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Agribusiness, Costs, Plans, Analysis AGRICULTURE CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, ETC. AGRIBUSINESS CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, ETC. FARM ANALYSIS CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, ETC. FARM & RANCH MANAGEMENT CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, ETC. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, ETC. INCOME STATEMENTS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) GLOSSARY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, PROGRAMS AND POLICY - Division of Agriculture, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences, University of Arkansas Multimedia Glossary of Agricultural Production, Programs and Policy (Text & Images). For more information see the Division of Agriculture AGRICULTURAL ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS - Division of Agriculture, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences, University of Arkansas Multimedia Agricultural Acronyms and Abbreviations (Text & Images). For more information see the Division of Agriculture AG ADVISOR - D. Kohl, Agriculture and AgriBusiness, Royal Bank of Canada VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. AG Advisor Calculators Include: Commercial AG Advisor Calculator "...The Strategic Risk Management Fiscal Fitness Checkup allows you to analyze 12 critical areas in your business that pertain to short-term and long-term risk management..." Lifestyle Farm Operations AG Advisor Calculator "...An extensive financial analysis of a lifestyle farm includes examining a wide spectrum of criteria, ranging from the cash emergency fund, credit usage, debt levels...' Commerical Quickstep AG Advisor Calculator Lifestyle Farm Operations Quickstep AG Advisor Calculator For more information see Agriculture and AgriBusiness or the Royal Bank of Canada AGRICULTURE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TOOLS & CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ontario Farm Management Analysis Project (OFMAP), Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Agriculture Business Management Tools & Calculators includes over "50" Calculators & Spreadsheets in the following Categories: "...Crop and Livestock Budgeting Calculators; Capital Investment Calculators; Cost of Production and Debt Servicing Calculators; Custom Farmwork Rate; Equipment Leases Calculators; Farm Financial Analysis and Planning Calculators; Land Cost Calculators; etc..." For more information see Agriculture Business Management; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario AGRICULTURE BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND PLANNING CALCULATOR - Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada VERY EXTENSIVE. Agriculture Business Analysis and Planning Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Total Revenue; Total Variable or Operating Expenses; Total Fixed Expenses; Feed; Livestock; Value of Unpaid Labour; Total Assets; etc..." For more information see Interactives; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario AGRICULTURE FINANCIAL TOOLS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Agriculture Marketing, Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture Sciences, Pennsylvania State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Agriculture Financial Calculators include: Accrued Interest & Revolving Loan Calculator; Appraisal of Current Financial Position Calculator; Asset Depreciation Calculator; Balance Sheet Calculator; Grain Break Even & Cash Flow Projection Calculator; Capital Budget Analysis Calculator; Cash Flow Projection Calculator; Insurance Payment Calculator; Land Purchase Calculator; Land Rent Estimator Calculator; Lease vs. Purchase Calculator; Loan Amortize & Comparison Calculator; Time Value of Money Calculator; etc..." For more information see Agriculture Marketing or the Penn State Cooperative Extension AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY AND DEMAND DATABASE - farmdoc Project, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Supply and Demand Database includes: Commodity "...Corn; Soybeans; Wheat; Cattle & Hog; World Soybeans; Wheat; Coarse Grain..." Variables "...Acres Planted; Acres Harvested; Yield per Acre; Total Consumption; Exports; etc..." Table or Chart, etc. For more information see Tools or farmdoc BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, British Columbia, Canada VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Business Management "...consists of enterprise budgets, cash flow table and graph, sensitivity analysis table and buildings, machinery and production system costs..." Business Management Tools include over "50" Calculators in the following Categories & Subcategories: Crop Business Management Calculators "...Berries and Vines; Forage; Grains and Oilseeds; Potatoes; Tree Fruits; Vegetables..." Livestock Business Management Calculators "...Poultry; Horses; Bees, Honey, Pollination..." Value Added Business Management Calculators "...Food Processing..." Business Planning Management Calculators "...Crop Profitability; Planning for Profit Financial Statements; Cow Calf Operation..." For more information see Business Management or the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands FARM BUDGET CASH FORECAST WORKSHEET CALCULATOR - Agricon Africa, Cape Town, South Africa VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Farm Budget Cash Forcast Worksheet Calculator includes: Livestock Sheep & Cattle..." Crops "...Maize; Wheat; Oats; etc..." Horticulure "...Grapes; Oranges; Peaches; Apricots; etc..." General Costs "...Electricity; Fuel; Salaries; etc..." Administration Costs; Budget Sensitivity Analysis; etc. For more information see Agricon Africa FARM BUDGET PLANNERS - CALCULATORS - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Farm Budget Planner "...performs a variety of functions including preparation of annualised cash budgets, estimating costs of a new loan and obtaining key performance ratios..." Farm Budget Planner Calculators include: "...Beef Budget Planner Calculator; Beef/Sheep Budget Planner Calculator; Crops/Grain Budget Planner Calculator; Dairy Budget Planner Calculator; Deer Budget Planner Calculator; Mixed Enterprise Budget Planner Calculator; Wool Budget Planner Calculator..." For more information see ANZ

FARM DECISIONS: FINANCIAL DECISIONS TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: W. Edwards, Ag Decision Maker, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Farm Decisions Calculators include: "...Farm Cash Flow Statement Calculator; Farm Net Worth Statement Calculator; Analyzing a Net Worth Statement Calculator; Farm Income Statemen Calculator; Analyzing an Income Statement Calculator; Farm Financial Performance Measures Calculator; Interpreting Financial Performance Measures Calculator; Farm Comprehensive Financial Analysis Calculator; etc..." For more information see Whole Farm Decisions; Ag Decision Maker or Iowa State University Extension FARM DECISION MAKING TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - E. LaDue, Cornell Program on Agriculture and Small Business Finance, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Farm Decision Making Calculators include: "...Lease Analysis Program Calculator; Financial Statements for Agriculture Calculator; (designed for calculating financial statements for agriculture consistent with the recommendations of the Farm Financial Standards Council (FFSC)) Annual Cash Flow Projection Calculator; Monthly Cash Flow Projection Calculator; Analyzing Replacement Equipment Purchases Calculator; Before Tax Lease Program Calculator; etc..." For more information see Publications and Tools; Cornell Program on Agriculture and Small Business Finance or the Department of Applied Economics and Management FARM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & ANALYSIS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - D. Griffith, Farm Management, Extension Economics, MSU Extension Service, & the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Farm Financial Management & Analysis Calculators include: "...Capital Investment Analysis Calculator; Cash Flow Calculator; Partial Budgeting Calculator; Time Value of Money Calculator; Financial Statements Calculator; Beginning Balance Calculator; Owner's Equity Calculator; etc..." For more information see Software Downloads; Farm Management or Extension Economics