Method of controlling an agricultural machine

A method for controlling an agricultural machine, the method comprising:

• i) receiving information related to a mapping of crop failures;
• ii) initiating a harvesting operation within a field using a base set of working parameters for the agricultural machine;
• iii) identifying a position of the agricultural machine within the field;
• iv) identifying a proximity of a crop failure relative to the agricultural machine based on the mapping of crop failures and the position of the agricultural machine;
• v) responsive to identifying the proximity of the crop failure:
• v.a) increasing a disc speed of a base cutting assembly of the agricultural machine;
• v.b) reducing a travel speed of the agricultural machine within the field;
• vi) identifying a beginning of the crop failure;
• vii) responsive to identifying the beginning of the crop failure:
• vii.a) reducing the disc speed of the base cutting assembly;
• vii.b) increasing the travel speed of the agricultural machine within the field;
• viii) identifying an end of the crop failure;
• ix) responsive to identifying the end of the crop failure:
• ix.a) increasing the disc speed of the base cutting assembly;
• ix.b) reducing the travel speed of the agricultural machine within the field;
• x) returning to the base set of working parameters for the agricultural machine after waiting a time interval sufficient to overpass an edge of the end of the crop failure.