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Fieldwork Days in Iowa

Mark Hanna and, William Edwards (October, 2014)

Summary

The number of days available to complete tillage, crop protection, planting, and harvesting is an important consideration in selecting farm machinery. A large set of machinery will complete field work quickly, but will have high depreciation, interest, and other ownership costs. A smaller machinery set will cost less to own, but may not complete the job on time some years, which could lead to crop losses from late planting or harvesting.

Related Materials

• Estimating the Number of Field Days Required