Optimal machinery use intensity for a large farm in west central Manitoba

dc.contributor.authorGerrard, William
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeGrant, Charles (Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics) Mattos, Fabio (Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics) Schoney, Richard (University of Saskatchewan)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorBrewin, Derek (Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-26T20:15:59Z
dc.date.available2011-08-26T20:15:59Z
dc.date.issued2011-08-26
dc.degree.disciplineAgribusiness and Agricultural Economicsen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractFarmers in Western Canada are continually assessing where to invest their next dollar. In considering a farm expansion and the machinery assets they need to match their current farm size or a possible expansion. This study attempts to find the optimal farm size by creating a farm budget model that maximizes profit over a range of different farm sizes. As farm size increases there is more risk that inclement weather will lengthen the time needed for crop operations. Previous studies have shown that both seeding and harvest operations have optimum time windows in which they should occur for best yield results. The results of this research showed that net mean profit was maximized around a 9,000 acre grain farm. For farm sizes above 9,000 acres losses associated with lack of field operation time could not be compensated by cropping additional acres.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2011en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/4780
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectFarmen_US
dc.subjectSizeen_US
dc.subjectMachineryen_US
dc.subjectEfficienten_US
dc.subjectGrainen_US
dc.subjectManitobaen_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.titleOptimal machinery use intensity for a large farm in west central Manitobaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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