Some examples of Financial Management & Anaylsis Calculators include RD Financial Calculator RD Financial Calculator "...allows the user to explore the impact of such factors as debt load, family living costs, cost of production, interest rates, governments payments, etc. on the farm/ranches ability to survive in the long run..." Whole Farm Budgeting Calculator Whole Farm Budgeting Calculator "...Allows the specification of production intentions for an entire operation. Includes 3 simple plans, a land use plan, a livestock plan, and a livestock feed plan..." FARM MANAGEMENT - SMARTFORM: COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE - Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey VERY EXTENSIVE. Farm Management Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Crop Budgets; Receipts Per Acre; Costs Per Acre; Materials and Related Services Costs; Labor Costs; Machinery and Equipment Costs; Irrigation Costs; Land Costs; Interest on Operating Capital; etc..." For more information see Farm Management: Crop Rotational Budgets; Farm Management; Commercial Agriculture or Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station FARM MANAGEMENT - INTERACTIVE GREENHOUSE CROP BUDGET WITH FIVE CROPS - R. Brumfield, Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Greenhouse Crop Accounting Calculator assists "...greenhouse managers to allocate costs to specific crops..." Greenhouse Crop Accounting Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Greenhouse Crop; Greenhouse Size; Square-feet Week; Greenhouse Sales; Direct Costs; Overhead and Variable Costs; etc..." For more information see Farm Management; Commercial Agriculture or Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station FARMLAND PURCHASE ANALYSIS SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - W. Edwards & M. Duffy, Ag Decision Maker, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Farm Purchase Analysis allows you to "...compare the economic and financial impacts of purchasing a parcel of farmland..." Farm Purchase Analysis Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Expected USDA Fixed Payments Per Year (Direct, CRP, CSP, etc.); Annual Income expected from Other Sources (Livestock, Royalties, etc.); Real Estate Taxes per Year; Total Other Annual Ownership Costs (Upkeep of Fences, Tile Lines, etc.); Initial Investment needed in Improvements (Fences, Tile Lines, etc.); Initial Investment needed in additional Machinery, if any Closing Costs, Total Dollars; Expected Annual Percentage increase in Farmland Values, Net of General Inflation; Crop Rotation, Yield and Price Assumptions; Current Expected Yield for each Crop (owner's share), Per Acre; etc..." For more information see Farmland Values; Whole Farm Decisions; Ag Decision Maker or Iowa State University Extension GREENMOUNT BUSINESS PLANNER - A joint venture between College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, Greenmount Campus and the Northern Bank VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Agriculture Business Planner allows "...a farmer can analyse his existing business and benchmark its key financial ratios with other similar farms in Northern Ireland. Changes to the data can be made easily in order to examine the feasibility of different business options..." Agriculture Business Planner Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Gross Margins; Other Income; Fixed Costs; Finance Charges; Annual Budget; Financial Ratios; etc..." For more information see the Northern Bank or the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, Greenmount Campus RANCH & FARM CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Includes Over "50" Ranch Calculators & Farm Calculators including: "...Average Annual Damage Estimates Calculator; Interest and Annuity Calculator; Farm Machinery Cost Estimates Calculator; Crop Rotation Analysis Calculator; Direct Seeding/No-Till Cost Estimates Calculator; Economic Damage Estimate from Gully Formation Calculator; Fuel Use Per Acre Calculator; Value of an additional cfs of water for Hydro Power Generation Calculator; Irrigation System - Cost Analysis Calculator; Costs for Big Gun Irrigation System Calculator; Costs for Center Pivot Irrigation System Calculator; Costs for Drip Irrigation System Calculator; Costs for Gated Pipe Irrigation System Calculator; Cost Estimate of Pipeline Projects Calculator; Estimating the Cost of Irrigation Water Calculator; Costs for Wheel Line (Diesel) Irrigation System Calculator; Costs for Wheel Line (Electric) Irrigation System Calculator; etc..." For more information see Economics Models; NRCS Economics; Technical Reports or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) SPECIALTY FOODS ENTERPRISE BUDGET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Center for Integrated Agriculture Systems (CIAS), University of Wisconsin, Madison VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Spreadsheet Located at Bottom of Page. Specialty Foods Enterprise Budget is "...a spreadsheet to help farmers make financial and management decisions about new or existing specialty food enterprises. This spreadsheet can help farmers pinpoint their expenses, determine prices for their products, and decide if a specialty foods enterprise will turn a profit..." Specialty Foods Enterprise Budget Calculator INPUT Values include: Receipts; Variable Costs "...Advertising Costs; Marketing Costs; etc..." Fixed Costs "...Building Costs; Office Costs; etc..." Labor & Management Costs; Returns; Capitol Recovery Costs; etc. For more informaton see Enterprise Budgets; Economics; Center for Integrated Agriculture Systems (CIAS) UGA EXTENSION INTERACTIVE ENTERPRISE BUDGETS: VEGETABLE & CROPS (JAVA APPLETS) - Coordinator: J.C. McKissick; Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Budget Calculators for Crops & Vegetables include: "...Corn Budget Calculator; Cotton Budget Calculator; Peanuts Budget Calculator; Squash Budget Calculator; Tobacco Budget Calculator; Tomatoes Budget Calculator..." Budget Calculators for Livestock & Poultry include: "...CowCalf Budget Calculator; Dairy Budget Calculator; Hogs Budget Calculator; Steers Budget Calculator; Broilers Budget Calculator..." For more information see Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics USDA - RMA PREMIUM CALCULATION (INSURANCE PLANS AND QUOTATION AVAILABILITY - Risk Management Agency, USDA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...Premium Calculation Software for 2000 and succeeding years..." For more information see Tools & Calculators or Risk Management Agency

Agriculture Engineering AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING DESIGN TOOLS, DRAWINGS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS) AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Indiana, Deparment of Agriculture VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "16" Agriculture Engineering Spreadsheets include Concrete Toewall Calculator "...Calculates the capacity and rebar requirements for a reinforced concrete toewall structure..." Levee Volumes by Fill Height Calculator "...Calculates fill volumes in a levee or dam when top width, side slopes and depth of fill are entered..." Lined Channel Design "...Calculates velocity and capacity of trapezoidal and parabolic lined channels. Includes rock size velocity table..." Swine Composter Calculator "...Worksheet to calculate size and number of bins..." Waterway Design Calculator "...Calculates design of a grassed waterway and includes plan sheets..." For more information see Conservation Engineering or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Indiana AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING DESIGN TOOLS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Okalahoma, USDA Multimedia Agriculture Engineering Design Tools (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Agriculture Engineering Design Spreadsheets include "...Grassed Waterway Design Spreadsheet; Concrete Lined Outlet Design and Computations Spreadsheet; Livestock Pipeline Design Spreadsheet; Embankment Pond Design Computations Spreadsheet; Irrigation Pipeline and Pumping Plant Design Spreadsheet; etc..." For more information see Oklahoma Technical Resources or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Oklahoma AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING TOOLS AND SOFTWARE (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), South Dakota, USDA Multimedia Agriculture Engineering Design