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Forage Harvest and Transport Costs

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5842· OSTI ID:5842
An engineering-economic approach is used to calculate harvest, in-field transport, and over-the-road transport costs for hay as bales and modules, silage, and crop residues as bales and modules. Costs included are equipment depreciation interest; fuel, lube, and oil; repairs; insurance, housing, and taxes; and labor. Field preparation, pest control, fertilizer, land, and overhead are excluded from the costs calculated Equipment is constrained by power available, throughput or carrying capacity, and field speed.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Transportation Technologies (EE-30) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-96OR22464
OSTI ID:
5842
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM-13724
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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