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Machinery Management: Farm Machinery Selection

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  • Edwards, William M.

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Putting together an ideal machinery system is not easy. Equipment that works best one year may not work well the next because of changes in weather conditions or crop production practices. Improvements in design may make older equipment obsolete. And, the number of acres being farmed or the amount of labor available may change. Because many of these variables are unpredictable, the goal of the good machinery manager should be to have a system that is flexible enough to adapt to a range of weather and crop conditions while minimizing long-run costs and production risks. To meet these goals several fundamental questions must be answered.

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  • Edwards, William M., 2001. "Machinery Management: Farm Machinery Selection," Staff General Research Papers Archive 2042, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:isu:genres:2042
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    1. Smeets, Edward M.W. & Lewandowski, Iris M. & Faaij, André P.C., 2009. "The economical and environmental performance of miscanthus and switchgrass production and supply chains in a European setting," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 13(6-7), pages 1230-1245, August.
    2. Xue, Shuai & Kalinina, Olena & Lewandowski, Iris, 2015. "Present and future options for Miscanthus propagation and establishment," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 49(C), pages 1233-1246.
    3. Colson, Greg, 2008. "Alternative approaches for sharing machinery, labor, and other resources among small- and medium-sized agricultural producers," ISU General Staff Papers 2008010108000016325, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.

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