LabourScope is a specialised app for calculating the working-time requirement of work and production processes on the farm. This tool contains a work budget and key labour-economics figures for field work and work in animal housing, as well as for activities in the farm household.
This tool is based on a comprehensive database containing budgeted labour time values for the performance of standard agricultural activities in various process variants. With just a few clicks, the Work Budget module can calculate the working-time requirement for an individual farm. The result makes detailed labour-economics analyses possible. The Key Figures module enables various work processes and different mechanisations to be compared with one another. Geared to education and extension as well as to agricultural practitioners and enforcement, Labourscope is available free of charge at www.labourscope.ch. An instructions manual can be downloaded on the home page. The dynamic help guides the user through the program.