EFFECTS OF PRECISION FARMING IN LARGE SCALE FARMING PRACTICE

Abstract

The authors investigated the effects of precision farming investment was carried out in late 2008 in Agardi Farm Ltd. situated in middle of Hungary. In the frame of the project a complete precision farming system have been established covering high precision positioning (RTK), autopilot applications, section and rate control of planters and sprayer, dose control of fertilizer spreaders. The primary goal of the study was to investigate whether the potential advantages of this technology can be realized in a large-scale farm practice. The SWOT analysis created revealed the potential of this investment with respect to the facilities of the selected farming company. Weaknesses and threats were revealed as well. Based on their experiences the authors stated that in given points the site-specific technology has an extra labour and input demand despite it promises even the contrary. It is in concordance with international experiences. According to the authors’ opinion, it is partly caused by the level of mechanization which is more prepared for the traditional farming. Besides, some critical issues were discovered as well which significantly influence the return and economic efficiency of the investment. These results highlight the importance of economic analysis of precision farming applications based on databases of real practical application. -------------------------------------------------A szerzők a 2008 vegen, az Agardi Farm Kft-nel tortent precizios novenytermesztesi beruhazas hatasait vizsgaltak. A project kereteben egy komplett precizios novenytermesztesi rendszer kerult kiepitesre, mely nagy pontossagu helymeghatarozast (RTK), robotpilotakat, vetőgepek es permetezőgep automatikus szakaszvezerleset es tő-, illetve dozisszabalyzasat; valamint műtragyaszoro gepek dozisszabalyozasat foglalja magaba. A tanulmany elsődleges celja annak vizsgalata volt, hogy e technologia potencialis előnyei menyiben realizalhatoak a nagyuzemi gyakorlatban. Az elvegzett SWOT analizis feltarta a beruhazasban rejlő lehetősegeket, figyelembe veve a valasztott gazdasag adottsagait. Gyengesegek es kockazati tenyezők (veszelyek) szinten felmerultek. Tapasztalataik alapjan a szerzők megallapitjak, hogy bizonyos elemeiben a helyspecifikus technologia tobbletmunka es input raforditast eredmenyez, szemben annak alapvető igeretevel. Ez a megallapitas ugyanakkor osszhangban van szamos nemzetkozi tapasztalattal. A szerzők velemenye szerint ennek oka reszben a gepesitettseg jelen allapota, mely sokkal inkabb a hagyomanyos, homogen művelesnek felel meg. Szamos kritikus tenyező is feltarasra kerult, melyek jelentősen befolyasoljak a beruhazas megteruleset es hatekonysagat. Ezen eredmenyek ravilagitanak a precizios novenytermesztesi alkalmazasok gyakorlatbol szarmazo adatokra alapozott okonomia elemzesenek fontossagara.