A method for cultivating a piece of farmland and a tractor for employing the method

A method for cultivating a piece of farmland, using a tractor and connected thereto an agricultural implement for performing an agricultural operation, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing the tractor as an autonomous tractor with a lifting device for connecting the agricultural implement to the tractor and with an engine for driving said implement, and
• crossing the farmland with the tractor while the agricultural implement is driven by the engine to cultivate the piece of farmland,
• in a first step preceding the cultivation of the farmland, placing the agricultural implement on top of the tractor with said lifting device, such that a center of mass of the agricultural implement is within the footprint of the tractor, and
• in a second step, operatively connecting the agricultural implement with the engine of the tractor,
• whereafter the farmland is crossed with the tractor while the agricultural implement is supported by the tractor and driven by the engine thereof to cultivate the piece of farmland.