The purpose of the study is to develop methodological guidelines and practical recommendations for determining the optimal organizational efficiency of technical equipment use at agricultural enterprises.

In the process of research, the following scientific methods were used: economic and statistical, systematization and generalization, monographic, dialectical.

The article substantiates the choice of the criteria for optimizing the composition of technical resources at agricultural enterprises, the advantages and disadvantages of the intra-farm and inter-farm machinery use have been analysed, the criteria for making managerial decisions on the choice of forms of of specialized equipment use have been determined. The essence of cooperatives of joint useof technical equipment has been revealed. The basic principles of creation and functioning of agricultural machinary cooperatives have been considered. The main inhibiting factors that influence the development of the cooperative movement in Ukraine have been revealed.

The suggestions on choosing criteria for optimizing technical resources of agricultural enterpriseshave been presented. The brigade-team and workshop organization of machinary use has been analyzed, the advantages and disadvantages of using the services of enterprises of agro-technical service for agricultural producers have been determined.

The results obtained during the study will contribute to the development of technical support of agricultural production. It is advisable to base a managerial decision on mutual technical equipment use on comparison of growth of the forecast yield of crops and livestock productivity (expressed in projected prices), which should be no less than the ratio of the increase in specific costs per hectare (per head of livestock).

Key words: technical resources, organizational forms, agricultural enterprises, optimization.