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PASTURE CONDITION SCORE SHEET – 2001 – Grazing Lands Technology Institute (GLTI),
Natural Resources Conservation Servie (NRCS),
Department of Agriculture (USDA);
Published: 2001
Multimedia Pasture Condition Score Sheet – PDF (Text & Images).

Pasture Condition Score Sheet

• • “…score sheet may be used to rate different pastures

• • in a single growing season or the same pasture over a

• • period of years. Rating a pasture yearly can track trends,

• • either improvement or decline, in its condition…”

For more information see

Publications;

Pasture Resources;

Range & Pasture;

Land Use or the

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

NATIONAL RANGE AND PASTURE HANDBOOK (NRPH) – L.D. Butler, et al.,
Grazing Lands Technology Institute (GLTI),
Natural Resources Conservation Servie (NRCS),
Department of Agriculture (USDA);
Published: Revision 1, December 2003
Multimedia National Range and Pasture Handbook (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “National Range and Pasture Handbook (NRPH)” Chapters include

• • “…Grazing Lands Resources;

• • Grazing Lands Ecological Sites and Forage Suitability Groups;

• • Management of Grazing Lands;

• • Livestock Nutrition, Husbandry, and Behavior;

• • Grazing Lands Hydrology;

• • Wildlife Management on Grazing Lands;

• • Grazing Lands Enterprise Diversification;

• • Grazing Lands Economics; etc…”

For more information see

Range & Pasture;

Land Use or the

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

PASTURE AND GRAZING – Michigan NRCS,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
Multimedia Pasture and Grazing Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “Pasture and Grazing” Subject Categories & Subcatecories include

• • “…Prescribed Grazing Inventory and Planning Sheet;

• • Grazing System Layout & Design (beef cattle);

• • Grazing Management: Principles & Techniques;

• • Grazing Systems Planning Guide;

• • Grazing Streamside Pastures;

• • Fence Selection;

• • Fence Planning & Estimating Worksheet;

• • Livestock Water Development;

• • Pumps & Watering Systems for Beef Grazing;

• • Livestock Watering Above Ground System Calculator; etc…”

For more information see

Pasture and Grazing Technical Tools;

Michigan NRCS Technical Resources or

Michigan NRCS

PASTURE AND GRAZING MANAGEMENT IN THE NORTHWEST – Edited by: G.E. Shewmaker (Extension Forage Specialist,
University of Idaho Twin Fall Research and Extension Center) &
M.G. Bohle (Area Extension Agronomist, Oregon State University Extension Service,
Crook County);
Published by the: University of Idaho Extension;
Hosted by the: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences,
University of Idaho
Multimedia Pasture and Grazing Management in the Northwest – PDF, 214 Pages (Text & Images)
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples from over “16” “Pasture and Grazing Management in the Northwest” Chapters include

• • “…Species Selection and Grazing Management Guidelines;

• • Pasture Renovation, Planting, and Establishment;

• • Prinsiples of Pasture Irrigation;

• • Nutritional Needs of Grazing Animals;

• • Grazing Systems and Methods;

• • Grazing Cell Design and Instalation (Paddoks, Stock Density, etc.); etc…”

For more information see

Beef Cattle Publications & Resources;

Animals;

UI Extension CALS Publications;

Educational Communications or the

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

PASTURES: SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT – A. Beetz & L. Rinehart,
NCAT Agriculture Specialists,
ATTRA: National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service,
National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT),
Butte, Montana
Multimedia Pastures: Sustainable Management Publication & Technical Reports (Text & Images).
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Pastures: Sustainable Management

• • “…addresses numerous aspects of sustainable pasture integration,

• • grazing rotation strategies, and management options. It covers: grazing systems,

• • pasture fertility, changes in the plant community through grazing,

• • weed control, and pasture maintenance…”

Examples of “Pastures: Sustainable Management” Subject Categories include

• • “…Renovating Pastures vs. Establishing New Ones;

• • Choosing a Grazing System; Changes in the Plant Community;

• • Managing Fertility; Soil Amendments; Legumes in the Pasture;

• • Irrigated Pasture Systems; Grazing Management; etc…”

For more information see

ATTRA: National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service or the

National Center for Appropriate Technology

PASTURES: SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT – LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS GUIDE – A.E. Beetz,
NCAT Agriculture Specialist,
ATTRA: National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service,
National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT),
Butte, Montana
Multimedia Pastures: Sustainable Management – Livestock Systems Guide (Text & Images).
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Pastures: Sustainable Management – Livestock Systems

