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

经济、能源、环境、健康和安全以及社会因素都需要考虑，以便在生产性农业中发展适应性和可持续的机械化系统。在发达国家和许多发展中国家，目前以拖拉机为基础的农业机械化系统已成为规范，但考虑到以下标准，对一些作物生产系统来说，这可能不是最佳或最可持续的解决方案：尽量减少对作物和土壤的负面影响，提高田间作业的及时性和作物产量，尽量提高农业作业的能源和田间效率，在过去的20年中，申请人已经开发了大跨度机具运输车（Wide-Span ImplementCarrier，WSIC）的概念，作为基于拖拉机的农业机械化系统的有前途的替代方案。

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.