Since 2023, a new conditionality system (ex-cross-compliance) has applied under the CAP Strategic Plan. For farmers, this means specific requirements on how fertilisers are applied, on soil protection and on documentation, which directly affects the choice of machinery.
Nitrates Directive (SMR 2) and buffer strips along waters (GAEC 4): in NVZs (nitrate vulnerable zones) there are restrictions on slurry application, and surface spreading is increasingly restricted, with soil or trailing-hose application preferred. Duport slurry applicators (All Track disc injectors, Schleppschuh trailing hose) meet these requirements; injection of liquid mineral fertilisers using CULTAN technology (Liquiliser/PTW), on the other hand, reduces nitrogen losses from AHL.
Soil protection (GAEC 6): cover required during the most vulnerable periods on at least 80% of arable land. The Tume Agri JC 4000 Star seed drill allows cover crops to be sown directly into crop residues.
Documentation: mandatory record of agronomic operations. Machines with ISOBUS automatically generate operation reports in ISOXML format.