| A
cost comparison of Chemigation vs. other application methods |
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| This comparison
is based on a grower with five circles of 130 acres. This
comparison assumes a total of 650 acres applied per season. It
also assumes that the grower paid the full list price of $4,205 on a
110-gallon Agri-Inject chemigation system. |
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| Chemical costs
are not included in the comparison since they will be virtually the same
for all application methods (though research indicates that chemical
costs can actually be less by using chemigation!). |
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| A 10-year period
is shown because a properly maintained Agri-Inject chemigation system
should perform for at least 10 years - and usually much longer. |
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| 10
Year Cost Comparison |
| Year |
Air
Applications |
Ground
Applications |
Custom
Applied Chemigation |
Grower
Applied w/ Agri-Inject Unit |
|
@
$6.00/acre |
@
$4.50/acre |
@
$3.00/acre |
@
$4,205/Unit |
| |
Accum. |
Avg. |
Accum. |
Avg. |
Accum. |
Avg. |
Accum. |
Avg. |
|
Cost |
$/acre |
Cost |
$/acre |
Cost |
$/acre |
Cost |
$/acre |
| 1 |
3900 |
6.00 |
2925 |
4.50 |
1950 |
3.00 |
4205 |
6.54 |
| 2 |
7800 |
6.00 |
5850 |
4.50 |
3900 |
3.00 |
4205 |
3.31 |
| 3 |
11700 |
6.00 |
8775 |
4.50 |
5850 |
3.00 |
4205 |
2.16 |
| 4 |
15600 |
6.00 |
11700 |
4.50 |
7800 |
3.00 |
4205 |
1.62 |
| 5 |
19500 |
6.00 |
14625 |
4.50 |
9750 |
3.00 |
4205 |
1.29 |
| 6 |
23400 |
6.00 |
17550 |
4.50 |
11700 |
3.00 |
4205 |
1.08 |
| 7 |
27300 |
6.00 |
20475 |
4.50 |
13650 |
3.00 |
4205 |
.92 |
| 8 |
31200 |
6.00 |
23400 |
4.50 |
15600 |
3.00 |
4205 |
.81 |
| 9 |
35100 |
6.00 |
26325 |
4.50 |
17550 |
3.00 |
4205 |
.72 |
| 10 |
39000 |
6.00 |
29250 |
4.50 |
19500 |
3.00 |
4205 |
.65 |
| Model based
on 5 circles of 130 acres with 1 application (650 total acres) |
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| Total savings
over 10 years: Over the course of the ten-year cycle, using an Agri-Inject
chemigation system would save this grower thousands of dollars over
alternative methods of application. |
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