<p>Rice  is  still  the  main  food  staple  for  Indonesian  people,  therefore  rice commodity  has  a  strategic  position  either  on  economics,  environmental,  social  and political  aspect.  Lately,  some  rice  production  centre  area  in  Central  Java  have experienced  a  scarcity  in  labour  specially  for  rice  seedling  activity.   To  solve  this problem labour efficiency is needed by using transplanter to cultivate rice seed.  The objective  of  this  study  are  to  know  the  efficiency  of  labor  time  and  to  identify  the perfomance of rice farming system with transplanter.  This study was done in Klaten District by using survey method to 30 rice farmers.  To identify efficiency of labor time with  compare  of  time  spent  on  farm  between  manually  and  using  transplanter, whereas  to  identify  the  perfomance  of  rice  farming  system  with  transplanter  BCR (Benefit  Cost  Ratio)  can  be  used.  The  result  showed  that  the  labour  needed  for seedling  until  cultivating  manually  is  32,79  of  male’s  hours  and  23,79  of   female’s hours, whereas by using it is transplanter only needed 18,67 male’s hours and none for female’s hours. If BCR with and no transplanter compared, rice farming after using  transplanter  has  a  higher  (3,56)  feasibility  compare  to  none  it  (2,35). Therefore, to increase production and farmer’s income, as well as labour efficiency also were it is recommended to use transplanter.</p>

The research aimed to know the performance of seedlings and farmers’ perceptions of Shallot seed nursery techniques using soil blocks. The study was conducted in Grobogan Regency from September - November 2018. The research method used three nursery techniques, namely a seedbed with soil block, plastic bags, and plumbing. The data collected included technical data, namely data on the growth and productivity of shallots, and data on farmers’ perceptions of nursery techniques obtained by interviewing 30 farmers. Technical data were analyzed descriptively use an average value and t-test, evaluated farmer’s perceptions using 11 attributes and five evaluation scales, which were analyzed using a 5-scale interval scoring technique. The results showed that the average shallot productivity obtained by the soil block nursery technique was higher than the other nursery techniques. Farmers have a good perception of soil block nursery techniques compared to other methods because shallot seeds are very easy to grow, seedlings are very easy to move to the planting area, seedlings are very easy to grow in planted area, seedlings thrive in planted area, and size of the resulting bulbs is very big. The soil block nursery technique is an alternative to increasing shallot production.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kelayakan usaha tani padi gogo, titik impas harga dan produksi, serta nisbah peningkatan keuntungan dari sistem tanam jajar wayang ke sistem tanam jajar legowo 2:1. Kegiatan dilaksanakan di Desa Singosari, Kecamatan Mojosongo, Kabupaten Boyolali pada MH 2016/2017. Kajian sistem tanam padi gogo menggunakan percontohan di lahan kering seluas 4 ha, menggunakan varietas Inpago 8 dan Inpago 9 yang ditanam secara jajar legowo 2:1 dan jajar wayang. Analisis data dilakukan secara deskriptif, kualitatif, dan kuantitatif. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa varietas Inpago 9 yang ditanam jajar legowo 2:1 memberikan produktivitas tertinggi (5,5 ton/ha) dibandingkan varietas Inpago 8 dan sistem tanam lainnya sehingga keuntungan yang diperoleh sebesar Rp13.552.000/ha (RCR=2,99). Analisis titik impas harga dan produksi menunjukkan bahwa apabila terjadi penurunan harga dan produksi sebesar 57,3966,59% petani belum mengalami kerugian. Perubahan sistem tanam dari jajar wayang ke jajar legowo 2:1 memberikan proporsi peningkatan keuntungan pada varietas Inpago 8 sebesar 18,79% dan Inpago 9 sebesar 7,71%, diindikasikan nilai NKB sebesar 1,24 dan 1,09. Oleh karena itu, untuk meningkatkan produktivitas padi gogo di lahan kering dapat diperoleh dengan sistem tanam jajar legowo 2:1. Kata kunci: jajar legowo, jajar wayang, lahan kering, padi gogo ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine the feasibility of upland rice farming, the breakeven point of price and production, and the ratio of increasing profit of the jajar wayang to double row planting system. The study was conducted in Singosari Village, Mojosongo Sub-District, Boyolali District during rainy season in 2016/2017. The study of upland rice planting system was demonstrated on 4 ha of dry land, using Inpago 8 and Inpago 9 varieties which were planted in double row and jajar wayang system. The data were analyzed descriptively both qualitatively and quantitatively. The results of the analysis showed that the Inpago 9 variety grown in double row gave the highest productivity (5.5 tons/ha) compared to the Inpago 8 variety and the other cropping systems so that the profit obtained was IDR13.552.000/ha (RCR=2.99). Break even point analysis of prices and production showed that if there was a decrease in prices and production of 57.3966.59%, the farmers did not suffer losses. Changes in the planting system from jajar wayang to double row provided a proportion of increase in profits in Inpago 8 varieties by 18.79% and in Inpago 9 varieties by 7.71%, indicating NKB value of 1.24 and 1.09. Therefore, the productivity of upland rice on dry land can be increased with double row planting system.

Jarwo super technology is a combination of superior rice farming technology, including the 2:1 paired rows planting system, high yield potential varieties, bio-decomposers, biological fertilizers, bio-pesticides, and agricultural mechanization application. The assessment aims to determine plant diversity, production increase, and financial feasibility of jarwo super technology rice farming. The assessment was conducted on March-Juni 2017 with the "demplot" method of applied jarwo super technology in Karanganyar Regency, Central Java. Primary data is growth, production, and rice farming performance at the "demplot", as well as existing farmer data. Samples were collected purposively, it's the farmers who carried out the "demplot" and the farmers around the "demplot", which meant 30 farmers. Data were descriptively analyzed using the average value, RCR, MBCR, net profit value, and BEP. The results showed that the rice yields with jarwo super was 15.63% higher than the existing farmers. Jarwo super rice farming is more efficient and economically feasible with RCR 1.44 value. MBCR is 11.6 value, it that each additional cost of implementing jarwo super rice farming of 1.000 IDR increases income by 11.600 IDR. Proportion of costs increase in jarwo super rice farming is 350.000 IDR, but profits reached 4.077.083 IDR. Net profit value of 1.7 shows that jarwo super rice farming can increase profits. Production level and dry grain harvested price on farmers level were 30.76% higher compared to BEP production and BEP price. Jarwo super rice farming is feasible to develop that because can increase farmer's production and profits.