Plant Production Planning and Economics (8 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Purpse of the course
After attending this course, you will be able to draw up a meaningful arable farming plan based on the farm's needs and starting points. You know how to prepare the dimensioning of a machine chain.
The student knows how to calculate the profitability of plant cultivation and knows the profitability factors of plant cultivation and the market situation. You know how to prepare a profit margin calculation and know how to price a product.

Competences of the course
Agricultural skills: know how to choose cultivation procedures for different crops and know how to plan the plant production of the farm according to the production direction.
Technology know-how: Can choose and develop technology solutions for bioeconomy production processes.
Business skills: Identifies opportunities for bioeconomy entrepreneurship in a rural environment.

Competence goal of the course
You know how to take into account the perspective of sustainable farming when planning arable farming for a Finnish farm. You will be able to plan field cultivation and crop rotation taking into account production regulations, the intended use of the crop, the conditions resulting from the location of the farm and the resources available on the farm. You know how to plan a crop rotation and a crop plan with crop planning software. You can calculate the field balance. You know how to practically determine the yield quality factors of different crops. You know how to use professional journals in the field to search for information.
You know how to draw up and dimension the agricultural machinery chain according to the farm's production direction and resources.
You know how to calculate the profitability of plant cultivation and you know the profitability factors of plant cultivation and the market situation. You know how to prepare a profit margin calculation and you know pricing.

Content

Starting points for sustainable growth production, crop rotation, crop plan, crop planning software, different plant species and varieties, intended use of the crop, sizing of machinery, workload scheduling, crop quality, media monitoring, machine chain, margin, production cost, net profit, profitability factors of crop cultivation, market for plant products and market risk management, margin calculation and pricing.

Materials

Pietola, L. 2018. Mitä ilmastokeskustelu tarkoittaa Suomen näkökulmasta? Tallenne Pellon käytön optimoinnilla ratkaisuja ilmastonmuutokseen –seminaarista 5.2.2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aETtJVONGVY&index=1&list=PLLiSq4pLlOEBrS4KTp34kvb7gccBF047b
Mokkila, M. (toim.). 2015. Tiekartta Suomen proteiini-omavaraisuuden parantamiseksi. Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy, VTT Visions 6. ISBN 978-951-38-8286-0 (verkko)
Hakala, K. 2018. Ilmastonmuutoksen vaikutus maatalouteen ja viljelijän mahdollisuudet sopeutua –esityksen tallenne Maankuivatus ja ilmastonmuutos –seminaarista 17.10.2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjH_wAieJNc
Regina, K. 2018. Hiilen sidonta peltomailla –esitystallenne. Maatilaverkoston etäluento 25.1.2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy0_TeS5Tk4
Korpela, P. 2018. Elintarvikkeiden alkutuotannon hygieniavaatimukset kasvintuotantotiloilla – täydentävät ehdot –esitys sarjassa: Tieto itää! Verkkoluento III: Kasvinsuojelu ja kasvintuotantotilojen elintarvike- ja rehuhygienia –verkkoluento 25.1.2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMFts6vcIMg
Korkalainen, K. 2018. Ajankohtaista kasvintuotantotilojen rehuhygieniasta –esitys sarjassa: Tieto itää! Verkkoluento III: Kasvinsuojelu ja kasvintuotantotilojen elintarvike- ja rehuhygienia –verkkoluento 25.1.2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMFts6vcIMg
Ruokavirasto Elintarvikkeiden alkutuotanto –verkkosivut. https://prod-ruokavirastofi.solitaonline.fi/yritykset/elintarvikeala/elintarvikkeiden-alkutuotanto/
Seppänen, A. ym. 2019. Kierrätyslannoitus : Suunnittelu, käytännöt ja mahdollisuudet tulevaisuudessa. Helsinki: Luonnonvarakeskus. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-326-759-6. ISBN 978-952-326-759-6 (Verkkojulkaisu).
Luonnonvarakeskus, 2019. Kaikki irti lannasta - Opas hyvään lannankäsittelyyn. https://www.luke.fi/manurestandards/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2019/11/Kaikki-irti-lannasta-FINAL.pdf.
Mavi, 2008. Ravinnetaseet Ympäristötuen lisätoimenpide lannoituksen ja sadon ravinnemäärien seurantaan. Maaseutuvirasto.
Jalli, M. 2017. Kasvitaudit muuttuvassa ilmastossa –tallenne. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JNX7N05VYQ&t=321s
Jalli, H. ym. 2016. Resistenssi - Kasvintuhoojien torjunta-ainekestävyys. Luonnonvara- ja biotaloudentutkimus 17/2016. Helsinki: Luonnonvarakeskus. ISBN: 978-952-326-200-3 (Verkkojulkaisu). https://jukuri.luke.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/532360/luke-luobio_17_2016.pdf?sequence=6.
Perunantutkimuslaitos internetsivut: Viljelyohjeet. https://petla.fi/viljelyohjeet/
Kasvintuhoojakuvasto, Peruna-alan yhteistyöryhmä, PAYR. https://perunasta.fi/kasvintuhoojakuvasto/
ProAgria, Viljan myynti- ja laatuvaatimukset. Tieto tuottamaan 108
Ruokaviraston internetsivut: Viljan laatu ja turvallisuus. https://www.ruokavirasto.fi/laboratoriopalvelut/kasvitutkimukset/viljan-laatu-ja-turvallisuus/
Nurmela, T. Konedata, traktorit –internetsivusto. https://konedata.net/traktorit/

Teaching methods

This is a multimode implementation, so the emphasis is on independent study. In the learning environment, students study using video lectures, videos and written material. Contact classes are used for assignments and practical work in the course content. The student receives feedback on each completed assignment.

