Decision Tools
Farm Bill
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Senior Project FRESH in Michigan with Michigan State University Extension
Published on May 7, 2024
Senior Project FRESH (SPF), which is part of the USDA Farm Bill, is a program designed to help older adults incorporate more fresh fruit and vegetables in their diet. -
MSU Farm Bill Analyzer 2024
Published on December 8, 2023
This spreadsheet is designed to help producers make the decision between the Farm Bill programs administered by USDA.
Partial Budgets
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Partial Budget Worksheet
Published on February 2, 2023
Partial Budgeting with Capital cost calculator -
Corn Picker for Silage
Published on June 28, 2021
Partial Budget decision tool for deciding between silage corn hybrids. -
Evaluating the Profitability of Changes in Farm Businesses
Published on March 14, 2019
Partial Budgeting: A tool for evaluating the profitability of changes in farm businesses -
Calculating the Annual Cost of Using Depreciable Assets
Published on February 25, 2019
Calculating the Annual Cost of using Depreciable Assets
Cash Flow Planning
- Farm Cash Flow spreadsheet (2017; Betz, MSU)
- Swine Cash Flow spreadsheet (Betz, MSU)
- Fruit Cash Flow spreadsheet (Betz, MSU)
- Orchard/Vineyard Cash Flow spreadsheet (2012; PSU & Moore, MSU)
Investment Decisions
- Irrigation Capital Investment Model (2013; Betz, MSU)
- Greenhouse Capital Investment Calculator (2013; Betz, MSU)
- Asparagus Mechanical Harvesting with Siler Harvester (2014; Werling & Talley, MSU)
Crop Insurance Decisions
- Evaluating Taking Prevented Planting Payments for Corn (2013; Schnitkey, U-IL)
- Crop Insurance Decisions, ACRE presentation (2013; Betz, MSU)
- Crop Insurance Decisions, 2014 Farm Bill presentation (2014; Betz, MSU)
Other Decisions
- Understanding the Economics of Tile Drainage (2010; Hofstrand, ISU)
- Tile Drainage Investment Analysis spreadsheet (2010; Hofstrand, ISU)
- Pricing Corn Silage and Earlage from Immature Corn (2013; Black, Rust & Stein, MSU)
Land Rent Calculator
Published
Fertilizer Cost Comparison Tool (Fruit)
Published
Input Purchasing Plan Template (Word)
Published
Input Purchasing Plan Template (Excel)
Published
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