Crops -- Decision Tools
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| Pasture Cost Improvement Budgets (8 Decision Tools) Use these decision tools to determine the initial cost per acre for improving: |
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| Hay Storage Cost Comparison Use this decision tool to compare costs for various types of hay storage | |
A1-15 | ||
| Fruit & Vegetable Budgets (15 Decision Tools) Use these decision tools to estimate the costs and returns for fruit and vegetable production. Budgets are available for: | |
A1-17 | ||
| Organic Crop Production Enterprise Budgets (4 Decision Tools) Use these decision tools to estimate the costs and returns for growing Organic Corn, Organic Soybeans, Organic Oats, and Organic Alfalfa |
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A1-18 | ||
| Crop Production Costs Budgets (13 Decision Tools) Use these decision tools to project the costs and returns of growing: |
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A1-20 | ||
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| Breakeven Worksheet for Crops Use this decision tool to find cash-flow requirements per acre and break-even selling prices per bushel or ton for individual crops. |
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A1-20 | ||
| Comparison of Drying Systems Calculator Use this decision tool to compare total drying cost per bushel based on the type of drying system and price inputs. |
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A1-20 | ||
| Crop Rotation Summary Use this decision tool to estimate the returns for different crop rotations |
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A1-20 | ||
| Making the Transition from Conventional to Organic Production Use this decision tool to help analyze the transition process from conventional to organic production. |
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A1-26 | ||
| Direct and Counter Cyclical Program Payment Estimator Use this decision tool to project Direct payments and Counter Cyclical Program Payments for the current farm bill. |
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A1-32 | ||
| Projected ACRE Payment Rates for Iowa Crops Use this decision tool to see projected payments rates for the ACRE program. |
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A1-33 | ||
| SURE Payment Calculator (Supplemental Revenue Assistance) Use this decision tool to estimate payments under Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE) for 2010 or 2011 crops. |
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A1-44 | ||
| Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Payment Estimator Use this decision tool to estimate payments under the Average Crop Revenue Election program. |
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A1-45 | ||
| Crop Insurance Comparison Use this decision tool to compare different crop insurance strategies for corn and soybeans. |
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| Delayed Planting and Replanting Evaluator Use this decision tool to evalutate delayed planting, replanting and prevented planting alternatives. |
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A1-57 | ||
| Group Risk Crop Insurance Comparison Use this decision tool to compare GRIP and GRP crop insurance for corn and soybeans. |
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A1-58 | ||
| Corn Silage Pricer Use this decision tool to estimate a minimum and maximum price for corn silage standing in the field or harvested and stored |
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A1-65 | ||
| Corn Stover Pricer Use this decision tool to estimate a price for corn stover standing in the field or harvested and stored. |
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A1-70 | ||
| Rotation Profitability Calculator Use this decision tool to compare return to management on different crop rotations and find the break-even price. |
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A1-80 | ||
| Rotation Profitability Calculator - using optimal nitrogen rate Use this decision tool to compare return to management on different crop rotations using the optimal rate of nitrogen. |
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A1-80 | ||
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| Monthly Cost for Storing Grain Use this decision tool to project the cost of storing grain past harvest in existing storage facilities or commercial storage. |
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| Grain Storage Investment Comparison Use this decision tool to compare the cost for on-farm storage, commercial storage, rental farm storage, or in a storage condominium investment. |
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| Season Average Price Calculator This decision tool uses monthly grain prices and futures prices to estimate the season average price for corn and soybeans. |
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| Machinery | ||||
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| Determining the Custom Operator's Share of the Crop Use this decision tool to compute an equitable share of the crop to give the custom operator instead of a cash payment. |
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| Farm Machinery Financing Analyzer Use this decision tool to compare the cost the cost of owning vs. leasing farm machinery. |
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A3-21 | ||
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| Estimating the Field Capacity of Farm Machines Use this decision tool to estimate the acreage capacity of a new machine. |
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A3-25 | ||
| Matching Tractor Power and Implement Size Use this decision tool to match the size of a tractor to the size of an implement. |
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A3-28 | ||
| Estimating the Number of Field Days Required Use this decision tool to estimate the number of field days required to complete a field operation. |
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A3-28 | ||
| Estimating Farm Machinery Costs Use this decision tool to estimate the cost of owning and operating farm machinery. |
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A3-29 | ||
| Grain Transportation Costs Use this decision tool to find ownership and operator costs for transporting grain by wagon or truck. |
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A3-29 | ||
| Combine Ownership or Custom Hire Use this decision tool to help you compare the cost of owning a combine to the cost of custom hire. |
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A3-33 | ||
| Joint Machinery Ownership Use this decision tool to compute each party's cost of jointly owning machinery. |
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| Farm Machinery Joint Venture Worksheet Use this decision tool to compute each party's initial capital contribution and annual payments and operating expenses for a joint venture |
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A3-38 | ||
| Motor Vehicle Cost Analyzer Use this decision tool to calculate ownership and operating costs for a vehicle per mile and per year. |
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A3-40 | ||
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