Nawi, Nazmi Mat and Chen, Guangnan (2007) Economics of using on-farm aeration grain storage. In: SEAg 2007: Agriculture and Engineering - Challenge Today, Technology Tomorrow, 24-26 Sept 2007, Adelaide, Australia.
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Abstract
A grain harvest simulation model is developed using MATLAB to examine the economics of using on-farm aeration grain storage to minimise the impact of weather damage during harvest. The comparison of return for grain production with and without on-farm aeration is simulated using 10 years (1996-2005) weather data for Goondiwindi, Queensland. The simulation result shows that the grain growers with on-farm aeration grain storage can obtain up to 8% higher return compared with grain growers without the on-farm aeration grain storage facility when grain is harvested between 16 to 22% moisture content (wet basis). At these higher moisture contents, an aerated storage with higher capacity is generally more economical than with a smaller capacity.
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| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Commonwealth Reporting Category E) (Paper) |
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| Refereed: | No |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | No evidence of copyright restrictions. |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Engineering and Surveying - Department of Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Engineering and Surveying - Department of Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2008 04:38 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2013 22:57 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | aerated storage; simulation model; economics; grain |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 14 Economics > 1402 Applied Economics > 140201 Agricultural Economics 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences > 0703 Crop and Pasture Production > 070307 Crop and Pasture Post Harvest Technologies (incl. Transportation and Storage) 09 Engineering > 0999 Other Engineering > 099901 Agricultural Engineering |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2008): | B Economic Development > 82 Plant Production and Plant Primary Products > 8206 Harvesting and Packing of Plant Products > 820605 Unprocessed Grains |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/3786 |
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