Application and maintenance of agricultural machinery in the production of arable crops at family farm Petričevid in Koprivnica

Iako dosta obiteljskih poljoprivrednih gospodarstava u Republici Hrvatskoj djeluje u teškim prilikama pa smanjuju ili čak napuštaju ratarsku proizvodnju, ipak ima i primjera uspješnog djelovanja, a jedan od njih je i OPG Petričevid u Koprivnici koje se bavi proizvodnjom naših najvažnijih ratarskih kultura, kukuruza, pšenice i uljane repice i opremljeno je svom potrebnom mehanizacijom. Značajan čimbenik uspješne poljoprivredne proizvodnje je i pravilno održavanje strojeva jer samo ispravni strojevi mogu garantirati obavljanje svih poslova u zadanim agrotehničkim rokovima, a pravilnim čuvanjem izvan sezone produljuje se njihov eksploatacijski vijek. Održavanje poljoprivrednih strojeva na OPG-u Petričevid je zadovoljavajude, ali su moguda poboljšanja u pogledu čuvanja strojeva izvan sezone. Veliki problem ovom gospodarstvu predstavlja usitnjenost parcela te bi se provedbom komasacije zemljišta i okrupnjavanjem parcela mogli smanjiti troškovi proizvodnje boljim iskorištenjem strojeva.Although many family farms in the Republic of Croatia operate in difficult circumstances and reduce or even abandon agricultural production, there are still examples of successful management, and one of them is family farm Petričevid in Koprivnica, which is engaged in the production of our most important agricultural crops, corn, wheat and rapeseed and is equipped with all the necessary machinery. A significant factor in successful agricultural production is also the proper maintenance of machines, because only proper machines can guarantee the performance of all work within the given agrotechnical deadlines, and with proper storage in the off-season, it can be extended their service life. The maintenance of agricultural machinery at OPG Petričevid is satisfactory, but improvements are possible regarding the storing of machinery in the off-season. A big problem for this family farm is the fragmentation of plots, and by implementing land consolidation, production costs could be reduced by better utilization of machines