Employer connections

In the course, a cultivation plan, a crop rotation plan, a machine chain plan and financial calculations are made, which can be done either for a model farm or for a real farm.
The course includes a study trip.

Student workload

The course covers 216 hours of student work. 32 hours of this are devoted to contact teaching and study trip, the rest being spent on independent study.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1:
You can take into account the perspective of sustainable farming when planning arable farming for a Finnish farm. You will be able to plan arable farming and crop rotation and machine chain, taking into account production regulations, the purpose of the crop, the conditions due to the location of the farm and the resources available on the farm. You can plan a crop rotation and cultivation plan with cultivation planning software. You can calculate the field balance. You can determine the quality factors of different crops in practice. You can use professional journals to search for information. You know the concept of return and costs and can recognize variable costs, fixed costs and returns of a production field. You are able to make gross margin, total production cost and cost accounting under guidance. Exercises have been approved, but they contain shortcomings.

Satisfactory 2:
You can take into account the perspective of sustainable farming when planning arable farming for a Finnish farm. You know how to plan a diverse field and crop rotation and machine chain, taking into account production regulations, the purpose of the crop, the conditions due to the location of the farm and the resources available on the farm. You can plan a crop rotation and cultivation plan with cultivation planning software. You can calculate the field balance. You know how to determine the quality factors of different crops in practice and you understand what Quality Factors affect. You use a wide range of professional journals to search for information. You know the concept of return and costs, and can recognize variable costs, fixed costs and returns of a production field. You are able to make gross margin, total production cost and cost accounting independently. Exercises have been returned in accordance with the assignment.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3:
You can apply the perspective of sustainable farming when planning arable farming for a Finnish farm. You will be able to plan a diverse and appropriate field cultivation and cultivation cycle and machine chain, taking into account the production regulations, the purpose of the crop, the conditions due to the location of the farm and the resources available on the farm. You can plan a versatile crop rotation and cultivation plan with cultivation planning software. You can calculate the field balance and evaluate the result you get. You know how to determine in practice the quality factors of the yield of different crops and you know how they can be influenced technically. You use versatile and active professional journals to search for information. You know the concept of return and costs, and can specify variable costs, fixed costs and returns of different production fields. You are able to make gross margin, total production cost and cost accounting in varying situations. Exercises have been returned in accordance with the assignment and applying the study material.

Very good 4:
You can apply and justify the perspective of sustainable farming when planning arable farming for a Finnish farm. You can reasonably plan a diverse and appropriate field cultivation and cultivation cycle and machine chain, taking into account the production regulations, the purpose of the crop, the conditions due to the location of the farm and the resources available on the farm. You know how to plan a versatile crop rotation and a detailed cultivation plan with cultivation planning software. You can calculate the field balance and evaluate the result you get. You can determine the results of analyzing the quality factors of different crops in practice, understanding the effects of cultivation techniques on them and the effects on the price or feed values obtained from the crop. You use versatile and active professional journals to search for information. You know the concept of return and costs, and can specify variable costs, fixed costs and returns of different production fields. You are able to make gross margin, total production cost and cost accounting in varying situations.The assignments have been returned in accordance with the assignment and in a versatile way.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5:
You can apply and justify the perspective of sustainable farming in many ways when planning arable farming for a Finnish farm. You will be able to analytically plan a diverse and appropriate field cultivation and crop rotation and machine chain, taking into account the production regulations, the purpose of the crop, the conditions due to the location of the farm and the resources available on the farm. You know how to plan a versatile crop rotation and a detailed and versatile cultivation plan with cultivation planning software. You can calculate the field balance and evaluate the result you get and make development suggestions to improve the balance. You can determine in practice the results obtained by analyzing the quality factors of different crops, understanding the effects of cultivation techniques on them and the effects on the price or feed values obtained from the crop. You make versatile and active use of both domestic and foreign trade journals in the field to gather your knowledge about crop production. You know the concept of return and costs, and can independently specify variable costs, fixed costs and returns of different production fields. You are able to make gross margin, total production cost and cost accounting in varying situations. You know property valuation methods and can independently apply them in varying situations. The assignments have been prepared in accordance with the assignment, without errors and using diverse sources.

Qualifications

You know the basics of arable farming, i.e. you know the properties of different crops and you know the purpose of using production inputs. You know the basics of field machines so that you can define machine chains. You master the basics of mathematics.

Further information

The grade of the course is determined by continuous assessment, ie the assignments to be returned are evaluated. Exam is 20% of grade.
The software used in the course works with the Windows operating system.