• • “…Rotational grazing requires skillful decisions and close monitoring

• • of their consequences. Modern electric fencing and innovative water-delivery devices

• • are important tools. Feed costs decline and animal health improves when

• • animals harvest their own feed in a well-managed rotational grazing system…”

Pastures: Sustainable Management – Livestock Systems Guide Subject Categories include:

• • “…Choosing a Grazing System; Fencing and Water Systems;

• • Managing Forage Growth; etc…”

For more information see

ATTRA: National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service or the

National Center for Appropriate Technology

• • Examples of other Realted Guides, Publications & Guides include

Multispecies Grazing

Multispecies Grazing

• • • • “…discusses the benefits of multispecies grazing, potential problems, and obstacles to adoption…”

FORAGE & GRASSLAND MANUAL – Manitoba Forage Council, Inc.,
Brandon,
Manitoba
Multimedia Forage & Grassland Manual (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Forage & Grassland Manual HTML located on Left Hand Side.

Examples of “Forage & Grassland Manual” Sections & Subsections include

• • “…Forage Species;

• • Forage Establishment;

• • Forage Management;

• • Forage Fertility;

• • Harvesting & Feeding Stored Forage – Hay;

• • Harvesting & Feeding Stored Forage – Silage;

• • Grazing Management Systems – Grazing Management;

• • Grazing Management Systems – Range Management;

• • Grazing Management Systems – Pasture Bloat;

• • Grazing Management Systems – Horse Pasture Management;

• • Grazing Facilities
    • Paddock Design;

• • • Cattle Handling Facilities;

• • • Farm Fencing Systems;

• • • Number and Size of Paddocks in a Grazing System; etc.

Forage-Fed Beef;

Livestock Management;

Forage Economics & Market; etc…”

For more information see the

Resources or the

Manitoba Forage Council

FORAGE – Forage Extension Home,
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences,
College of Agriculture,
University of Kentucky
Multimedia Forage Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.
For more information see the

Department of Plant and Soil Sciences;

Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service or the

College of Agriculture

• • Examples of “Forage and Grazing Management” Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports include

Understanding Forage Quality

Establishing Horse Pastures

FORAGES – College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
University of Georgia
Multimedia Forage Manuals, Lessons, Technical Reports, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).

VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “Forages” Subject Categories & Subcategories include

• • Adapted Species;

• • Forage Establishment Guidelines
    • “…Inoculants for Legumes;

• • • Seed Bed Preparation;

• • • Forage Planting Equipment;

• • • Field Sprigging Techniques;

• • • Pasture Renovation; etc…”

Fertilization Guidelines;

Pest Management; etc.

For more information see

Field Crops;

Commodities or the

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

TEXAS FORAGES – AgriLife Extension Service,
Texas A&M; University
Multimedia Forages Publications, Databases, etc. (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.
For more information see the

AgriLife Extension Service

FLORIDA FORAGE HANDBOOK – Small Farms,
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences,
University of Florida
Multimedia Forage Handbook (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.
For more information see

Forages;

Livestock & Forages or

Small Farms

PURDUE PASTURE MANAGEMENT – Agronomy Extension,
Department of Agronomy,
College of Agriculture,
Purdue University
Multimedia Pasture Management Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images).
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Pasture Management

• • “…Pasture utilization is one of the key elements in a

• • rotational stocking set up…”

• • “…In the ideal situation, animals should be moved to a pasture

• • when the forages are approximately eight inches tall. Then the animals

• • need to be removed once the pasture is grazed to…”

For more information see the

Agronomy Extension or

Department of Agronomy

PURDUE FORAGE INFORMATION – Agronomy Extension,
Department of Agronomy,
College of Agriculture,
Purdue University
Multimedia Forage Management Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images).
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “Forage Management” Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports include

• • “…Forage Identification: Legumes & Grasses;

• • Managing and Utilizing Pasture and Harvested Forages for Sheep;

• • Producing Emergency or Supplemental Forage for Livestock…”

For more information see the

Agronomy Extension or the

Department of Agronomy

PASTURE ACREAGE CALCULATORS – ACREAGE CALCULATORS – HECTARE CALCULATORS – LAND AREA CALCULATORS – FIELD CALCULATORS

PASTURE ACREAGE CALCULATOR – Rutgers New Jersey Agriculture Station,
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Pasture Acreage Calculator

• • “…It is important to be aware of the precise acreage

• • of your individual pastures. This figure is extremely

• • important in planning stocking rates, seeding rates,

• • and fertilizer and herbicide applications. Over- or

• • under-estimation of square footage will diminish

• • results or waste input dollars…”

