CNH equipment helps Thai rice farmer replace stubble burning
Key Highlights
- ➤4.8 million tons of rice straw burned annually in central Thailand
- ➤New Holland TT3.50 tractor and mulcher trialed during Thailand’s 2026 harvest
- ➤CNH’s machinery helps retain residue, soil moisture and organic material
- ➤CNH expands crop-residue strategy through training and local partnerships
Expert Statements
Pichai Tosa, Thai rice and mung bean farmer; president of a local rice production group
“Farmers simply did not have that knowledge that the practice was harmful to the environment. But nowadays, new technologies and innovations have come in, giving us better options.”
Mark Brinn, Managing Director for Southeast Asia and Japan at CNH
“Farmers need solutions that work in their fields and respond to the economic and environmental realities of their businesses.”
Mark Brinn, Managing Director for Southeast Asia and Japan at CNH
“This trial shows how our equipment, practical training and local partnerships can help turn crop residue from a disposal challenge into a useful agricultural resource. It is the kind of customer-focused innovation that supports more productive and resilient farming.”
* CNH’s latest A Sustainable Year story examines practical alternatives to crop-residue burning and the role of machinery, training and local partnerships. * New Holland’s residue-management approach can help farmers retain soil moisture, return organic material to the ground and reduce reliance on chemical fertilizer. * The New Holland TT3.50 tractor and mulcher were trialed by Thai rice farmer Pichai Tosa during the April 2026 rice harvest in central Thailand. Basildon, UK — October 08, 2026 — CNH’s (NYSE: CNH) latest A Sustainable Year story, highlights how agricultural equipment from its New Holland brand is helping a rice farmer in Thailand explore a practical alternative to burning crop residue.
Pichai Tosa, an established rice and mung bean farmer in Nakhon Sawan province and president of a local rice production group, successfully trialed a New Holland TT3.50 tractor and mulcher on his farm during the 2026 harvest. He used the machinery to chop rice straw so it could be retained on the field or incorporated into the soil.
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