Predicting suitable days for field machinery operations in a whole farm simulation

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 563-571

  Rotz, C Alan ^a   Harrigan, Timothy M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Farm model; Field working days; Machinery management; Simulation; Suitable days

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; FARMS; SOILS;

FARM MODEL; FIELD WORKING DAYS; MACHINERY MANAGEMENT; SUITABLE DAYS;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY;

EID: 24744439872     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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