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Southern MN | In a no-till operation, roughly about 3-4 gallons per acre to plant and harvest a corn/soybean crop. This does not include hauling it to market.
At the age of 20, I would not have known this answer. At that time in life, it was Dad's concern about how much things cost, and my concern was just getting all the work done. Everybody in a farm operation needs to keep in the back of their mind how to cut costs, but not everyone needs to have all the numbers in their heads all the time.
Of the students in your class that you say are from farms, I calculate the average farm size being about 1400 acres. That's a lot larger than my operation and knowing how much diesel fuel is burned probably takes more than remembering how many times a year the diesel delivery truck stops out and how much is delivered each time. Add in other activities that burn the diesel such as hogs, cattle, haying, etc... and knowing how much is spent per acre to raise a crop would be even more difficult. | |
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How much diesel do you burn per acre?
