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Systematic Pasture Dragging for Manure Dispersal

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This Got Out of Hand FAST! The Work Never Stops on this farm!

What happens here

With the drag harrow fully deployed, the farmer drives the tractor systematically across the pasture. The purpose of this operation is to break apart and evenly distribute manure pats left by the cattle. The harrow's tines (or chains, depending on the model) rake through the field, scattering the manure into smaller pieces. This action is crucial for spreading nutrients across the pasture, preventing grass smothering, and disrupting the breeding cycles of flies by exposing their larvae to the sun and predators. The farmer explains that this process encourages earthworms and soil health.

Goal: Distribute manure evenly across the pasture to improve soil health.

Tools and materials

  • TYM Tractor TYM — Providing power and mobility for pulling the drag harrow
  • Wingfield American Harrow — Breaking up and spreading manure