Whole Farm -- Decision Tools
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| Partial Budgeting Use this decision tool to evaluate the financial effect of incremental changes for a farm business |
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C1-50 |  | |
| Dividing Business Income Use this decision tool to calculate how to divide income between different parties | | C1-51 | ||
| Market Comparison Use this calculator to estimate costs for various produce delivery markets. | |
C1-55 | ||
| Leasing & Land Values | ||||
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| Cash Rental Rate Estimation Use this decision tool to compare different methods of computing Cropland Cash Rent. |
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C2-20 | ||
| Flexible Lease Agreement Worksheet Use this decision tool to analyze a flexible lease arrangement. |
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C2-21 | ||
| Calculating Hay and Pasture Cash Rents Use this decision tool to compare different methods of computing rent for hay and pasture ground. |
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C2-23 | ||
Computing a Grain Storage Rental Rate |
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C2-24 | ||
| Computing a Livestock Building Cash Rental Rate Use this decision tool to estimate a livestock building rental rate. |
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C2-26 | ||
| Beef Cow Share Agreement Analysis Use this decision tool to estimate costs and returns for each party in a beef cow share agreement. |
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C2-36 | ||
| Farmland Purchase Analysis Use this decision tool to compare the economic and financial impacts of purchasing a parcel of farmland. |
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C2-70 | ||
| Historic Farmland Value Survey (Iowa State University) This spreadsheet provides historic Iowa land values for county, district, and state beginning in 1950. |
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C2-70 | ||
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C2-72 | |||
| Calculating a Weighted Average Corn Suitability Rating Use this decision tool to find the weighted CSR based on information from the Web Soil Survey. |
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C2-87 | ||
| Iowa Township Names and Geographic Locations by County This electronic spreadsheet provides a listing of the political townships for every county in Iowa. |
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C2-88 | ||
| Finance | ||||
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| Cash Flow Budget (short form) Use this decision tool to calculate a simple cash-flow budget for a small business project. |
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C3-14 | ||
| Cash Flow Budget (short form - 6 periods - monitor projections) Use this decision tool to make a simple cash flow projection, monitor the projections by entering the actual flows as they occur and make adjustments as needed. |
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C3-14 | ||
| Cash Flow Budget (short form - 12 periods) Use this decision tool to make a simple cash flow projection over 12 periods. |
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C3-14 | ||
| Cash Flow Budget (corn, soybeans and livestock) Use this decision tool to calculate a detailed cash-flow budget for your farm. |
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C3-15 | ||
| Cash Flow Budget (multiple crops and livestock) Use this decision tool to calculate a detailed cash-flow budget for your farm. |
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C3-15 | ||
| Net Worth Statement (short form) Use this decision tool to make a simple net worth statement. |
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C3-19 | ||
| Net Worth Statement Use this decision tool to calculate net worth. |
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C3-20 | ||
| Analyzing a Net Worth Statement Use this decision tool to analyze a net worth statement |
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C3-20 | ||
| Income Statement (short form) Use this decision tool to make a simple income statement. |
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C3-24 | ||
| Farm Income Statement Use this decision tool to calculate farm income. |
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C3-25 | ||
| Accrual Net Farm Income Worksheet Prepares an accrual net income statement from income tax schedules and net worth statements. |
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C3-25 | ||
| Analyzing an Income Statement Use this decision tool to analyze an income statement. |
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C3-25 | ||
| Financial Performance Measures Use this decision tool to calculate financial performance measures for your farm that can be compared to industry standards. |
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C3-55 | ||
| Interpreting Financial Performance Measures Use this decision tool to create a five-year trend analysis. |
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C3-56 | ||
| Complete Financial Statements Use this decision tool to calculate a comprehensive set of financial statements including the beginning and ending net worth statements, the income statement, the cash-flow statement, the statement of owner equity, and the financial performance measures. |
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C3-20 | ||
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C3-25 | |||
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C3-55 | |||
| Dividing Business Income Use this decision tool to calculate how to divide income between different parties. |
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C4-16 | ||
| Weights & Measurements | ||||
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| Metric Conversions Use this decision tool for converting between English and Metric units. |
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C6-80 | ||
| Storage Capacity Use this decision tool to calculate the storage capacity of multiple types of grain storage facilities. |
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C6-84 | ||
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