Res. Agr. Eng., 2018, 64(1):1-7 | DOI: 10.17221/19/2017-RAE

Study of effectiveness of controlled traffic farming system and wide span self-propelled gantry-type machineOriginal Paper

Volodymir Bulgakov1, Valerii Adamčuk2, Ladislav Nozdrovický*,3, Volodymir Kuvačov4
1 Department of Mechanics and Resistance Materials, Mechanical and Technological Faculty, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
2 Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Electrification, National Scientific Centre, National Academy of Agrarian Science of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
3 Department of Machines and Production Biosystems, Faculty of Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic
4 Department of Utilization of Machines in Agriculture, Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Tavria State Agrotechnological University of Ukraine, Melitopol, Ukraine

Trends in the global agricultural sector tend to efficient use of resources and improving the quality in agriculture. A significant effect in this regard can be achieved when using controlled traffic farming and wide span self-propelled gantry-type machine. The aim of this study is theoretical justification of the cost-effectiveness of introduction of the controlled traffic farming system and using of wide span self-propelled gantry-type machine, by selecting some optimal parameters of land use. Provided studies have shown that the most significant economic effect of introduction of the controlled traffic farming system is evident on the fields with high anthropogenic degradation of soils, where the results of crop yields increasing due to natural processes of soil decompression will be essential. The economic effect obtained by the implementation of the controlled traffic farming system by saving energy costs and seed. and due to increased crop yields is a minimum at the level of 150 € per ha.

Keywords: precision agriculture; field machine passes; time utilization; reduction of the soil compaction; economic efficiency

Published: March 31, 2018  Show citation

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Bulgakov V, Adamčuk V, Nozdrovický L, Kuvačov V. Study of effectiveness of controlled traffic farming system and wide span self-propelled gantry-type machine. Res. Agr. Eng. 2018;64(1):1-7. doi: 10.17221/19/2017-RAE.
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