When I first saw the Reel Videos on TikTok of Nexat drilling, spraying, and cropping machines, I thought they were AI-generated. Turns out they are real, and you can buy them. Watch the video that films them winning a world record for harvesting in Brazil.
Total Area harvested: 637.76 t in 8 hours
Average throughput: 79.72 t of soybeans per hour
Crop moisture: 14 %
Operating speed: 13,6 km/h
Area harvested: 158,16 ha
Fuel consumption: 7,5 l/ha
Losses: < 0,5 %
Modern agriculture faces a difficult balancing act: produce more food, control rising operating costs and protect the soil that makes production possible. NEXAT has developed a plant-production system designed to address all three challenges through one modular, high-capacity carrier vehicle.
Founded in 2017 by Klemens and Felix Kalverkamp, NEXAT GmbH is based in Rieste, Lower Saxony, Germany. The company focuses on developing, manufacturing and selling an integrated crop-production system intended to cover every major field operation, from cultivation and planting through to harvesting.
One System, Multiple Tasks
Rather than relying on a fleet of specialised tractors, harvesters and implements, the NEXAT concept centres on a modular carrier vehicle. Farmers can fit different implements for tillage, seeding, crop care and harvesting.
The underlying proposition is simple: fewer machines, fewer passes across a paddock and a more coordinated farming system. NEXAT says this approach can lower investment requirements, reduce fuel use and labour demand, and improve overall farm efficiency.
For large-scale arable enterprises, particularly those operating across thousands of hectares, the value lies in completing critical jobs quickly during narrow weather windows.
Reducing Soil Compaction
Soil compaction is a major long-term issue in intensive farming. Heavy machinery can damage soil structure, reduce pore space, limit root growth and impair water infiltration.
NEXAT’s system is designed to minimise traffic across productive ground by using a controlled-traffic approach. The vehicle’s working concept aims to keep machinery movement concentrated on permanent tracks rather than repeatedly running across the entire paddock.
Healthier soil structure can support better water retention, root development and more stable crop performance. One NEXAT user, Ricardo Basso, reports visible improvements in difficult soils, including less compaction and improved water-holding capacity.
Lower Costs, Higher Capacity
NEXAT positions its system as an alternative to operating several separate high-horsepower machines. The company argues that replacing multiple tractors and specialised units can reduce diesel consumption, maintenance, wear and labour requirements.
Farmers using the system have highlighted its ability to cover large areas quickly. Krisztián Hegedűs of Terracult says NEXAT can perform work normally handled by two or three tractors, which is particularly valuable on farms exceeding 7,000 hectares.
The economic case will vary by farm size, crop mix, labour availability, and machinery replacement cycles. However, for broadacre operators facing rising costs and pressure to improve capital equipment utilisation, an integrated system may offer a compelling alternative.
Technology for Regenerative Farming
NEXAT’s vision extends beyond machinery efficiency. The company describes its approach as a pathway to regenerative, soil-conserving and data-driven farming.
Agriculture is under pressure to produce food for a growing global population while reducing energy use, emissions, erosion and damage from monoculture and soil compaction. NEXAT’s stated objective is to make regenerative agriculture more economically viable through automated, climate-conscious technology.
This is significant because sustainability only scales when it also works commercially. Farmers need systems that protect soil and reduce inputs without sacrificing productivity or operational reliability.
Built for Global Agriculture
NEXAT employs about 150 people and says its system has operated under real farm conditions for several years. The company’s development programme is supported by patents and awards, reflecting its ambition to establish a new category in agricultural machinery.
Its approach will be of particular interest to large arable farms in Europe, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand, where machinery costs, skilled labour shortages and soil protection are becoming increasingly important management issues.
For agricultural investors and farm operators, NEXAT represents more than a large machine. It is a production-system concept: combining machinery, automation, controlled traffic, and soil stewardship to make broadacre farming more profitable and resilient.
Why It Matters
The future of farming will not be determined by machinery alone. It will depend on whether technology can help producers achieve more with less fuel, labour, capital and soil disturbance.
NEXAT’s modular carrier system offers one answer to that challenge. By integrating major crop-production tasks into one platform, it aims to help large-scale farmers improve field efficiency while protecting their land’s productive capacity for the long term.
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