Table 7. Triangle Farms Per-Acre Weeding Costs and Savings with LaserWeeder
Net Savings ($/Acre) From
Total Weeding Costs Using the Carbon Robotics Laserweeder + Contracted H-2A Hand Labor
Contracted H-2A Hand Weeding Cost ($/Acre)
Total Combined Weeding Costs ($/Acre)
Contracted H-2A Only Hand Weeding Labor
Laser Weeder Cost ($/Acre)
Acres Planted
Crop
Spinach Organic)
78
$135.00
$448.73
$583.73
$416.27
$45,530.94
10-Line (oak & Salanova) (Organic)
350
$120.00
$448.73
$568.73
$1,231.27
$199,055.50
Arugula (Organic)
80
$0.00
$448.73
$448.73
$251.27
$35,898.40
Romaine (Direct seed) (Organic)
600
$140.00
$448.73
$588.73
-$88.73
$353,238.00
TOTALS =
1,108
$633,722.84
Table 8. Triangle Farms’ Expected Post-Depreciation Costs
$/ACRE
HARD COSTS
JD 6-175 $2,500/month Lease on 1,108 Acres
$27.07
Tractor
$74.91
$83,000 per Year
Hardware + Over the Air (OTA) Service Plans
$28.57
4.5 gal/hr @ $5/gal
Fuel
Qty: 2 Operators @$24.29 ea per acre, per operator
$48.57
Operators (Loaded) (2x)
$33.00
Supervisor (Loaded) (1x)
$20.00
Transport Trucks, Fuel etc
Operations (moving)
COST PER ACRE TO RUN LASERWEEDER =
$232.12
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