Field Management System

Abstract

To provide a field management system capable of obtaining accurate balance information on a plurality of fields.SOLUTION: A field management system 1 manages information on a plurality of fields, and includes: a revenue / expenditure creation unit 61d for creating revenue information and expenditure information of each field; and a profit rate creation unit 61e for creating profit rate information of each field on the basis of, the revenue information and the expenditure information. The input information for the revenue / expenditure creation unit 61d to calculate the expenditure information of each field includes operation information and expense information of an agricultural machine (a tractor 2, a rice transplanter 3, a combine harvester 4 or the like) used in each field.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a farm field management system that manages information relating to a plurality of farm fields. [Background technology]

[0002] An agricultural support system has been proposed that calculates the cost of materials and labor required for growing crops (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6235397 [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 6351329 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, with the agricultural support systems of Patent Documents 1 and 2, it is difficult to obtain accurate income and expenditure information regarding multiple farm fields, and there is room for improvement. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The present invention has been created in view of the above-mentioned circumstances and with the aim of solving these problems. The invention of claim 1 is a farm field management system that manages information about a plurality of farm fields, The system includes a control unit, the control unit having a functional configuration realized through the cooperation of hardware and software, the functional configuration comprising: a field data creation unit that distributes operational information and expense information acquired from at least the agricultural machinery used in each field to each field to create field data; a crop data creation unit that distributes the operational information and expense information acquired from at least the agricultural machinery to each crop to create crop data; an income and expenditure creation unit that creates income information and expenditure information for each field based on the field data, and also creates income information and expenditure information for each crop based on the crop data; and the income information and the The system includes a profit margin creation unit that creates profit margin information for each field based on expenditure information, as well as profit margin information for each crop. The field-specific data creation unit distributes expense information linked to fields directly to each field, and distributes expense information not linked to fields by determining the distribution rate according to the operating status of the agricultural machinery in each field. The crop-specific data creation unit distributes expense information linked to crops directly to each crop, and distributes expense information not linked to crops by determining the distribution rate according to the operating status of the agricultural machinery for each crop. It is characterized by: [Effects of the Invention]

[0006] According to the invention of claim 1 , agriculture Accurate income and expenditure information can be created that takes into account machinery-related expenses (purchase costs, parts costs, maintenance costs, truck transportation costs, fuel costs, etc.) 。 [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a farm field management system. [Figure 2] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display screen of an external terminal. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a processing procedure of an external terminal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0008] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In Fig. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a farmland management system, which includes agricultural machines such as a tractor 2, a rice transplanter 3, and a combine harvester 4, a mobile terminal 5 used by a worker, an external terminal 6 used by a manager, and a communication network 7 connecting these so that they can communicate with each other.

[0009] The tractor 2 is an agricultural machine that performs tilling, chemical spraying, fertilization, etc. The tractor 2 of this embodiment includes a control unit 21, a GNSS 22, on-board sensors 23, an external communication unit 24, etc., as components necessary for the farmland management system 1. The control unit 21 includes a memory unit 21a that stores work history information (including operation information and expense information) based on detection data from the GNSS 22 and on-board sensors 23, or input data input via the mobile terminal 5 or the external terminal 6.

[0010] The work history information stored in the memory unit 21a includes field information determined based on positioning data from the GNSS 22 or input data input via the mobile terminal 5 or an external terminal 6, crop information determined based on detection data from each sensor 23 on the vehicle or input data input via the mobile terminal 5 or an external terminal 6, work area information determined based on the work travel distance and work width of the tractor 2, work time information determined by accumulating the work travel time, fuel consumption information determined based on the amount of fuel remaining at the start of work and the amount of fuel remaining at the end of work, the amount of pesticide and fertilizer remaining at the start of work and the amount of pesticide and fertilizer remaining at the end of work, or pesticide and fertilizer consumption information determined based on input data input via the mobile terminal 5 or an external terminal 6, etc.

[0011] The control unit 21 transmits the work history information stored in the memory unit 21a to the external terminal 6 via the external communication unit 24. For example, when the control unit 21 determines that the work is finished (leaving the field), it transmits the work history information to the external terminal 6.

