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. – [email protected]
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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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