The disclosure refers to an agricultural apparatus (1) for forming from previously-cut agricultural crop such as grass or the like a windrow on a field, comprising: a frame (2); crop engaging elements supported on the frame (2) and configured to form from previously-cut agricultural crop a windrow on a field; and a control unit (22) configured to control operation of the crop engaging elements. The control unit (22) is further configured to provide control signals to the crop engaging elements in such a way that, in a windrow forming mode of operation, the crop engaging elements are driven to engage with the previously-cut agricultural crop, and form from the previously-cut agricultural crop the windrow having a snake line form on the field. Further, a method for forming from previously-cut agricultural crop such as grass or the like a windrow on a field is provided.