Tools (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Agriculture Engineering Design Tools (Text & Images). Examples of Agriculture Engineering Design Spreadsheets & Calculators include "...Drop Inlet Hydraulics Spreadsheet; Hood Inlet Hydraulics Spreadsheet; Simple Dam Break Input Formatting Spreadsheet; Animal Waste Storage Facility Design Spreadsheet; Any Level Earthwork Quantity Calculator; etc..." For more information see South Dakota NRCS Technical Resources or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), South Dakota AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING STANDARD DRAWINGS - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Illinois, USDA Multimedia Agriculture Engineering Standard Drawings (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples Agriculture Engineering Standard Drawings Subject Categories which include over "200" Drawings include "...Dams, Ponds and Reservoirs Engineering Standard Drawings; Grade Control Structures Engineering Standard Drawings; Livestock Facilities Confinement & Grazing Engineering Standard Drawings; Streambank Stabilization Engineering Standard Drawings; Temporary Erosion Control Engineering Standard Drawings; Waterways, Diversions, Terraces and Basins Engineering Standard Drawings; etc..." For more information see Illinois Technical Information, Resources, Tools, Models, and Data or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Illinois AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING CADD DRAWINGS (PDF) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Colorado, USDA Multimedia Agriculture Engineering CADD Drawings (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Colorado Technical Resources or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Colorado AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING DRAWINGS - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Kentucky, USDA Multimedia Agriculture Engineering Drawings (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Kentucky Technical Resources or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Kentucky

Agriculture Building Plans, Stockyards Plans, etc. AGRICULTURE BUILDING PLANS, FACILITY PLANS, EQUIPMENT PLANS BUILDING & EQUIPMENT PLANS - J.R. Bicudo, L. Turner & G. Rajput, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY VERY VERY.....EXTENSIVE. Ranch Building & Equipment Plans include: BEEF Building and Equipment Plans "...Feeding Barns; Corral Layouts; Corral with Curved Chute; Cattle Working Chute; Loading Chutes; Loading Ramp and Six-Way Sorting Trap; Breeding Chute for Beef Cattle; Calf Creep Feeder; etc..." DAIRY Building and Equipment Plans "...Milkrooms; Freestall Barns; Calf Barns; Maternity Barn for Dairy Cows; Fan Ventilation Systems for Animal Facilities; Dairy Manure Storage Facility; etc..." FEED Building and Equipment Plans "...Storage; Feeding; Equipment; Hay Storage & Feeding Barn; Cattle Feeding Rack for Hay and Silage; Cattle Feeding Shelter; etc..." HORSE Building and Equipment Plans "...Barns; Riding Horse Barn; Horse Barn and Arena; Riding Horse Barn - 4 Stallsv etc..." HORTICULURE Building and Equipment Plans "...Greenhouses; Roadside Stands; etc..." MISC. STRUCTURES Building and Equipment Plans Farm Gates; Rabbit Hutches; Smoke Housesv Dog Houses; etc..." POLE BUILDINGS Building and Equipment Plans "...Pole Barn; Machinery Sheds; etc..." SWINE Building and Equipment Plans "...Farrowing Buildings; Nursery Buildings; Gestation & Breeding Buildings; Circular Loading Pen for Swine; etc..." TOBACCO Building and Equipment Plans "...Burley/Dark Air Cured Barns; Forced Air Burley Barns; Dark Fired Barns; Portable Curing Frames; Hauling Wagons; etc..." For more information see Extension Services or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) AGRICULTURE BUILDING AND FACILITY PLANS - Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources, North Dakota State University Multimedia Agriculture Building and Facility Plans (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Agriculture Building and Facility Plans "...These building and facility plans were developed over many years by engineers at Land Grant universities. They provide conceptual information that is excellent for planning purposes. An abbreviated description of each plan is provided in each category listing of plans. The plans with 4-digit numbers were prepared through the USDA Cooperative Farm Buildings Plan Exchange..." Example of "Agriculture Building and Facility Plans" Subject Categories include "...Beef Cattle Building and Facility Plans; Dairy Cattle Building and Facility Plans; Horse Building and Facility Plans; Poultry Building and Facility Plans; Sheep Building and Facility Plans; Swine Building and Facility Plans; Crops Building and Facility Plans; Construction (Barns, etc.) Building and Facility Plans; etc..." For more information see the Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering AGRICULTURE BUILDING PLANS - MidWest Plan Service (MWPS), College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Iowa State University Multimedia Agriculture Building Plans (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Example of "Agriculture Building Plans" Subject Categories include "...Beef Cattle Building Plans; Dairy Cattle Building Plans; Sheep Building Plans; Swine Building Plans; Milkhouse and Parlor Building Plans; Hay & Grain Storage Building Plans; Machinery Storage; Building Plans Trusses Building Plans; etc. For more information see the MidWest Plan Service (MWPS) AGRICULTURE BUILDING PLANS - Canada Plan Service - Service de Plans du Canada, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Multimedia Agriculture Building Plans (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Example of "Agriculture Building Plans" Subject Categories include "...Beef Cattle Building Plans; Dairy Cattle Building Plans; Poultry Building Plans; Sheep Building Plans; Swine Building Plans; Fruits, Vegetables & Greenhouses Building Plans; Special Structures (Goat Structures, Rabbit Stuctures, Horse Structures, Machinery Storage, etc.); Grain, Forage & Feed Building Plans; etc..." For more information see the Canada Plan Service - Service de Plans du Canada AGRICULTURE: FARM STRUCTURES & LIVESTOCK PLANS - Ministry of Agriculture & Lands, British Columbia Government, Province of British Columbia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Farm Structures & Livestock Plans include Fencing "...Fence Materials; Braces; Crop Protection and Special Fence Designs; Livestock Control Fence Designs; Gates; Fence Construction; etc..." Dairy Cattle "...Anti-Slip Floors for Dairy Cattle; Dairy Calf Housing; Gravity Flow Slurry Channel for Dairy Manure; Hay Floor Safety Fence; Veal Calf Housing; etc..." Swine - Pig "...Farrowing Barn Design and Management; Feeder Barn Design and Management; Floor Heat for Swine; Site and Building Planning for Swine Production; etc..." For more information see Farm Publications; Publications or the Ministry of Agriculture & Lands STOCKYARDS PLANS, LAIRAGES PLANS, CORRAL PLANS, LOADING RAMP PLANS, ETC. DESIGN OF STOCKYARDS, LAIRAGES, CORRALS, RACES, CHUTES AND LOADING RAMP - T. Grandin Multimedia Design of Livestock Handling Systems, Cattle Corrals, Stockyards, and Races Teaching Modules & Plans (Text, Images & Animations). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Design of Livestock Handling Systems, Cattle Corrals, Stockyards, and Races Teaching Modules include: Drawings for Cattle Ranches "...Basic Cattle Layout; Basic Forcing Pen; Economy Corral Layout; Ranch Soring Pens; Feedlot Handling; Curved Corral System; etc..." Slaughter Plant Facilities for Cattle and Pigs; Computer Aided Drawings of Cattle Corral Designs; Non Slip Flooring for Livestock Handling; Directions for laying out Curved Cattle Handling Facilities; etc. For more information see Temple Grandin's Web Page Other examples of Livestock Behaviour & Design of Facilities Teaching Modules include: Behaviour of Cattle, Pigs, Buffalo and Antelope During Handling and Transport Restraint of Livestock