[0012] The rice transplanter 3 is an agricultural machine that performs tasks such as planting seedlings, spraying pesticides, and applying fertilizer. The rice transplanter 3 in this embodiment includes a control unit 31, a GNSS 32, various sensors 33 on the machine body, and an external communication unit 34 as components necessary for the field management system 1. The control unit 31 includes a storage unit 31a that stores work history information based on detection data from the GNSS 32 and various sensors 33 on the machine body, or input data input via a mobile terminal 5 or an external terminal 6.

[0013] The work history information stored in the memory unit 31a includes field information identified based on positioning data from GNSS 32 or input data entered via the mobile terminal 5 or external terminal 6, crop information identified based on detection data from each sensor 33 of the machine or input data entered via the mobile terminal 5 or external terminal 6, work area information identified based on the working distance and working width of the rice transplanter 3, work time information identified by the accumulation of working travel time, fuel consumption information identified based on the fuel level at the start and end of work, and pesticide / fertilizer consumption information identified based on the pesticide / fertilizer levels at the start and end of work or input data entered via the mobile terminal 5 or external terminal 6.

[0014] The control unit 31 transmits the work history information stored in the storage unit 31a to the external terminal 6 via the external communication unit 34. For example, when the control unit 31 determines that the work is finished (leaving the field), it transmits the work history information to the external terminal 6.

[0015] The combine harvester 4 is an agricultural machine that harvests crops. The combine harvester 4 of this embodiment includes a control unit 41, a GNSS 42, on-board sensors 43, an external communication unit 44, and the like, which are components necessary for the farmland management system 1. The control unit 41 includes a memory unit 41a that stores work history information based on detection data from the GNSS 42 and on-board sensors 43, or input data input via the mobile terminal 5 or the external terminal 6.

[0016] The work history information stored in the memory unit 41a includes field information determined based on positioning data from GNSS 42 or input data input via the mobile terminal 5 or an external terminal 6, crop information determined based on detection data from each sensor 43 on the machine or input data input via the mobile terminal 5 or an external terminal 6, work area information determined based on the work travel distance and work width of the combine 4, work time information determined by accumulating the work travel time, fuel consumption information determined based on the amount of fuel remaining at the start of work and the amount of fuel remaining at the end of work, grain tank storage volume, or harvest yield information determined based on input data input via the mobile terminal 5 or an external terminal 6.

[0017] The control unit 41 transmits the work history information stored in the memory unit 41a to the external terminal 6 via the external communication unit 44. For example, when the control unit 41 determines that the work has ended (exit from the field), it transmits the work history information to the external terminal 6.

[0018] The mobile terminal 5 is, for example, a smartphone or tablet, and is used to input supplementary data into the memory units 21a, 31a, 41a of the tractor 2, rice transplanter 3, and combine 4, and to input additional information, which will be described later, into the external terminal 6.

[0019] The external terminal 6 is, for example, a personal computer or a server computer, and includes components necessary for the farm land management system 1, such as a control unit 61, an external communication unit 62, and a database 63.

[0020] The control unit 61 acquires work history information from the tractor 2, rice transplanter 3, and combine harvester 4 via the external communication unit 62, and also acquires additional information from the mobile terminal 5. The additional information includes initial settings (linking information), purchase costs (amortization) of agricultural machinery, etc., parts costs, maintenance costs, truck transportation costs, fuel costs, subsidy income, etc. For example, in the initial settings, the location information of each field, the field area, the purchase costs of seedlings and seeds, the hourly wage of workers, the unit purchase price of fuel, the unit purchase price of pesticides, the unit purchase price of fertilizer, the sales price of each crop, etc. can be set.

[0021] Furthermore, the control unit 61 processes the acquired work history information and additional information using a functional configuration realized by cooperation between hardware and software, and stores the results in the database 63. The functional configuration of the control unit 61 will be described below.

[0022] The functional configuration of the control unit 61 includes a field-specific data creation unit 61a, a crop-specific data creation unit 61b, a year-specific data creation unit 61c, an income / expenditure creation unit 61d, a profit margin creation unit 61e, and a field rating evaluation unit 61f.

