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Almost bed time, so I can't do the math right now, but based on the following papers, how much additional money could be earned if they transitioned from rectan
by tuna-piano 10y ago
Almost bed time, so I can't do the math right now, but based on the following papers, how much additional money could be earned if they transitioned from rectangles to hexagons?
http://www.aces.edu/timelyinfo/BioSysEng/2008/October/BSEN-IRR-08-01.pdf http://www.aces.edu/timelyinfo/BioSysEng/2008/October/BSEN-I...
http://www.k-state.edu/irrigate/oow/p07/OBrien.pdf http://www.k-state.edu/irrigate/oow/p07/OBrien.pdf
The 2nd paper quotes a land cost of $139 / acre? / time.
- robbiep 10y agoPrime agricultural land in Australia sells for $1500-2000/acre. Pumping costs can run to a quarter million dollars a year. Actual centre pivot installation (for a square kilometre like that) is approx 500,000 as well. Source: my parents are farmers and we have centre pivots