Crop Production Technology (5cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students are able to calculate the correct size of machines and tractors for a farm. Students will be so well acquainted with crop production machinery, that they are able to plan effective and economical machinery systems for a crop production farm.

Content

- Principles of work load calculations for crop production
- Influence of the distance, size and shape of a field on machine efficiency
- Efficiency of machines and equipment and the factors affecting on it
- Determining the power requirements of a machine
- Tractor tractive performance and power selection
- Farm logistics
- Alternative ways to purchase machinery and tractor capacity
- Manager programs
- Machine systems in crop production

Materials

- Tiainen R. (toim.) 2005. Maatilatalouden teknologia
- Karttunen, J. 2004. Maidontuottajien teknologiavalinnat suurissa tuotantoyksiköissä - Karkearehun käsittelyketjut ja karjanhoitotöiden työnmenekki. Työtehoseuran julkaisuja 394
- Klemola, E. ym. 2002. Lohkon koon ja muodon taloudelliset vaikutukset. Työtehoseuran julkaisuja 386
- Pentti, S. 2006. Peltoliikenteen optimointi. Työtehoseuran maataloustiedote 593
- Karttunen, J. ym. 2004. Säilörehun korjuuketjun suunnittelu. Työtehoseuran maataloustiedote 568
- Witney, B. 1988. Choosing and Using Farm Machinery. Longman Scintific and Technical
- Pointed booklets on the Energia-akatemia.fi web page

Teaching methods

- Contact teaching
- Assignment and other independent study

Employer connections

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Student workload

Total work load of the course: 134 h
- of which scheduled studies and exercises 60 h
- of which autonomous studies 74 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Level 1. Students will be able to explain the operation principles of the most common machines and equipment used in crop production. They will also be able to make a mechanization plan for a farm they know well.

Level 3. Students will be able to choose appropriate machines and equipment for machine systems on different types of farms. They can argue their machine systems choices by using technological measures and expressions.

Level 5. Students will be able to analyse the influence of different machine and equipment work on the crop and soil. Students will be able make a mechanization plan for a given farm. They can give reasons for their choices by using varying calculations.

Qualifications

Fundamentals of Agricultural Technology.