Method for applying spreading material on an agricultural area by means of an agricultural spreader, having the steps of: - providing information on application boundaries of an agricultural area for an electronic control device, and - moving the agricultural spreader in the direction of a predetermined switch-on point in the vicinity of an application boundary of the agricultural area, at which point the application of spreading material onto at least one spreading disc is intended to begin, wherein the electronic control device, before the agricultural spreader is moved in the direction of the switch-on point, automatically interrupts the application of spreading material onto the at least one spreading disc of the agricultural spreader when a predetermined switch-off point is reached in the vicinity of the application boundary of the agricultural area, wherein, when the application of spreading material is interrupted, the electronic control device automatically initiates a predictive setting of a start configuration predetermined for the switch-on point on the agricultural spreader before the agricultural spreader reaches the switch-on point, and wherein, during the predictive setting of the start configuration on the agricultural spreader when the application of spreading material is interrupted, a start speed predetermined for the switch-on point is set on the at least one spreading disc, and/or wherein, during the predictive setting of the start configuration on the agricultural spreader when the application of spreading material is interrupted, a application point setting predetermined for the switch-on point is carried out on a application point adjustment device of the agricultural spreader. - providing information on application boundaries of an agricultural area for an electronic control device, and - moving the agricultural spreader in the direction of a predetermined switch-on point in the vicinity of an application boundary of the agricultural area, at which point the application of spreading material onto at least one spreading disc is intended to begin, wherein the electronic control device, before the agricultural spreader is moved in the direction of the switch-on point, automatically interrupts the application of spreading material onto the at least one spreading disc of the agricultural spreader when a predetermined switch-off point is reached in the vicinity of the application boundary of the agricultural area, wherein, when the application of spreading material is interrupted, the electronic control device automatically initiates a predictive setting of a start configuration predetermined for the switch-on point on the agricultural spreader before the agricultural spreader reaches the switch-on point, and wherein, during the predictive setting of the start configuration on the agricultural spreader when the application of spreading material is interrupted, a start speed predetermined for the switch-on point is set on the at least one spreading disc, and/or wherein, during the predictive setting of the start configuration on the agricultural spreader when the application of spreading material is interrupted, a application point setting predetermined for the switch-on point is carried out on a application point adjustment device of the agricultural spreader. wherein the electronic control device, before the agricultural spreader is moved in the direction of the switch-on point, automatically interrupts the application of spreading material onto the at least one spreading disc of the agricultural spreader when a predetermined switch-off point is reached in the vicinity of the application boundary of the agricultural area, wherein, when the application of spreading material is interrupted, the electronic control device automatically initiates a predictive setting of a start configuration predetermined for the switch-on point on the agricultural spreader before the agricultural spreader reaches the switch-on point, and wherein, during the predictive setting of the start configuration on the agricultural spreader when the application of spreading material is interrupted, a start speed predetermined for the switch-on point is set on the at least one spreading disc, and/or wherein, during the predictive setting of the start configuration on the agricultural spreader when the application of spreading material is interrupted, a application point setting predetermined for the switch-on point is carried out on a application point adjustment device of the agricultural spreader.