

Land under protective cover

26 % of worldland area 70 % of world

agricultural area

Panunzi 2008

acc. FAOSTAT 2017

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Share of Permanent Grassland in Agricultural Area

Eurostat

2016

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Cultivated Area for Corn andMaize Silage in Europe

Maize Silage Corn

Graphic acc. DMK German Maize Committee

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Changing Forage Production andLand Intensification

acc. Cavalchini 1999

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Harvest and Storage Lossesfor Silage and Hay

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What Cows Need

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Improvements in Forage ProductionIncreasing Yield and Quality, Decreasing Costs

hay machinery capacity gentle handling sensors (dm, yield, …) operator information management information autom. machine adjustment

silage dry matter content chopping lenght kernel processing silage additive machinery capacity matching of harvest chain sensors (dm, yield, …) operator information management inform. autom. machine

adjustment

Machinery

variety growing conditions cutting time cutting height

Crop

Plant Production

MachineryTechnology

Management

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Increasing Engine Power of SPFH

[1] Garbers, H. u. L. Frerichs: Leistungs- und Technologieentwicklung von selbstfahrenden Feldhäckslern. Landtechnik 56 (2001) Nr. 6, S. 394-395.C

Development of engine power ofthe Claas self-propelled forageharvesters since start orproduction [1]

enhanced by market offer 2008 and 2012 of all manufacturers(highest/lowest engine power) in Germany

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Krone SFHTechnical Details Chopping Device

Plated drums 2,5-time friction area nDiff = 0

Toothed processing drums D = 250 mm, 123 / 144 / 166 teeths; vDiff 20 % (optional 30 od. 40 %), Drum distance 0,5 – 10 mm

Chopping drums D = 660 mm, B = 800 mm, Knives: Long 2 x 10, Normal 2 x 14,

Biogas 2 x 20, Super-Biogas 2 x 24 knives chopping length 5 - 29 / 4 - 21 / 2,5 - 15 / 2 - 12 mm nTrommel = 625 1/min (vTr = 26 m/s)

accelerator n = 2360 1/min (vBeschl = 70 m/s) Stand 06.2012

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Kernel Processors of SPFHDifferences of three Claas-Systems

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Sensing of Forage Quality

NIR Sensor dry matter content automatic adjustment of chopping length automatic dosing of silage additive

additional quality parameters crude protein starch content ADF / NDF acid neutral detergent fibre NDF neutral detergent fibre sugar raw ash

John Deere

John Deere

Krone

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Improvements in Fleet Management Matching of harvest machinery chain unproductive time of SFH 30 - 40 % prediciton of meeting point for tractor

with SFH flexible capacity of transport units silo filling capacity yield, field-silo distance, …

Reducing preparation time folding headers compliant with road legislation

Reducing turning time wider headers

Optimize in-field route planning

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Conclusions

Improvements and Future Prospective of Forage Production

International statistics has to be improved Prediction of yield, quality and harvest time Sensing of yield and qualityWhat has be harvested Operator information Automatic machine adjustment

Matching of machinery harvest chain Fleet management Information flow between machines and to management

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