V. K. Dridiger1, V. V. Kulintsev1, S. A. Izmalkov2, V. V. Dridiger2
1North-Caucasus Federal Scientific Agrarian Center, ul. Nikonova, 49, Mikhailovsk, Shpakovskii r-n, Stavropol’skii krai, 356241, Russian Federation
2Ministry of Agriculture of the Stavropol Territory, ul. Mira, 337, Stavropol’, 355000, Russian Federation
Abstract. The study aimed to determine the economic efficiency of no-till technology under production conditions. We compared the data of farms Dobrovolnoe and Urozhaynoe, located in the Ipatovsky urban district, and farms Khleborob and Vodopianov, located in the Petrovsky urban district of the Stavropol Territory. These farms have been cultivating crops by this technology for 5–13 years. We compared these farms with 12 stably operating enterprises located in the same areas, which manufacture crop products using conventional technologies with tillage. The assessment was conducted according to the statistical reporting of farms under form 29SKh and annual accounting reports on the results of economic and financial activities to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Stavropol Territory. Up to 30–35% of arable land of enterprises using conventional technologies were occupied by bare fallow; the main crop was winter wheat. When using no-till technology, bare fallow was replaced with pea (8.0–18.3%), corn (6.2–14.0%), sunflower (17.9–20.1%) as well as winter rape, winter camelina, oil flax, buckwheat, and grain sorghum. At the same time, the farms registered similar yield of winter wheat, and in terms of the yield of the main products of pea, corn, and sunflower, the enterprises with no-till technology were superior to those using the conventional technology. On average, the productivity of 1 hectare of arable land sown using no-till technology was 3,820 cereal units (CU) (from 3,210 to 4,480 CU); productivity of 1 hectare of arable land sown using conventional technology was 2,530 CU (from 1,490 to 3,150 CU). Despite the significantly higher production costs associated with the purchase of new equipment, increased use of fertilizers, plant protection products, no-till technology provided a higher profit – 7.32–9.62 thousand rubles per hectare whereas the use of conventional technology provided a profit of 1.19–5.79 thousand rubles per hectare. Production profitability was 30–37% that allowed extending reproduction.
Keywords: no-till technology; conventional technology; yield; cereal units; costs; revenue; profit; profitability.
Author Details: V. K. Dridiger, D. Sc. (Agr.), chief research fellow (e-mail: Этот адрес электронной почты защищён от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра.); V. V. Kulintsev, D. Sc. (Agr.), director; S. A. Izmalkov, first deputy minister; V. V. Dridiger, Cand. Sc. (Agr.), first deputy minister.
For citation: Dridiger VK, Kulintsev VV, Izmalkov SA, et al. [Efficiency of no-till technology in the arid zone of the Stavropol Territory]. Dostizheniya nauki i tekhniki APK. 2021;35(1):52-6. Russian. doi: 10.24411/0235-2451-2021-10110.