Resource Management: Farm Machinery

Resource Management: Farm Machinery

By Andrew Landers

ISBN: 9780852365403
PUBLISHED: July 2002
PAGES: 160
BINDING: Paperback
SIZE: 216x138 mm
INSIDE: charts & diagrams

Detailed analysis of one of the major fixed costs on the farm – machinery – will enable the farmer to run his business more efficiently.
Topics covered include: Components of a mechanisation system, and how to improve them. Equipment a farmer needs for a given area of land. Size and number of machines to consider purchasing. How to purchase farm machinery. How to monitor their operation and cost. When to replace equipment. Alternatives to ownership.