@inproceedings{5717b1930027464ea267a0424747383a,
title = "Improved profitability via enhanced resolution of variable rate application management in grain crop production",
abstract = "Economic assessment of control of precision application perpendicular to the direction of travel remains lacking. This study uses marginal economic analysis through partial budgeting, break-even production area analysis and payback period in assessing the potential profitability of this investment. The hypothesis that savings from input application reduction alone can justify the equipment is confirmed for the base scenario examined. The base scenario indicates a gain of US\$3.43 ha-1 for three applications at the median application rate of 1.76 l ha-1 per application and a price of US\$7.74 l-1, a break-even area of 318 ha and a payback period of 3.19 years.",
keywords = "Economics, Input costs, Swath control",
author = "Dillon, \{C. R.\} and S. Shearer and J. Fulton and S. Pitla",
year = "2007",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789086860241",
series = "Precision Agriculture 2007 - Papers Presented at the 6th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2007",
pages = "819--825",
booktitle = "Precision Agriculture 2007 - Papers Presented at the 6th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2007",
note = "6th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2007 ; Conference date: 03-06-2007 Through 06-06-2007",
}