[0023] The field-specific data creation unit 61a creates field-specific data by allocating, by field, work history information (including operation information and expense information) acquired from the tractor 2, rice transplanter 3, and combine harvester 4, and additional information input from the mobile terminal 5. For example, expense information linked to a field (e.g., labor costs, fuel costs, chemical costs, fertilizer costs, etc.) can be allocated directly to each field, but expense information not linked to a field (e.g., purchase costs of agricultural machinery, etc., parts costs, maintenance costs, truck transportation costs, etc.) can be allocated to each field by determining an allocation rate according to the operation status of the tractor 2, rice transplanter 3, and combine harvester 4 in each field.

[0024] The crop-specific data creation unit 61b creates crop-specific data by allocating, by crop, the work history information acquired from the tractor 2, rice transplanter 3, and combine harvester 4, and additional information input from the mobile terminal 5. For example, expense information linked to crops (e.g., labor costs, fuel costs, chemical costs, fertilizer costs, etc.) can be allocated directly by crop, but expense information not linked to crops (e.g., purchase costs of agricultural machinery, etc., parts costs, maintenance costs, truck transportation costs, etc.) can be allocated by crop by determining an allocation rate according to the operating status of the tractor 2, rice transplanter 3, and combine harvester 4 for each crop.

[0025] The annual data creation unit 61c creates annual data by sorting the work history information acquired from the tractor 2, rice transplanter 3, and combine harvester 4 and the additional information input from the mobile terminal 5 by year.

[0026] The income and expenditure creation unit 61d creates income information and expenditure information for each field based on the field-specific data created by the field-specific data creation unit 61a, and also creates income information and expenditure information for each crop based on the crop-specific data created by the crop-specific data creation unit 61b. For example, income information is calculated based on the crop sales amount and subsidy income included in the additional information, and expenditure information is created based on the work history information and additional information of the tractor 2, rice transplanter 3, and combine 4 (for example, labor costs = work hours × hourly wage, fuel costs = fuel consumption × fuel purchase price, chemical costs = chemical consumption × chemical purchase price, fertilizer costs = fertilizer consumption × fertilizer purchase price, seedling and seed purchase costs, agricultural machinery purchase costs, parts costs, maintenance costs, etc.).

[0027] The profit margin creation unit 61e creates profit margin information for each field and also creates profit margin information for each crop based on the income information and expenditure information created by the income / expenditure creation unit 61d. For example, the profit and profit margin for each field and the profit and profit margin for each crop are calculated using the following formulas. Profit by field = Income by field - Expenses by field Profit rate by field = (profit by field / income by field) x 100 Profit by crop = Income by crop - Expenses by crop Profit margin per crop = (Profit per crop / Income per crop) × 100

[0028] Furthermore, the profit margin creation unit 61e creates profit information per unit area for each field based on the profit information and area information for each field. For example, the profit per unit area for each field is calculated using the following formula. Profit per unit area for each field = Profit for each field / Area of ​​each field

[0029] Furthermore, the profit margin creation unit 61e creates profit information per unit time for each field based on the profit information for each field and the cumulative working time information for each field. For example, the profit per unit time for each field is calculated using the following formula. Profit per unit time for each field = Profit for each field / Total working hours for each field

[0030] The field rating evaluation unit 61f generates rating information for each field based on the profit rate information, profit per unit area, profit per unit time, etc. of each field generated by the profit rate generation unit 61e. For example, a highly profitable field may be ranked A, a highly profitable field may be ranked B, a moderately profitable field may be ranked C, a low profitable field may be ranked D, and a very low profitable field may be ranked E. The control unit 61 then displays the generated information by field and by crop so that they can be compared, as shown in Figure 2.

[0031] Next, the overall processing procedure of the external terminal 6 (control unit 61) will be explained with reference to Figure 3.

[0032] 3, the external terminal 6 first performs a data reading process (S1). The data read in this process includes initial setting information (linking information), tractor operation information, rice transplanter operation information, combine operation information, expense information (purchase costs, maintenance costs, transportation costs, etc.), income information, etc.

