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 equipment chops rice straw for field retention or soil incorporation
- ➤CNH expands crop-residue management through India’s Sustainable Environment Solution program
Expert Statements
Pichai Tosa, Rice and mung bean farmer and 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.”
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / October 8, 2026 / CNH's 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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