Energy FARM ENERGY COSTS CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. FARM ENERGY TOOLS - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Farm Energy Calculators include "...Animal Housing Energy Estimator; Irrigation Energy Estimator; Nitrogen Energy Estimator; Tilliage Energy Estimator..." For more information see Energy Tools; Energy Tools; National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) FARM ENERGY COSTS CALCULATOR - Central Iowa Power Cooperative VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Farm Energy Costs Calculator "...This chart will ask you to record the electrical equipment you have and will give you a typical kilowatt hour usage for a farm like yours. After you've completed the chart, we'll tell you how you can save on your energy bill..." Farm Energy Costs Calculator Subject Categories include "...Dairy Equipment; Hog Operation Equipment; Grain Dryer Equipment; Poultry Equipment; Water Pumps; Water Stock Stank Heaters (Hog & Cattle); Yard Lighting; etc..." For more information see Calculators or the Central Iowa Power Cooperative WIND POWER SYSTEMS FOR FARMS Wind Farm Area Calculators WIND FARM AREA CALCULATOR - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Department of Energy Wind Farm Area Calculator "..estimates land-area requirements for wind power systems. The results indicate a "footprint" of land that has to be taken out of production to provide space for turbine towers, roads, and support structures..." For more information see Calculators; Power Technologies Energy Data Book; Energy Analysis or the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Wind Energy: Databases, Manuals, Calculators, etc. WIND ENERGY CALCULATORS, MANUALS, DATABASES & TEACHING MODULES - Danish Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association, Denmark Multimedia Wind Energy Manuals, Teaching Modules, Wind Energy Databases, Wind Energy Calculators, etc. (Text, Images, Animations, Simulations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Wind Energy "...Anyone interested in wind power can need more information or knowledge. Here you can find answers to all of the things you never knew you needed to know about wind power..." Wind Energy Teaching Modules include: Where does Wind Energy come From; How do Turbines Work "...Components; Lift; Stall and Drag; Sum of Wind Speeds; Rotor Aerodynamics; Rotor Blades; Power Control; The Yaw Mechanism; Towers; The Size of Turbines..." Wind Energy Manual "... Wind Energy Concepts; Energy and Power Definitions; Wind Energy Acoustics; etc..." Generators; Turbine Design; Electrical Grid; Economics; Wind Energy Manual; etc..." For more information see the Danish Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association Some examples from over "10" Wind Energy Calculators include Wind Energy Economics Calculator Wind Shade Calculator Wind Speed Calculator Wind Turbine Power Calculator Wind Turbine Shadow Calculator Sound Map Calculator Wind Energy Economics Calculators WIND PROJECT CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Great Plains Windustry Project VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Free - Registration Required. Windustry Wind Project Calculator is "...developed to assist farm owners and operators in evaluating the economics of installing a wind turbine on their farms to provide electricity for the farm and home..." Great Plains Windustry's Wind Project Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Wind Speed and Power Curve Data; Electricity Usage at the Farm or Business; Electric Rates; Production Rates; Expected Escalation in Future Rates, and Energy Adjustments; Net Billing Information and Buy-Back Rates; Green Energy Tags; Renewable Energy Credits; etc.." For more information see Windustry

Fencing FENCING COST CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. FENCING COST CALCULATOR: WOVEN & BARBED WIRE FENCES - J. R. Bicudo, L. Turner & G. Rajput, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Fencing Cost Calculator for Woven & Barbed Wire "...Enter values in the length calculator if pasture lay-out is reasonably regular. If the fence line is irregular because of boundaries, topography, etc., then enter the value directly under General Inputs..." Fencing Cost Calculator for Woven & Barbed Wire INPUT Values include: General INPUT Values "...Number of Acres; Length of Fence; Number of Corner Assemblies; Number of End Assemblies; Tractor Driven Posts; etc..." Material Costs "...Posts; Spacers; Woven Wire; Barbed Wire; Staples; etc..." Labor Costs "...Line Posts Labor Costs; Corner or End Assemblies Spacers Labor Costs; Woven Wire Unwind, Stretch, Fasten Labor Costs; Barbed Wire Unwind, Stretch, Fasten Labor Costs..." etc. For more information see Calculators & Tools for Beef; Livestock Engineering; Extension Services or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) FENCING COST CALCULATOR: HIGH TENSILE FENCES - J. R. Bicudo, L. Turner & G. Rajput, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Fencing Cost Calculator for High Tensile Fences "...Enter values in the length calculator if pasture lay-out is reasonably regular. If the fence line is irregular because of boundaries, topography, etc., then enter the value directly under General Inputs..." Fencing Cost Calculator for High Tensile Fences INPUT Values include: General INPUT Values "...Number of Acres; Length of Fence; Number of Corner Assemblies; Number of End Assemblies; Number of Wires of High Tensile Wire; Number of End or Corner Post Insulators per Corner Assembly & Per End Assembly; Tractor Driven Posts; etc..." Material Costs "...Posts: Line, Brace & Corner; Spacers or Battens; High Tensile Wire; Wire Strainers; Insulators; etc..." Labor Costs Line Posts Labor Costs; Corner or End Assemblies Labor Costs; Spacers Labor Costs; High Tensile Wire Unwind, Stretch & Fasten Labor Costs; etc. For more information see Calculators & Tools for Beef; Livestock Engineering; Extension Services or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) FENCE BUDGETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Authors: Eric Eberly, Farm Business Management Agent, Gordon Groover, Extension Economist, Farm Management and the Farm Business Management Staff, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Fence Budget Calculators includes: "...Fence Construction Materials Cost Calculator; Fence High Tensile Electric Calculator; Fence High Tensile Non Electric Calculator; Fence Barbed Wire Calculator; Fence NRCS HT Electric Calculator; Fence NRCS HT Non Electric Calculator; Fence Woven Wire Calculator..." For more information see 2008 Virginia Farm Business Management Livestock Budgets; Livestock, Poultry & Dairy; Virginia Cooperative Extension Education Programs & Resources or the Virginia Cooperative Extension FENCING DESIGN & FENCING COST CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. FENCE DESIGN & COSTS SPREADSHEETS: POWER FENCES & BARBED WIRE FENCES (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: B. Hughes, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) VERY EXTENSIVE. Power & Barbed Wire Fence Design and Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: Power Fence Design General INPUT Values "...Feet of Fence; Distance from Energizer to Fence; Number of Corner Systems, H Brace Systems, Gate Systems, Wire Gaps, Floodgates, etc..." List of Materials "...Wire; Posts; Ground Rods & Clamps; Lightening Arrestor; Energizer; Insulated Cable; Gates; Flood Gate Controller; etc..." Estimated Costs of Materials; etc. Barbed Wire Fence Design General INPUT Values "...Feet of Fence; Number of Corners; In-Line H Brace Systems; Gates..." List of Materials "...Wire, Posts; Other Materials; etc..." etc. For more information see Range and Pasture Spreadsheets; Tools by Landuse; Economics Models; NRCS Economics; Technical Reports or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) FENCING POSTS WIND LOAD CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. FENCE POSTS WIND LOAD CALCULATORS - Wheatland Tube Company, a division of John Maneely Company, The Carlyle Group VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Fence Post Wind Load Calculators for Fences include: Chain Length Fence Post Wind Load Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Wind Speed; Fence Height; Line Post O.D.; Mesh Size or Solid Panel; Fabric Wire Guage; Wind Exposure Category; Icing Effect; etc..." Metal Panel Wind Fence Post Load Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Wind Speed; Fence Height; Line Post O.D.; Description; Wind Exposure Category; Icing Effect; etc..." For more information see Wheatland Tube Company