Pasture Acreage Calculators include:

• • “…Circle Acreage Calculator;

• • Rectangle Acreage Calculator;

• • Square Acreage Calculator;

• • Triangle Acreage Calculator;

• • Oval Acreage Calculator…”

For more information see

Horse Pasture Management;

Commercial Agriculture or

Rutgers New Jersey Agriculture Station

FIELD CALCULATOR – ACREAGE CALCULATOR – HECTARE CALCULATOR – R.T. Peters (Washington State University),
H. Neibling (University of Idaho) & M. English (Oregon State University),
Irrigation in the Pacific Northwest
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Field Calculator – Acreage Calculator – Hecatare Calculator includes

• • “…Rectangular Field Area Calculator;

• • Triangular Field Area Calculator;

• • Circular Field Area Calculator;

• • Trapezoidal Field Area Calculator…”

For more information see

Irrigation Calculators or

Irrigation in the Pacific Northwest

ANIMAL FEED DATABASE

FEEDIPEDIA: ANIMAL FEED RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM – Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique – French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA),
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement – French Agricultural Research Center for International Development (CIRAD),
Association Française de Zootechnie – French Association for Animal Production (AFZ),
and the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)s
Multimedia Animal Feed Database (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Feedipedia

• • “…a world-wide compendium of up-to-date information on feed resources.

• • The project covers feeds mainly available in tropical, subtropical and

• • Mediterranean regions but also includes common feeds used in temperate countries…”

• • “…The project focuses on the following information:
    • Feed nomenclature and descriptions;

• • • Feeding recommendations;

• • • Composition and nutritive values…”

For more information see the

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique – French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA);

Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement – French Agricultural Research Center for International Development (CIRAD);

Association Française de Zootechnie – French Association for Animal Production (AFZ) or the

Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

ANIMAL GRASSLAND DATABASE

FEEDIPEDIA: ANIMAL FEED RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM – Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique – French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA),
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement – French Agricultural Research Center for International Development (CIRAD),
Association Française de Zootechnie – French Association for Animal Production (AFZ),
and the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)s
Multimedia Animal Feed Database (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Feedipedia

• • “…a world-wide compendium of up-to-date information on feed resources.

• • The project covers feeds mainly available in tropical, subtropical and

• • Mediterranean regions but also includes common feeds used in temperate countries…”

• • “…The project focuses on the following information:
    • Feed nomenclature and descriptions;

• • • Feeding recommendations;

• • • Composition and nutritive values…”

For more information see the

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique – French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA);

Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement – French Agricultural Research Center for International Development (CIRAD);

Association Française de Zootechnie – French Association for Animal Production (AFZ) or the

Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

NUTRITIVE VALUES OF ANIMAL FEEDS

FEEDBASE TECHNICAL INFORMATION: FEED COMPOSITION AND NUTRITIVE VALUE – AFZ & CEREOPA
Multimedia Feed Composition and Nutritive Value Database (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

“…30-Day Free Trial…”

Feed Composition and Nutritive Value Database

• • “…contains composition and nutritional data for more

• • than 2000 raw materials and 650 parameters,…”

For more information see

FeedBase

FEED CALCULATORS, APPLETS, & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• • • FEED COSTS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • CREEP FEEDING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • FEEDING SYSTEMS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

FEED COST CALCULATOR – L. Davies, & B. Mackay,
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries,
New South Wales, Australia
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Feed Cost Calculator is

• • • • “…an Internet-based program that can be used to compare

• • • • the value of feeds on an energy and crude protein basis.

• • • • The user selects a range of common feeds…”

Feed Cost Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • Feed Grains
        • “…Barley, Faba Beans, Field Peas, Maise, Oats, Wheat, etc…”

Grain Products

• • • • • “…Mill Mix, Oat Bran, Rice Pollards, Cotton Hulls, etc…”

Protein Rich Meals

• • • • • “…Copra Meal, Linseed Meal, Soybean Meal, etc…”

Hays

• • • • • “…Clover, Lucerne, Pasture Grass, etc…”

Staw/Stubble

• • • • • “…Barley, Maize, Oat, Rice, Wheat, etc…”

Misc. Feed

• • • • • “…Black Oats, Citrus Pulp, Molasses, etc…”

Cost; Energy; etc…”

For more information see

Feeding and Nutrition of Animals;

