Economic Analysis of Manure Harvesting Equipment in Feedyards for Dust Control

Fran E. Bretz, Stephen H. Amosson, Patrick L. Warminski and Thomas H. Marek

No 56438, 2010 Annual Meeting, February 6-9, 2010, Orlando, Florida from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: This study concentrated on one method of dust control which is harvesting manure with equipment. An economic analysis including hourly fixed and operational costs were performed on the following: tractor-pulled box scraper, front-end loader, dump truck, spreader truck, elevating scraper and tractor-pulled end dump. The purpose of this study was to generate cost data for feedyard owners/operators to reference when making manure management and equipment purchasing decisions.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.56438

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