Farm Machinery & Farm Equipment FARM MACHINERY DATABASES, MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. FARM EQUIPMENT DATABASES, MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. Tractor Tests TRACTOR TESTS - Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory, Department of Bilogical Systems Engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincolon Nebraska VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Tractor test reports from 1999 to CURRENT DATE include "...AGCO (formerly AGCOAllis), AGCO Allis, Massey Ferguson, and White tractors; Case-IH Tractors; McCormick Tractors; New Holland Tractors; Challenger & Caterpillar Tractors; John Deere Tractors; Buhler Versatile Tractors; Hurliman Tractors; Kubota Tractors; SAME Tractors; Valmet Tractors; Zetor Tractors..." For more information see the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory Build Your Own Tractor & Equipment BUILD YOUR OWN TRACTORS, COTTON PICKERS & STRIPPERS, CHISEL PLOWS, DISKS, FIELD CULTIVATORS, SEEDBED FINISHERS, SPRAYERS, COMBINES, BALERS, BALE EJECTORS, MOWERS, PLANTERS, DRILLS, AIR SEEDERS, LOADERS, ROTARY CUTTERS, SCRAPERS, ETC. - John Deer Company VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. John Deer's "Build Your Own" Agriculture Equipment includes: "...Track Tractors, Four-Wheel Drive Tractors; Utility and Row-Crop Tractors and/or Attachments for Non-Current Tractors; Cotton Pickers, Cotton Strippers and/or Attachments for Non-Current Cotton; Chisel Plow, Disks, Field Cultivators, Seedbed Finishers, Moldboard Plows, Mulch Finisher and Tiller, Rippers, and/or Row Crop Cultivators; Combines, Header Equipment or Combine and Header Compatibility Attachments; Round Balers, Square Balers, Bale Ejectors, Mower-Conditioners, Mowers, Windorwers, Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters, Pull-Type Forage Harvesters, Choppers or Attachments for Non-Current Hay & Forage Equipment; Platers, Drills, Air Seeding, Unassociated Row Unit/Opener; Loaders, Rotary Cutters, Scrapers, Flail Mowers, Flail Shredders, Backhoes & Tillers; etc..." For more information see Agriculture Equipment or the John Deer Company Farm Equipment Costs Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. FARM EQUIPMENT CALCULATORS: AGRICULTURE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TOOLS & CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ontario Farm Management Analysis Project (OFMAP), Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Farm Equipment Calculators include: Machinery Cost Calculator "...contains a machinery cost calculator, cost charts, a factsheet on machinery budgeting, and a comparison worksheet that looks at machinery replacement options including purchase, repair, lease and custom hire..." Short-term Equipment Rental Rate Calculator "...allows you to calculate what to charge for short-term equipment rentals..." Custom Farmwork Rate Calculator "...allows you to calculate what to charge for custom farmwork. Also included are charts of machinery costs that are required for the calculations and..." For more information see Agriculture Business Management; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario Farm Machinery Costs Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. FARM MACHINERY CALCULATOR: FARM MARCHINERY ECONOMIC COST ESTIMATION SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Authors: W.F. Lazarus & R. Selley; Department of Applied Economics, College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Farm Machinery Calculator: Farm Machinery Economic Cost Estimation Calculator input Categories include: "...Tractors and Combines without Heads; Tillage Equipment, Planting Equipment, Crop Maintenance Equipment, Harvesting Equipment; General Parameters; Implement Information; Tractor of Power Unit Information; Per Acre Calculations; Used Machines; etc..." For more information see Decision Tools; William F. Lazarus's Home Page or the Department of Applied Economics FARM MACHINERY CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Farm Management Resources, School of Economic Sciences, College of Agricultural, Human, & Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Farm Machinery Calculators include: "...Custom Rate Calculator; Custom Plowing Calculator; Custom Raking Calculator..." For more information see Farm Management Resources Site Map; Farm Management Resources or the School of Economic Sciences FARM MACHINERY CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - AgManager, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Farm Machinery Calculators - Farm Machinery Spreadsheet Decision-Making Tools include: KSU-GPSguidance Calculator "...Tool for evaluating the economics of machine guidance and section control investment..." OwnBaler Calculator "...Tool for evaluating the total cost of owning and operating large round and square balers..." OwnCombine Calculator "...Tool for evaluating the economics of owning and operating a combine..." OwnTractor Calculator "...Tool for evaluating the cost of owning a tractor..."; etc. For more information see Farm Management; AgManager or the Department of Agricultural Economics

FARM MACHINERY COST CALCULATOR - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Farm Machinery Cost Calculator "...allows you to calculate ownership and operating costs of common farm equipment..." Farm Machinery Cost Calculator Categories & Subcategories include: Power and Self-Propelled Equipment "...Tractors; Combines; Trucks; Swather (diesel); Sprayers; Bale Wagons; Disk Mower; Forage Harvestor, etc..." Implements "...Baling Equipment; Forage Equipment; Seeding Equipment; Spraying Equipment; Tillage Equipment; Grinders/Mixers & Dryers; Rock Pickers & Grain Vacuums; Trailers; etc...." Farm Machinery Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: "..Purchase Price; Hours Used; Fuel Usage; Fuel Costs; Labor Costs; Repair Costs; Tax Rate; Inflation Rate; Insurance; etc..." For more information see Machinery Calculators; Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development FARM MACHINERY DECISION TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ag Decision Maker, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "20" Farm Machinery Calculators include: "...Farm Machinery Analyzer Calculator; Estimating the Field Capacity of Farm Machines Calculator; Matching Tractor Power and Implement Size Calculator; Estimating the Number of Field Days Required Calculator; Estimating Farm Machinery Costs Calculator; Combine Ownership or Custom Hire Calculator; Joint Machinery Ownership Calculator; Farm Machinery Joint Venture Calculator; etc..." For more information see Ag Decision Maker or Iowa State University Extension Some examples of Farm Machinery Calculators include Estimating the Field Capacity of Farm Machines Calculator - Author: W. Edwards Estimating the Field Capacity of Farm Machines Calculator INPUT Values include "...Type of Implement; Width; Speed; Field Efficiency Percentage; Row Equipment; Number of Rows; idth; Speed; Field Efficiency Percentage..." Matching Tractor Power and Implement Size Calculator - Author: W. Edwards Matching Tractor Power and Implement Size Calculator INPUT Values include Type of Implement "...Moldboard plow; Subsoiler; Chisel plow; Offset disk; Tandem disk; Harrow, spring tooth or spike tooth; Roller or packer; Field cultivator; Planter; Planter with attachments; Grain or soybean drill; No-till drill; Rotary hoe; Row cultivator; etc..." Speed; Draft; Width; Soil Factor; Tractor Type; PTO HP Available. Estimating Farm Machinery Costs Calculator - Author: W. Edwards Estimating Farm Machinery Costs Calculator INPUT Values include "...Type of machine; Current list price of comparable machine (new); Purchase price or current used value of machine; Accumulated hours of use; Current age; Years of ownership remaining; Field capacity in acres or tons per hour; Engine horsepower; Machinery labor rate; etc..." Estimating Farm Machinery Costs Calculator OUTPUT values include "...Estimated used value; Remaining value at end of ownership period; Ownership Costs; Capital recovery (interest and depreciation); Taxes, insurance and housing; Repair cost; Fuel and lubrication cost; etc..." MACHINE COST CALCULATOR - Kodinin Group, Perth, Australia Machine Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Operational Use Of Machine; Financial Cost Of Machine; Assumptions..." For more information see Kondinin Farm Tools or Kodinin Group MACHINE COST CALCULATOR - Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Idaho VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Software; Resources or the Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology