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Naive_Composer2808 t1_ja98ov9 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 7:54 PM

Reply to comment by rtfcandlearntherules in ELI5: Why does farming equipment require such low horsepower compared to your average car? by thetravelingsong

It more about soil compaction and disruption beyond what is really necessary to plant fertilize cultivate and harvest, any more than that and you are harming the productivity of the plants and soil.