[0033] Next, the external terminal 6 performs a sorting process on the read data (S2). This sorting process is performed based on the linking information, and data is created by field, crop, and year.

[0034] Next, the external terminal 6 performs the process of creating income and expenditure data and profit margin data (S3). In this creation process, various data are converted into monetary amounts and income, expenses, profits, profit margins, etc.

[0035] Next, the external terminal 6 performs field grading and evaluation processing (S4). This processing, for example, evaluates the fields based on a pre-registered evaluation table and ranks them on a five-level scale: A, B, C, D, and E.

[0036] According to this embodiment configured as described above, the field management system 1 manages information relating to a plurality of fields, and is equipped with an income / expense creation unit 61d that creates income information and expense information for each field, and a profit margin creation unit 61e that creates profit margin information for each field based on the income information and expense information. The input information used by the income / expense creation unit 61d to calculate the expense information for each field includes operation information and expense information for the agricultural machinery (tractor 2, rice transplanter 3, combine 4, etc.) used in each field, so that not only can the system provide income / expense information relating to a plurality of fields, but it can also create accurate income / expense information that takes into account expenses related to agricultural machinery (purchase costs, parts costs, maintenance costs, truck transportation costs, fuel costs, etc.).

[0037] Furthermore, the field management system 1 is further equipped with a field data creation unit 61a that distributes operational information and expense information acquired from agricultural machinery to each field to create field-specific data, thereby enabling the provision of accurate income and expenditure information for each field.

[0038] Furthermore, the field management system 1 is equipped with a crop-specific data creation unit 61b that sorts operational information and expense information acquired from agricultural machinery by crop to create crop-specific data, so it can also provide income and expenditure information for each crop.

[0039] Furthermore, the income and expenditure creation unit 61d creates income and expenditure information for each crop, and the profit margin creation unit 61e creates profit margin information for each crop based on the income and expenditure information for each crop, so that a crop cultivation plan suitable for the field can be created.

[0040] Furthermore, the profit margin calculation unit 61e creates profit information per unit area for each field based on the profit information for each field calculated from the income and expenditure information for each field, and the area information for each field, so that differences in profitability between fields can be compared more accurately. [Explanation of symbols]

[0041] 1. Field management system 2 tractors 21 Control section 21a Storage section 22 GNSS 23 Aircraft sensors 24 External Communications Department 3 Rice transplanter 31 Control Unit 31a Storage section 32 GNSS 33 Aircraft sensors 34 External Communications Department 4 Combine Harvester 41 Control Unit 41a Storage section 42 GNSS 43 Aircraft sensors 44 External Communications Department 5. Mobile devices 6 External Terminal 61 Control Unit 61a Field-specific data creation section 61b Crop-specific data creation section 61c Annual Data Creation Department 61d Income and Expenses Preparation Section 61e Profit Margin Creation Department 61f Field Grading and Evaluation Department 62 External Communications Department 63 databases 7. Communication Network

Claims

[Claim 1] A farm field management system that manages information about a plurality of farm fields, A control unit is provided, the control unit has a functional configuration realized by cooperation between hardware and software, The functional configuration includes: a field-specific data creation unit that creates field-specific data by allocating, by field, operation information and expense information acquired from at least the agricultural machines used in each field; a crop-specific data creation unit that creates crop-specific data by allocating the operation information and the expense information acquired from at least the agricultural machine by crop; an income / expenditure creating unit that creates income information and expenditure information for each field based on the field-specific data, and also creates income information and expenditure information for each crop based on the crop-specific data; a profit rate creation unit that creates profit rate information for each field and profit rate information for each crop based on the income information and the expenditure information, the field-specific data creation unit allocates expense information linked to a field as is to each field, and allocates expense information not linked to a field to each field by determining an allocation rate according to the operating status of the agricultural machine in each field; A field management system characterized in that the crop-specific data creation unit allocates expense information linked to crops directly to each crop, and allocates expense information not linked to crops to each crop by determining an allocation rate based on the operating status of the agricultural machinery for each crop.

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