MACHINERY MANAGEMENT (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - D. Griffith, Farm Management, Extension Economics, MSU Extension Service, & the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Farm Machinery Management Calculators include: Machinery Cost Custom Rates Breakeven Analysis Calculator "...Calculates the cost of owning and operating machinery for one powered piece of equipment and up to two pulled implements..." Lease versus Purchase; Single Machine Cost Estimate Calculator "...Looks at three economic considerations for accomplishing a particular task, outright purchase, straight lease, or a lease with an option to buy, and renting..." Trucks Calculator "...Calculates the number of hours of use for individual trucks given the way they are used on a particular operation..." Single Machine Cost Estimate Calculator "...Calculates the cost to own and operate 1 piece of machinery..."; etc. For more information see Software Downloads; Farm Management or Extension Economics TRACTOR COST CALCULATION TOOL - farmdoc Project, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign VERY EXTENSIVE. Tractor Cost Calculator "...shows per hour costs for different sized tractors..." For more information see Tools or farmdoc UGA EXTENSION INTERACTIVE ENTERPRISE BUDGETS: MACHINERY COSTS (JAVA APPLETS) - Coordinator: J.C. McKissick; Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Machinery Costs are "...within each individual Crop & Vegetable, Fixed Costs Section..." For more information see Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics

Tillage, Swath Control, Residue Cover, etc. MANUALS, CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS, VIDEOS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS) Crop Planting Videos - Swath Control AGRICULTURE CROP PLANTING VIDEO: SWATH CONTROL (REAL PLAYER) - John Deere, Deere & Company Multimedia Agriculture Crop Planting - Swath Control Videos (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). For more information see Agriculture or John Deere Tillage Manuals, Handbooks, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. ENERGY ESTIMATOR FOR TILLAGE CALCULATOR - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Energy Estimator for Tillage Calculator "...estimates diesel fuel use and costs in the production of key crops in your area and compares potential energy savings between conventional tillage and alternative tillage systems. The crops covered are limited to the most predominant crops in 74 Crop Management Zones (CMZ's)..." For more information see Energy Tools; Energy Tools; National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) RESIDUE COVER CALCULATOR - Soil Management and Convervation Practices, Iowa State University Extension, College ofAgriculture, Iowa State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Residue Cover Calculator INPUT Values include Crop; Fall Tillage 1 "...Combination Tools; Chisel Plows with; Disk Chisel Plow with; Field Cultivators; etc..." Fall Tillage 2; Spring Tillage 1; Spring Tillage 2; Planting "...Combination Planters with; Drills; Planters with; etc..." For more information see Soil Management and Convervation Practices; Agronomy Extension or the Iowa State University Extension TILLAGE CALCULATORS - Krause Corporation VERY EXTENSIVE. Tillage Calculators include Tandem Disc Harrow Width Calculator INPUT Values include "...Tractor Horsepower; Horsepower Type..." Combination Soil Finisher Width Calculator INPUT Values include "...Tractor Horsepower; Horsepower Type..." Field Cultivator Width Calculator INPUT Values include "...Tractor Horsepower; Horsepower Type..." For more information see Tillage Answers or Krause Corporation TILLAGE CALCULATORS - Soil Translocation Laboratory, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Department of Soil Science or the Department of Soil Science Examples of Tillage Calculators include Tillage Erosivity Calculator Tillage Erosion Risk Indicator Calculator Sweage Treatment ONSITE SEWAGE TREATMENT GUIDELINES, DESIGN, CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. 2008 ONSITE SEWAGE TREATMENT DESIGN WORKSHEETS AND FORMS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Onsite Sewage Treatment Program, Water Resources Center (WRC), College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Information for Professionals; Onsite Sewage Treatment Program; WRC Outreach or the Water Resources Center (WRC) PRE-2008 RULE CHANGE DESIGN FORMS: ONSITE SEWAGE TREATMENT DESIGN WORKSHEETS AND FORMS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Onsite Sewage Treatment Program, Water Resources Center (WRC), College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Sewage Treatment Design Calculators include: "...Trench and Seepage Bed Design Calculator; Mound Design Calculator; Atgrade Design Calculator; Pump Selection Calculator; Pressure Distribution Calculator; Dosing Chamber Sizing without a Timer Calculator; Site Evaluation Calculator; Percolation Test Calculator; Filter and Wetlands Calculator; Drip Distribution Calculator; Nonlevel Pressure Distribution Calculator; Trench Design After Pretreatment Calculator; Septage Application Calculator; etc..." For more information see SSTS Professional Worksheets and Forms; Information for Professionals; Onsite Sewage Treatment Program; WRC Outreach or the Water Resources Center (WRC) Some examples from over "17" Sewage Treatment Design Calculators include Atgrade Design Calculator Atgrade Design Calculator INPUT Values include Average Design Flow; Minimum Septic Tank Capacity "...Septic Tank Capacity; Effluent Filter..." Soils "...Depth to restricting layer; Texture; Soil Sizing Factor (SSF); Linear Loading Rate (LLR); Land Slope; Percolation rate if available..." Rock Width; System Size "...Height of the system; Determine upslope berm width; Determine downslope berm width; System width is the sum of upslope width (E2d) plus downslope width (E3f); The rock layer length is the flow (A) divided by the LLR (C5); etc..." Rock Volume; etc. Trench Design After Pretreatment Calculator Trench Design After Pretreatment Calculator INPUT Values include Flow "...Estimated; Measured; Septic Tank Capacity..." Soils "...Depth to restricting layer; Texture; Soil Sizing Factor (SSF); Land Slope;..." Pressure Distribution in Trench Bottom Area "...For trenches with 6" of rock below the pipe, gravelless pipe or 6" slotted chambers; For trenches with 12" of rock below the pipe or 12" slotted chambers..." Organic Loading; Rock Volume; Layout; etc. Soil Soil Chemistry, Soil Biology, Soil Science Courses, Textbooks, Lectures, Databases, etc. pH Soil Type Data & Soil Water Characteristics Soil Testing & Nutrient Mgt. Soil Science, Soil Chemistry, Soil Physics, Soil Modeling Soil Erosion Due to Water & Wind ~ Pesticides in Soil Hydrocarbons in Soil Soil: Soil Chemistry, Soil Biology, Soil Science, etc. SOIL CHEMISTRY, SOIL BIOLOGY, SOIL SCIENCE RELATED CENTERS FOR MORE SOIL CHEMISTRY RELATED COURSES, DATABASES, CALCULATORS, ETC. SEE THE CHEMISTRY CENTER SOIL CHEMISTRY, SOIL BIOLOGY, SOIL SCIENCE, ETC., COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, DATABASES, CALCULATORS, ETC. Soil Dictionaries & Glossaries GLOSSARY OF SOIL TERMS - Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Multimedia Soil Science Glossary (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Soil Databases SOIL CLASSIFICATION - Soil Survey Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture Multimedia Soil Classification Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Soil Classification Databases include: "...Soil Taxonomy; Keys to Soil Taxonomy; Official series descriptions; Soil classification file; Distribution maps of dominant soil orders; etc..." For more information see Technical Reference or NRCS Soils SOILS USE - Soil Survey Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture Multimedia Soil Use (Soil Interpretations) Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Soil Use Databases include "...Hydric Soils; Salinity; Soil Quality; Soil Risks & Hazards; State of the Land; Thematic Maps; Urban Soil Issues; etc..." For more information see NRCS Soils SOIL IMAGES AND LANDSCAPES - Soil Survey Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture Multimedia Soil Images Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see NRCS Soils NATIONAL SOIL SURVEY - UNITED STATES - Soil Survey Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture Multimedia Soil Survey Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see NRCS Soils Soil Technical Guides ELECTRONIC FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE (eFOTG) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture Multimedia Electronic Field OfficeTechnical Guides & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Electronic Field Office Technical Guides (FOTG) "...are the primary scientific references for NRCS. They contain technical information about the conservation of soil, water, air, and related plant and animal resources. Technical guides used in each field office are localized so that they apply specifically to the geographic area for which they are prepared. These documents are referred to as Field Office Technical Guides (FOTGs)..." For more information see Soils Soil Science, Soil Chemistry, Soil Biology, etc. Courses, Lectures, Textbooks, etc. INTRODUCTION TO SOIL SCIENCE - Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota Mulitmedia Soil Science Course (Text, Images, Animations & Videos/Movies). