Optimasi usaha ternak sapi potong dalam usahatani lahan kering=Optimization of Beef Catttle Farming On Upland Farming

• Main Author: Perpustakaan UGM, i-lib
• Format: Article NonPeerReviewed
• Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2004
• Subjects: Jurnal i-lib UGM
• Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/18987/; http://i-lib.ugm.ac.id/jurnal/download.php?dataId=1809
• Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

The aim of this research was to investigate the optimum utilization of resources in the crop and beef cattle farming to obtain maximum income. The research was conducted on the upland of Cangkringan subdistrict. Kepuharjo and Glagaharjo villages, Cangkringan subdistrict, were selected as location samples. The respondents were taken 20 respondents per village. Interviews by a survey method were conducted to get the primary data of activity of crop farming system and beef cattle farming, with additional secondary data of demography, topography, climate, rain date. Optimum combination of the resources in the crop and beef cattle farming, was determined using linear programming model. The result of the survey showed that the average land ownership was 0.5589 ha, raising beef cows of 1.7975 animal units, using labour of 290 man days with the capital of Rp 492,155. The average income of farmer was Rp 2,906,461. The optimum solution showed that the farmer cultivate 0.5589 ha 52% of land for coffee-clove-cocconut-good quality grass, 48% of land for coffee-clove-cocconut-perrenial plant-good quality grass, raising 1.7975 animal units of beef cows, using labour 467 man days with the capital of Rp 439,487. The maximum income obtained was Rp 5,586,849. Keywords: resource optimization -crop farming-beef cattle�upland