Liming, broadacre crop, pre & post-emergence, conventional {AU}| | AusLCI, U

Unit process Australia v00.00.000

Included processes:Process includes tractor and other machinery production and operation of equipement including fuel production and use. Remark: This inventory has been developed as part of the AusAgLCI initiative funded by a partnership of Australian Research and Development Corporations (RIRDC, CRDC, GRDC, SRDC, HAL, MLA, DA, FWPA) and Research Agencies (CSIRO, USQ and Q DAFF), with technical support from Life Cycle Strategies. More detail on inventory development can be found in the 'AusAgLCI Methodology for developing Life Cycle Inventory' documents located at www.auslci.alcas.asn.au. Energy use from WA farm energy calculator. Geography: Refers to an average production in Australia. Technology: Average Time period: Data collected for 2012 Version: 1.0 Record: Data entry by: Sandra Eady Telephone: +61 2 6776 1394; E-mail: sandra.eady@csiro.au ; Company: CSIRO Livestock industries; Country: AU Generator: Data entry by: Sandra Eady Telephone: +61 2 6776 1394; E-mail: sandra.eady@csiro.au ; Company: CSIRO Livestock industries; Country: AU

Sector
Processing
Contributor
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Last updated
13 Jun 2012
Reference ID
ef232c7b-91c1-3776-bdbe-6b03eb7dc8df

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Documentation

Quantitative reference
Liming, broadacre crop, pre & post-emergence, conventional {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Sampling procedure
Fuel consumption data have been derived from the Western Australia Farm Energy Calculator for broadacre crop. Tractor weight has been derived from a survey. Implement weight has been estimated based on manufacturers data.
Creation date
13 Jun 2012
Is copyright protected
No
Is infrastructure process
No
Tags
processing
Sources
Agricultural Machinery Management/2002/The University of Arizona
Farm energy calculator/2010/Salam
Cropland - Broadacre buyer's guide 2010/2010/Croplands

Product outputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Liming, broadacre crop, pre & post-emergence, conventional {AU}| | AusLCI, U 1.0 ha —

Technical inputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Agricultural machinery, unspecified {GLO}| market for agricultural machinery, unspecified | Cut-off, U 0.04722222222222222 kg weight amortized over lifetime
Tractor engine operation, on farm, per litre of diesel consumed {AU}| | AusLCI, U 1.15 l —
Tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural {GLO}| market for tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural | Cut-off, U 0.028987453633333334 kg weight amortized over lifetime

Parameters

NameValueFormulaDescription
implement_weight 1700.0 — [kg] weight of implement - Marshallspreadersales.com.au - spreader up to 36m width, 5m3 tank.
tractor_lifetime 8000.0 — [hours] lifetime of the tractor - University of Arizona http://ag.arizona.edu/crop/equipment/agmachinerymgt.html
implement_width 12.0 — [m] width of implement
implement_lifetime 1200.0 — [hours] lifetime of the implement - University of Arizona http://ag.arizona.edu/crop/equipment/agmachinerymgt.html
UC_kWtoHP 1.341022 — Coversion factore for KW to Horsepower.
fuel_ha 1.15 — (1,3,2,3,1,na)WA Farm Fuel Calculator; average for a range of tractor speed: 20, 25, 30 km/hr; power: 100, 125, 150 kW; spreading width: 10 m.These 3 factors have largest effect on fuel consumption per ha.
tractor_weight 6956.988872 tractor_power*UC_kWtoHP*37.408+686.37 [kg] relation derived from analysis of over 200 tractors
implement_lifetime_ha 36000.0 speed*implement_width*implement_lifetime*1000/10000 [ha] life time of implement - in ha processed
tractor_lifetime_ha 240000.0 speed*implement_width*tractor_lifetime*1000/10000 [ha] life time of tractor - in ha processed
speed 25.0 — [km/h] average speed of the tractor
tractor_power 125.0 — [kW] average power of tractor