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Introduction to Soil Science" Course Chapters include "...Soil Texture; Soil Forming Factors; Soil Taxonomy; Soil Bulk Density; Soil Water; Soil Survey; Soil Organisms & The Nitrogen Cycle; Clay Minerals; etc..." For more information see Basic Soil Science & The Soil Resource; Courses or the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate SOIL BIOLOGY PRIMER - Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Multimedia Soil Biology Textbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Soil Biology Primer "...is an introduction to the living component of soil and how it contributes to agricultural productivity, and air and water quality. The Primer includes units describing the soil food web and its relationship to soil health, and units about bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, arthropods, and earthworms. It is suitable for a broad audience including farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, resource specialists, conservationists, soil scientists,..." Examples of Soil Biology Primer Chapters include "...Chapter 1: Soil Food Web; Chapter 3: Bacteria; Chapter 4: Fungi; Chapter 5: Protoza; Chapter 6: Nematodes; Chapter 7: Arthropods; etc..." For more information see NRCS Soils Website SOIL CHEMISTRY (SSC 102) - R.J. Zasoski, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, College of Agricultural & Enviromental Sciences, University of California, Davis Multimedia Soil Chemistry Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Soil Chemistry Course includes "...interactions between soil solids, precipitates and solution phases including: mineralogy, ion exchange, adsorption, weathering and buffering, soil colloidal behavior, acidic and basic soils, salinity, and..." Examples of Soil Chemistry Course Sections include "...The Soil Solid Phase; Chemistry of the Soil Solution Phase; Solubility Relationship of Soil Components; Chemistry of Carbonate Systems; Exchange Reactions in Soil-Sediment Systems; Adsorption on Soil Colloids; Oxidation-Reduction Reactions in Soil Systems; etc..." For more information see Department of Land, Air and Water Resources SOIL QUALITY - Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Multimedia Soil Quality Teaching Modules, Technical Publications, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Soil Quality Teaching Modules, Technical Publications, etc. Subject Categories include "...Soil Biology; Soil Chemistry; Rangeland Soil Quality; Pastureland Soil Quality; Soil Quality Test Kits; Hydrophobicity; Compaction; Agronomy Soil Quality for Cover Crops; Legumes and Soil Quality; Liming to Improve Soil Quality in Acid Soils; etc.; Soil Conditioning; etc..." For more information see NRCS Soils Website INSTALLING MONITORING WELLS IN SOILS - S.W. Sprecher, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln, Nebraska, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA Multimedia Installing Monitoring Wells in Soils Manual - PDF, 33 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Installing Monitoring Wells in Soils "...This technical note provides general guidance on how to install and use piezometers and water-table wells to investigate soil water regimes under conditions commonly encountered in Soil Survey and hydropedology studies. Piezometers and water-table wells installed using these procedures act as lined and unlined bore holes, respectively, usually at depths that desaturate seasonally..." Examples of "Installing Monitoring Wells in Soils" Chapters include "...Background Fundamentals; Standard Design Recommendations; Construction; "...Well Stock; Riser; Well Screen & Well Point; Filter Pack and Filter Cloth; Bentonite Seal; Grout; Well Cap; Water Level Reading Equipment; etc..." Standard Installation "...Equipment List; Piezometer Installation; Water-table Well Installation; Well Development; Site Construction; etc..." Problem Soils; Documentation "...Study Site Data; Rainfall data; Antecedent precipitation; Research; etc..." For more information see the Technical References or the Natural Resources Conservation Service MEASURING SOIL MOISTURE - Kings County Extension Office, Kings County, U.C. Davis Extension Service, University of California, Davis Multimedia Measuring Soil Moisture Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Example of "Measuring Soil Moisture" Technical Reports include "...Monitoring Soil Moisture; Tensiometers; Soil Moisture Monitoring-Low Cost Tools and Methods; Soil Water Monitoring and Measurement; etc..." For more information see Grapes, Tree Fruits & Nut Crops; Agriculture or the Kings County Extension Office SOIL AND WATER MANAGEMENT (CSS 321 or SCAS 321) - Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University Mulitmedia Soil & Water Management Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Courses or the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences PRODUCTIVITY OF AGRICULTURAL SOILS - A.D. Tomlin & G.J. Umphrey, Pest Management Research Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, London, Ontario, Canada Mulitmedia Productivity of Agricultural Soils Course with Slides (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Publications or the Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network SOIL pH CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS pH CALCULATOR - Sensorex Corporation VERY EXTENSIVE. pH Calculator "...will calculate the pH of a solution of known concentration... pH Calculator INPUT Values include: Chemical in Solution (Acetic Acid, Aniline, Arsenic Acid, Arsenious Acid, Benzoic Acid, Boric Acid, Carbonic Acid, Chlorous Acid, Citric Acid, etc.); and Select one of Three Methods Concentration Method (Concentration of Solution); Weight Method (Weight of acid or base; Total Volume of solution); or Volume Method (Concentration of Acid or Base being added; Volume of acid or base; Total Volume of Solution (including acid/base)..." For more information see Tech Education or Sensorex Corporation pH CALCULATOR - B. Wayne Bequette, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Insititute pH Calculator INPUT Values include: Enter either the "pH" or enter "concentration of hydrogen ions (H+)". For more Information see Environmental Engineering Applets; Index to All Subjects; Department of Chemical Engineering or the School of Engineering pH PLAYGROUND: UNDERSTANDING pH (JAVA APPLET) - A.W. Grogono, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Tulane University VERY EXTENSIVE. "...pH is the negative logarithm of the [H+] measured in moles per liter. A pH of 7.4 is equivalent to 40 nanoMols/liter [H+] (hydrogen ion concentration)..." For more information see Acid-Base Balance or Alan W. Grogono's Home Page SOIL TYPE, SOIL TEXTURE, SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTICS, ETC. DATABASES, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, CALCULATORS, ETC. Soil Databases NCSS 'WEB SOIL SURVEY (WSS)' - Soil Survey Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Department of Agriculture VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. NCSS 'Web Soil Survery' allows you to "...provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. It is operated by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and provides access to the largest natural resource information system in the world...." Click the Soil Map tab "...to view or print a soil map, or click the Soil Data Explorer tab to