Feasibility of Farming Seed of Superior Varieties of Early Maturuty Soybeans (Case Study of Soybean Demplots in Kadirejo Village, Pabelan District, Semarang Regency)

Varietas unggul kedelai umur genjah memiliki nilai strategis dalam mendukung program peningkatan produksi kedelai di dalam negeri sehingga berpeluang meningkatkan pendapatan petani. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui biaya, penerimaan dan pendapatan usahatani serta menganalisis kelayakan usahatani penangkaran benih varietas unggul kedelai umur genjah pada skala demplot di Desa Kadirejo Kecamatan Pabelan Kabupaten Semarang. Pengumpulan data biaya dilakukan dari Juni sampai Agustus 2022 dengan mencatat pengeluaran untuk setiap penggunaan faktor produksi mulai tahap persiapan tanam sampai dengan panen. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis biaya, penerimaan, dan kelayakan usahatani. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan biaya demplot usahatani penangkaran benih varietas unggul kedelai umur genjah pada luasan lahan 6.278 m2 sebesar Rp13.964.000 atau Rp22.242.752 per hektare, Penerimaan demplot usahatani penangkaran benih kedelai ditentukan oleh produksi dan harga jual kedelai kelas benih sebar. Pencapaian produksi demplot usahatani penangkaran benih kedelai lebih rendah dibandingkan potensi hasil dan rata-rata, dengan persentase capaian tertinggi adalah varietas Grobogan. Usahatani penangkaran benih varietas unggul kedelai umur genjah layak untuk diusahakan dengan nilai R/C varietas Sugentan 2 sebesar 1,45; Gamasugen 1,28 dan Grobogan 1,88. Titik impas produksi kedelai varietas Sugentan 2: 190,28 kg per 4.331m2; 82,22 kg kedelai varietas Gamasugen 2 per 1.535m2; 13,79 kg kedelai varietas Grobogan per 412 m2. Nilai titik impas harga kedelai varietas Sugentan 2 sebesar Rp13.815,37 per kg; varietas Gamasugen 2 sebesar Rp15.652,89 per kg, dan varietas Grobogan sebesar Rp10.617,07 per kgSuperior varieties of early maturing soybeans have strategic value in supporting programs to increase domestic soybean production so that they have the opportunity to increase farmers' income. The purpose of this study was to determine the costs, revenues and income of farming and to analyze the feasibility of breeding superior varieties of early maturing soybeans on a demonstration plot scale in Kadirejo Village, Pabelan District, Semarang Regency. Cost data collection was carried out from June to August 2022 by recording expenses for each production factor used from the planting preparation stage to harvest. Analysis of the data used is the analysis of costs, acceptance, and feasibility of farming. The results showed that the cost of demonstration plots for breeding high-yielding soybean varieties of early maturity on a land area of 6,278 m2 was Rp. 13,964,000 or Rp. 22,242,752 per hectare. The acceptance of demonstration plots for breeding soybean seeds was determined by the production and selling price of soybeans of the seed class spread. Production achieved by demonstration plots of soybean seed captive farming was lower than the yield potential and on average, with the highest percentage of achievements was the Grobogan variety. Farming of superior varieties of early maturing soybeans is feasible to cultivate with the R/C value of the Sugentan 2 variety of 1.45; Gamasugen 1.28 and Grobogan 1.88. Break-even point for soybean production of the Sugentan 2 variety: 190.28 kg per 4,331m2; 82.22 kg of soybean variety Gamasugen 2 per 1.535m2; 13.79 kg of soybeans of the Grobogan variety per 412 m2. The breakeven value for the Sugentan 2 variety soybean price is IDR 13,815.37 per kg; the Gamasugen 2 variety of IDR 15,652.89 per kg, and the Grobogan variety of IDR 10,617.07 per k