Decision Making Tools 

 
Spreadsheet Corresponding paper(s)
Price slides.xls --- Excel spreadsheet for estimating the relationship between feeder cattle weight and prices.   Price slides.pdf --- Extension bulletin (MF-2504) on feeder cattle price slides.
 
Cowlease.xls --- Excel spreadsheet for estimating equitable shares for leasing a beef cow herd. Beef cows.pdf --- Extension bulletin (MF-2163) on developing equitable arrangements for leasing beef cows.
 
Buy-Sell.xls --- Excel spreadsheet for calculating breakeven selling and purchase prices for cattle.    
 
Wheat graze.xls --- Excel spreadsheet for estimating the returns to grazing wheat.  
 
KSU-Beef (kcd).xls --- Excel spreadsheet to calculate the costs and returns for various beef enterprises.   Farm Management Guides --- Link to K-State Farm Management Guides (projected budgets).
 
SEW formulas.xls --- Excel spreadsheet for calculating the price of SEW weaner or feeder pigs using formula based on market hog, grain, and SBM prices. SEW pigs.pdf --- Extension bulleting (MF-2221) on estimating the value of SEW pigs.
 
KSU-Lease.xls --- Excel spreadsheet for determining equitable crop share and cash rental arrangements (new version). KSU-Lease.pdf --- Explanation of the inputs and concepts associated with KSU-Lease.xls spreadsheet.
 
Lease.xls --- Excel spreadsheet for determining equitable crop share and cash rental arrangements (old version). Crop share.pdf / Cash rent.pdf --- Extension bulletins explaining the concepts of crop share and cash rent leasing arrangements.
 
Flexrent.xls --- Excel spreadsheet for determining the terms of a flexible cash rent lease. Flexrent.pdf --- Explanation of the inputs and output associated with the Flexrent.xls spreadsheet.
 
KSU-Landbuy.xls --- Excel spreadsheet to analyze land purchase prices and land values in general. Valuing and Buying Farmland.pdf --- Explanation of the inputs and concepts associated with KSU-Landbuy.xls spreadsheet.
 
KSU Crop budgets.xls --- Excel spreadsheet to calculate the costs and returns to various crops and/or crop rotations. Farm Management Guides --- Link to K-State Farm Management Guides (projected budgets).
 
InsuranceSim.xls --- Excel spreadsheet to compare crop insurance and price risk management strategies.  InsuranceSim.pdf --- Explanation of the inputs and output associated with the InsuranceSim.xls spreadsheet.
 
Certified seed.xls --- Excel spreadsheet to compare the returns of certified and farmer-saved seed. Economic Issues with Certified and Farmer-saved Wheat Seed.pdf --- Extension bulletin discussing the economics of planting certified seed.
 
On-farm storage.xls --- Excel spreadsheet to estimate the costs of on-farm storage facilities. The Economics of On-Farm Storage.pdf --- Extension bulletin discussing the economics of and other issues related to constructing on-farm grain storage facilities.
 
OwnSpray.xls --- Excel spreadsheet to evaluate the economics of owning a self-propelled crop sprayer. OwnSpray.pdf --- Explanation of the inputs and output associated with the OwnSpray.xls spreadsheet.
 
OwnTractor.xls --- Excel spreadsheet to evaluate the cost of owning a tractor.   OwnTractor.pdf --- Explanation of the inputs and output associated with the OwnTractor.xls spreadsheet.
 
 
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