Zukunftsbauern: finding out more at Güttler

This video can be watched on YouTube at “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDLe1-1ZuGs”. It is about the motto “Think and act from the soil up”, which company owner Hans Güttler has put into practice as the company philosophy for many years and which is more relevant today than ever.

Using experience for the future

The online platform Soilify promotes the application of regenerative principles in agriculture and creates links between farmers and consumers. During Agritechnica, numerous new ideas from exhibitors and visitors were captured in interviews. Among them was the commitment of Güttler from Kirchheim/Teck as a supplier of interesting agricultural machinery focused on soil structure and soil fertility.

The “golden hoofprint of the sheep®”, which runs like a common thread through the Güttler range, was always familiar to farmers decades ago, when sheep still grazed the fields after harvest to use up the crop residues, leave their dung there and, above all, work the soil with their hooves. What we take for granted today on the dykes as coastal protection used to apply to our fields as well. This is more relevant today than ever.

Farmer and inventor Fritz Güttler, father of the company owner Hans Güttler, developed and patented the Prismenwalze® in 1978 after long, intensive and practical research. This roller has become firmly established – everyone knows it, says Hans Güttler. From today’s perspective, a great gift to all farmers.

Emerging climate change is confronting farmers with new questions: “How can I make my soil climate-resilient? How can I make my grassland fit for the future? How can I achieve a secure yield even in times of drought, in other words climate resilience?” adds sales advisor Jörg Dorn, and explains the effect of the Prismenwalze®: “305 impressions of the prism ring points bring coarser soil to the top and fine soil into the seed zone: firm, fine and moist below, loose and coarsely crumbly on top. As a result, the plants germinate better with a good supply of water, air and light, and at the same time the soil is protected against erosion and capping.”

Year-round implement for arable land and grassland

The Güttler Prismenwalze® can be used all year round on arable land and grassland. Since October, catch crop mixtures have been rolled as part of the CAP 2023 requirements. The large stems are rolled and pressed to the ground during or shortly after flowering so that they do not become woody and can be broken down by earthworms and other soil organisms. This is much better than mulching, because the nutrients stay in the soil until spring. The smaller plants such as clover now get more light and can develop even better.

On grassland, the Güttler Prismenwalze® stimulates regrowth after every cut, combined with stronger tillering and higher yields. The roots also benefit and improve the water and nutrient supply of the plants. The sward becomes denser and more robust.

Together with the GreenMaster, you can harrow, scarify and overseed to enrich the plant community with further species. Here too, the Güttler roller creates the golden hoofprint of the sheep and loosens the top soil layer slightly so that air circulates better.

A proven roller rediscovered!

Many new products in the fields of digital technology, robotics and artificial intelligence were shown at Agritechnica. These will develop and be helpful in future. But the basis of agriculture, whether arable farming, special crops or grassland, remains the soil. Soil fertility, soil organisms, humus formation, water storage during heavy rain and water supply during drought, and much more, are decisive for successful agriculture in the future. And this is where the Güttler Prismenwalze®, proven for 45 years, is more relevant than ever!