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Agricultural Economics

Munster Technological University

2017

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Economic Viability Of Direct Drilling In Ireland Compared To Conventional Drilling, Angus Griffith Jan 2017

Economic Viability Of Direct Drilling In Ireland Compared To Conventional Drilling, Angus Griffith

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With the price of fuel rising and the need for farmers to try and cut costs, and not just variable and the input cost of producing the crop need to be reduced too. It is for this reason that this project is going to focus on direct drilling (DD) vs. conventional tillage (CT) which is the most common system of production in Ireland while also looking into the difference in the costs of establishing each of the two methods. In addition, this project will determine whether or not there are any differences in soil quality and conditions as well as …