access soil data for your area and determine the suitability of the soils for a particular use..." For more information see NRCS Soils or the Natural Resources Conservation Service SOIL DATA MART - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. The Soil Data Mart allows you to "...Determine where soil tabular and spatial data is available. Download data for one soil survey area at a time. Generate a variety of reports, etc..." For more information see the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) SOIL DATA VIEWER - Soil Survey Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Department of Agriculture VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Soil Data Viewer "..provides users access to soil interpretations and soil properties while shielding them from the complexity of the soil database. Each soil map unit, typically a set of polygons, may contain multiple soil components that have different use and management..." For more information see NRCS Soils or the Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Texture Calculators & Technical Publications SOIL TEXTURE TRIANGLE BULK DENSITY CALCULATORS: CANADIAN SYSTEM & U.S. SYSTEM - Pedosphere VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Soil Texture Triangle Bulk Density Calculators "...Soil physical properties (texture, structure and organic matter) control the total pore space and pore size distribution in soil..." Soil Texture Triangle Bulk Density Calculators include: "...Canadian Texture Triangle Calculator; Canadian Bulk Density Calculator; American Texture Triangle Calculator; American Bulk Density Calculator..." For more information see Pedosphere TRIANGLE: A PROGRAM FOR SOIL TEXTURAL CLASSIFICATION - A. Gerakis & B. Baer, Michigan State University Available in English & Portuguese. Soil Textural Classification Calculator input values include "...Percentage of Sand; Percentage Clay..." For more information see Brian D. Baer's Home Page Soil Water Content - Soil Water Characteristics SOIL CALCULATIONS - J.E. Clausner & E. Briuer, Dredging Operations and Environmental Research, Dredging Operations Technical Support (DOTS), Environmental Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Waterways Experiment Station (WES), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers VERY EXTENSIVE. Soil Calculators include: Determine Routine to Run "...Water content of soil; Dry density of soil; Degree of Saturation; etc..." Soil Calculators INPUT Values include: Water Content Method 1 "...Weight of water in soil; Weight of soil particles; Dry density; Void Ratio; Degree of Saturation..." Water Content Method 2 "...Wet weight of soil; Wet weight of soil; Volume of solids; Porosity; Degree of Saturation..." Water Content Method 3 "...Water content; Weight of water; Dry density of soil; Specific gravity of soil..." For more information see Dredging Calculations; Dredging Operations and Environmental Research; Dredging Operations Technical Support (DOTS); Environmental Laboratory or the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTICS: HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES CALCULATOR - Developed by: K.E. Saxton, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, in cooperation with the Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Soil Texture Triangle Calculator "...estimates soil water tension, conductivity and water holding capability based on the soil texture, organic matter, gravel content, and salinity..." For more information see the Department of Biological Systems Engineering

SOIL TESTING DATABASES, GUIDELINES, CALCULATORS, ETC. Soil Testing & Interpretive Guide for Individual Tests SOIL QUALITY TEST KIT GUIDE - NRCS Soils, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture Multimedia Soil Quality Test Kit Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. The Soil Quality Test Kit Guide "...describes procedures for 12 on-farm tests, an interpretive section for each test, data recording sheets, and a section on how to build your own kit..." Soil Tests Procedures include "...Measuring Soil Quality (sampling and site characterization); Soil Respiration Test (indicates the soil's biological activity); Infiltration Test (measures the soil's ability to take in water through the soil surface; Bulk Density Test (measures the soil's compaction or pore space); Electrical Conductivity (EC) Test (measures the salt concentration in the soil); pH Test (measures the soil's acidity - alkalinity; Soil Nitrate Test (measure the soil's Nitrate levels); Aggregate Stability Test (measures the amount of water stable aggregates); Slake Test (estimates the stability of soil fragments in water); Earthworm Test (measures the amount of earthworms in the soil); Soil Observations and Estimations (how to observe soil structure, root patterns, and estimate topsoil depth, penetration resistance and soil texture in the soil profile); Water Quality Tests (Salinity of Water and Nitrate/Nitrite levels in water); etc..." Background & Interpretive Guide for Individual Tests (PDF, 34 Pages). For more information see the Soil Quality Assessment; Soil Quality or NRCS Soils Soil Test Interpretation Guidelines SOIL TEST INTERPRETATION GUIDE - E.S. Marx, J. Hart & R.G. Stevens, Department of Crop & Soil Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University Extension Service, Oregon State University Multimedia Soil Test Interpretation Guidelines, PDF, 8 Pages (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Soil Test Interpretation Guidelines Subject Categories include "...Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potassium; Calcium; Magnesium; Sulfate-sulfur; Micronutrients Boron; Zinc; Copper; Manganese; Iron; Molybdenum; Chloride. Soil pH Ranges; Sodium; Soluble Salts; Organi Matter; Cation Exchange Capacity; etc..." For more information see the Oregon State University Extension Service Soil Testing, Fertilizer Decision & Nutrient Managment SOIL TEST INTERPRETATION AND FERTILIZER DECISION-SUPPORT SYSTEM (JAVA WEB START APPLET) - Soil, Water and Forage Analytical Laboratory, Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Soil Test Interpretation and Fertilizer Decision-Support System (includes Fertilizer Blending and Cost Calculator) "...provides fertilizer rates to meet the crop nutrient needs based on soil test results. It also calculates the value and application rates of animal manure as a nutrient source for specific field conditions..." For more information see Soil, Water and Forage Analytical Laboratory; Department of Plant & Soil Sciences or the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources SPATIAL NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANNER (SNMP) - Center for Agricultural, Resource and Environmental Systems (CARES), College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Spatial Nutrient Management Planner (SNMP) "...is a decision support tool that facilitates the collection, analysis and presentation of spatial information related to nutrient management planning...SNMP is integrated with the Manure Management Planner (MMP)..." Spatial Nutrient Management Planner (SNMP) is "...available for the lower 48 contiguous U.S. States..." USE the Spatial Nutrient Management Planner (SNMP) to: "...(1) delineate farm and field boundaries and local features such as location of streams; (2) automatically create soil test maps of the farm and generate fertilizer recommendations for selected crops; (3) determine manure distribution networks for the operation; etc..." For more information see Center for Agricultural, Resource and Environmental Systems (CARES) SOIL SCIENCE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SOIL MODELING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) SOIL PHYSICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) SOIL CHEMISTRY CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) SOIL MODELS: SOIL PHYSICS & SOIL CHEMISTRY SOFTWARE - United States Salinity Laboratory, Agriculture Research Service, Department of Agriculture VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Soil Physics & Soil Chemistry Software is FREE but Requires Regristration. For more information see Products & Services or the United States Salinity Laboratory Examples from over "25" Soil Physics & Soil Chemistry Software includes EXTRACT CHEM Model EXTRACT CHEM Model is "...developed to predict the major ion, B composition, electrical conductivity (EC) and osmotic pressure (OP) of a soil solution at a