Application of the wide-span implement carrier (WSIC) technology for the implementation of controlled-traffic farming in canadian agriculture

在生产农业中发展适应和可持续的机械化系统需要考虑经济、能源、环境、健康和安全以及社会因素。目前以拖拉机为基础的农业机械化系统已成为发达国家和许多发展中国家的标准，在考虑诸如最大限度地减少对作物和土壤的负面影响、改善田间作业的及时性和所产生的作物产量、最大限度地提高农业作业的能源和田间效率、最大限度地减少健康和安全风险等标准时，对于许多作物生产系统来说，这可能不是最佳或最可持续的解决方案。

Economic, energy, environmental, health and safety, and social considerations need to be considered for the development of adapted and sustainable mechanization systems in production agriculture. The current tractor-based agricultural mechanization system that has become the norm in developed and many developing countries may not constitute the optimal nor the most sustainable solution for a number of crop production systems when considering criteria such as minimizing negative impacts on crops and soils, improving timeliness of field operations and resulting crop yields, maximizing energy and field efficiency of agricultural operations, minimizing health and safety risks, etc. Over the course of the past 20 years, the applicant has developed the concept of Wide-Span Implement Carrier (WSIC) as a promising alternative to tractor-based agricultural mechanization systems.