How to choose the most proper technique for each farm?

   For most farmers to have an efficient machine park is an impossible task. Machines that work well on one farm for another may be extremely unproductive, not only because of their specificity but also because of the characteristics of a region or a difference in the methods of processing and harvesting.

   To save time and minimize long-term costs, farmers need to have the right equipment for them. If a machine does not work effectively, it becomes a wrong investment, regardless of the purchase price. The Russian site kaps.kz gives some tips in choosing a technique.

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     The first choices to be made are: What would be the type of tillage, a way of seeding, weed control or choice picking technique. Next is the decision how to minimize machine costs. Depending on whether the machines are too powerful and unnecessarily large or too small and inefficient, they lead to various problems such as unnecessarily high maintenance costs in the long run or lower yields.

     If agro-engineering is not hired, costs will include depreciation, interest, taxes, insurance and storage costs, all of which will increase proportionally to the size of the initial investment. Operational costs include fuel, lubricants and repairs. More powerful and bigger machines have higher fuel and oil costs per hour, but this is offset by the fact that more area is processed per hour. The same goes for repair costs. This proves that operating costs are of minimal importance in deciding what size and power machines are best suited to the particular conditions of a farm.

     In agriculture, the scale is extremely important. Buying more powerful and more big equipment than you actually need is one of the mistakes. A larger tractor can be useful, but if you use it for ongoing work you will have an increase in fuel costs.

     The Tractor is the first larger investment, regardless of size or applied processing practices. Its choice, correlated to the power of the respective needs, and its equipment with appropriate attachment tailored to specific crops and practices is a wise decision. These machines can handle a wide variety of tasks.

     It is important when choosing a coupled machine to consider whether it can be adapted to all or most of the available tractors on a farm.

    Tilling technique must be able to prepare the soil as much as possible while maintaining moisture, destroying weeds and minimizing the potential for erosion.

    Seeders need to ensure a consistent and even seed sowing, while ensuring proper penetration of pesticides and fertilizers into the soil.

    Heаders - to collect clean and undamaged produce with minimal loss.

    In most cases, the efficiency of the technique depends on the skill of the operator, weather conditions and / or condition of the soil.

    The size of the tillable areas

    By increasing the scale of arable land, productivity increases, along with the need for more productive technique.

    One of the criteria for determining the effectiveness of agro-machines is the number of working days needed to complete the fieldwork. They depend on the size of the arable land, the capacity of the machinery and the workforce. Thanks to a simple formula, field performance can be determined. It includes the cultivated areas divided by the required days, multiplied by the hours per day.

Example: 264 ha with cereals / 22 days * 12 hours a day = 1 ha per hour

   In Agrotehniki and Ko, we will make sure you will get the right advice on what you need and how to use it properly and efficiently, as there are many different formulas and combinations of machines that can work on the field for optimal time and with good results. Our recommendations for machines will be based on the specifics of each farm.