My purpose with this study was to find out if it is possible to buy a Farm today for a person who want to start a Farm but has very little own capital. In old study?s they have come to the conclusion that you will need at least 20 % own capital to succeed to management the Farm. But in the last year the cost for arable land approxley has increased with 30 % in Sweden and the crops have doubled in price. So it would be interesting to see if the banks have a new vision on the need of the own capital when you buy a Farm. I have chosen two different Farms who was for sale in Östergötland, one dairy Farm and the other Farm was a plant Farm.

The aim of this study was through applying a new perspective reach the people who during medieval time lived and worked on the Farm. On the basis of my previously study and a gender perspective this study have compared general literature with local and then interpreted the Farm from a local context. The questions raised here concerns division of work and spatial distribution on the Farm as well as local impact on gender constructions.This study resulted in interesting problems within the archaeology itself but also in significant details about the Farm. No gender restrictions could be seen in the houses except in Hus 1 were a smaller space, which probably used as storage or a workshop had been restricted tomales. Instead the buildings social space mainly consisted of a mixed gender environment.

This essay is a study that contributes to the larger research question ?Why do Farms shut down?? The subject was chosen because it is a relevant problem that needs to be studied more. This study's boundary is to investigate the reasons for decisions leading to the Farms at the Torstuna community, Fjärdhundra, changes in any activity scale or the outlook of the entire Farm. When a decision is made, there are usually several reasons behind it and it is these reasons which this essay is aiming to study. The question "What are the reasons for the elderly to live on the Farm even though the Farm is not cultivated by them?" is also covered in the study.

I have done a case-study about building a new stable for slaughter pigs at a Farm close to Kalmar. The Farm is able to supply the breeding with cereals and it has enough area to spread the manure on. The most important factors to gain profit, is the cost for building the stable, the price of the feeding-stuff and the growth of the pigs. The discount from the slaughter-house was less important than I thought from the beginning, and it?s a factor that is hard to influence. With the new production of slaughter-pig and cattle that already exist on the Farm, the Farm will get a well-functioned rotation of crops with lye and autumn rape as interruption-crop.

This thesis consists of four case studies. The objective is to find out how to get a well functioning cow traffic in an automatic milking system. Different technical and building solutions are analysed and some adjustments are proposed for the DeLaval herd management software. Case study 1: Lactation chart comparison from traditional cow traffic and Feed First? cow traffic Case study 2: Farm A - a study of the precedence passage and the cow traffic Case study 3: Farm B ? an overview of the Farm and their way of working Case study 4: Key factors ? how can we judge how well a VMS Farm is working? Case study 1: Lactation chart comparison from traditional cow traffic and Feed First? cow traffic In this survey data is analysed from before and after rebuilding to Feed First? cow traffic. Lactation graphs are compared between traditional cow traffic and Feed First? cow traffic.

We have been looking at three different types of agriculture in Södermanland, in the middle east of Sweden. We call the different types for Intensive, Extensive and Mix. The purpose is to get an economic defensible plan for how to run different Farm sizes. We also have been looking at the working hours and how many hours the different types will give. We have a Farm called Taxinge Gods as our pilot Farm. Taxinge Gods grow 407 ha land and is located 60 km southwest from Stockholm.

The agriculture of today is getting larger and larger and it demands more efficient machines to handle these larger units. But all Farmers don?t have the opportunities or don?t want to expand. What should they do if they want to remain on the Farm? An alternative is to start a Farm shop.

This report will point out the income for a scania plant production Farm, this has been estimated through a case study. The outcome of this report will later be used to calculate a reasonable leasehold charge. This case study is solitary based upon this particular studied Farm, at this very point, and can therefore not be used as a general guide. The reason why this particular scania plant production Farm has been selected, is because the author is born and raised at the Farm and has the intention to run the Farm in the future. The chosen Farm for this report is based in the southwest of scania and cover 300 hectare of plant production. The crop rotation consists of autumn wheat, sugar beats, spring wheat, spring barely, winter rape and fallow. The Farm owns all machinery required.

The use of bio fuel is increasing every year. Nowadays you will find different alternatives to oil and electricity heating system. In this essay I have examined what the economic conditions are to invest in a bio fuel furnace. I have chosen to assume from a specific Farm and do a case study on this Farm. Malmvik Farm is located just outside of Stockholm.

The Swedish agricultural sector is currently experiencing substantial structural changes, where the number of agricultural enterprises continuously decreases and the average Farm size increases. In order to maintain competitiveness, it is important to be aware and adapt to changes concerning the surroundings of the company (Johnson et al., 2011). Agricultural commodity prices sharply fluctuate on the global market in recent years, affecting the profitability of Farmers. High volatility market requires tools to reduce price variations and increases the need of decision-making (Bouder & Beth, 2003). Farm-based grain handling facilities increases the sale options regarding agricultural commodities; a flexible strategy to get additional compensation for the storing the grain produced on the Farm (Edling, 2002; Edwards, 2013).

The effects from a planned wind Farm on the grid utility Gävle Energis electrical grid have been studied. The wind Farm is planned to be built in the forest 15 km north of Gävle and will have 23 turbines with rated power from 2 to 2.5 MW, resulting in a total installed power between 46 MW and 57.5 MW. The grid connection will be made at 70 kV. The aim of the analysis was to determine what effects the wind Farm would have on the power grid in the form of electrical disturbances (flicker etc.), need for new investment and raised operational cost. To allow the connection of the wind Farm technical solutions (new lines, power stations and grid reinforcements) have been constructed.

In this dissertation I have tried to figure out if it possible to make any money on acid grain to feed cows through a case study. The method is a case study combined with a documentary research. At present the Farm sell all grain in connection with harvest and buy it back continuously in the neighbourhood, I have compared that with an alternative where I invest in a construction for to store acid grain on the current Farm. I have delimit me to only have a look on acid grain because I think that is one of the cheapest way too store grain in smaller aplenty. Before beginning with acid grain is it important to be versed in how everything works and the risk to keep on with acid grain. One disadvantage is that the acid grain is not possible to store more than 12 months with out acid it once again. It is also easy to get mould in the pasture if it is not acid enough.

When planning new wind Farms, the cost for the internal electrical grid is estimated to account for 8-9 % of the total investment cost. On top of that, the cost for accumulated reduced income over several years (due to electrical losses), has to be added. The economic lifespan is relatively long (about 20 years) which means that an error in the loss calculation could lead to a bad decision basis. The accumulated reduced incomes due to electrical losses can be higher than the initial investment cost for the internal electrical grid.Today, Statkraft Sweden is using a template number when estimating the electrical losses in a wind Farm. The actual losses are probably lower than the template number which could lead to an unnecessary high loss cost when planning a new wind Farm.The aim of this M.Sc.

Uppsats för avläggande av filosofie kandidatexamen iKulturvård, Trädgårdens hantverk och design, 21 hp, 2012.

The purpose of these theses is to show the financial economical situation during the change from conventional dairy production to ecological production. The thesis is accomplished by collecting information from literature and interviews where needed. The target group of these theses is dairy producers who will transform their production from conventional dairy production to certified ecological dairy production. The theses emphasise on the economic situation during the adjustment years. For this I have studied a presently producing dairy Farm.