Information on the typical farm

North Dakota, USA

• US900ND – USA, 900 ha in North Dakota
• Specialized cash crop farm
• Crop rotation: soybeans - corn/wheat - soybeans/sunflower - barley/wheat
• Fertilizer level (nitrogen): 90 kg N/ha
• Yield level winter wheat: 3,5 t/ha
• Market price winter wheat: 131 €/t

Tillage system: – Conservation Tillage - Wheat

Costs of tillage

The costs of tillage are presented in a new window. Beside the actual cost calculation we offer the possibility to calculate simulations on diesel and labour costs. The simulations thus provide a view on questions about varying cost schemes.

Result

• Tillage and seed costs in the presented production system: 32 €/ha
• Tillage and seeding costs more than 1/2 of the total labour and machinery expenditure
• Diesel and costs for repair are the mayor cost factors

Set of typical farms

• DE1300SA – Germany, 1300 ha in the region Sachsen-Anhalt
  
• RUS7000BS – Russia, 7000 ha central Black Soil Area
• US900ND – USA, 900 ha in North Dakota