Animals & Livestock or the

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries

FEED COST CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Author: M. Stockton & S. Dhoubhadel,
West Central Research and Extension Center,
Lincoln Extension,
University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, Nebraska
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.
For more information see the

West Central Research and Extension Center

Feeding System Calculator

FEEDING SYSTEM CALCULATOR – Alberta Agriculture, Food and
Rural Development, Alberta, Canada
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Feeding System Calculator

• • • • “…compares the costs, on a dry

• • • • matter basis, of: pit silage, bagged silage, bale silage,

• • • • and dry hay. It calculates the costs from a standing crop

• • • • to animal-ready product in the yard, factoring in standing

• • • • crop value, equipment costs as well as field and storage

• • • • losses…”

For more information see

Livestock Calculators;

Calculators or

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

Barley Silage Calculator

BARLEY SILAGE CALCULATOR – Alberta Agriculture, Food and
Rural Development, Alberta, Canada

Barley Silage Calculator

• • • • “…enables you to calculate the value of a barley crop as

• • • • standing greenfeed…”

• • • • Barley Silage Calculator INPUT Values include:
        • “…Yield; Forecast Price; Percent of moisture in stage;

• • • • • Custom rate for swathing; Custom rate for combining; etc…”

For more information see

Livestock Calculators;

Calculators or

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

Creep Feeding Calculator

CREEP FEEDING CALCULATOR – Alberta Agriculture, Food and
Rural Development, Alberta, Canada

Creep Feeding Calculator is

• • • • “…intended to assist producers to determine whether creep

• • • • feeding will be economically beneficial…”

Creep Feeding Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Current calf weight; Predicted calf value; Target days on creep; etc…”

For more information see

Livestock Calculators;

Calculators or

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

GRAZING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• • • SOIL GRAZING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• • • SWATH GRAZING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

CORNSTALK GRAZING CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Authors: M. Stockton, R. Wilson & A. Stalker,
West Central Research and Extension Center,
Lincoln Extension,
University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, Nebraska
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Click ON “Cornstalk Grazing Calculator”.

Cornstalk Grazing Calculator (Corn Stalk Grazing Calculator)

• • • • “…An Excel worksheet for matching livestock size and numbers with corn stalk acres needed with a cost…”

Cornstalk Grazing Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • “…Corn Yield; Stalk Harvest Efficiency; Number of Animals; Average Animal Weight; etc…”

For more information see the

West Central Research and Extension Center

GRAZING CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Michigan NRCS,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Click on “Grazing Calculator”

Grazing Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • Livestock
        • “…Cattle; Horses; Sheep; Forage Demand; Forage Supply;

• • • • • Grazing Season; etc…”

Pasture Type

• • • • • “…Alfalfa; Birdsfoot Trefoil; Chicory; Kentucky Bluegrass; Kura Clover;

• • • • • Oats; Orchardgrass; Red Clover; Red Clover/Cl.Seas.Grass Mix;

• • • • • Sudan-type Grasses; etc..”

Additional Forage

• • • • • “…Forage available for Stockpiling; Useable Cover Crops for Grazing; etc…”; etc.

For more information see

Pasture and Grazing Technical Tools;

Michigan NRCS Technical Resources or

Michigan NRCS

SWATH GRAZING CALCULATOR – Alberta Agriculture, Food and
Rural Development, Alberta, Canada
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Swath grazing

• • • • “…is a management system in which late

• • • • seeded annual crops are swathed in mid September and

• • • • left for livestock to graze during the winter…”

Swath Grazing Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…General Production Information; Swath Grazing Information; etc….”

For more information see

Livestock Calculators;

Calculators or

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

Grazing Calculators – U.S. State Specific

GRAZING CALCULATOR – Surface Management Division,
North Dakota State Land Department

North Dakota Grazing Calculator

• • • • “…will calculate the estimated days of grazing for the

• • • • livestock that you might want to graze on selected

• • • • tracts of school trust land…”

For more information see the

Surface Management Division or the

North Dakota State Land Department

FORAGE & SILAGE VIDEOS, CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

SAMPLING FORAGES (VIDEO) – Keith Johnson,
Department of Animal Sciences,
Managing the Forage Shortage,
Purdue Agriculture,
Purdue University
Multimedia Sampling Forages Video (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
For more information see

Managing the Forage Shortage or

Purdue Agriculture

AUM (ANIMAL UNIT MONTHS) DEMAND AND SUPPLY (SPREADSHEET OPENS 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 EXTENSIVE.

Scroll Down to “AUM Demand and Supply”.

AUM Demand and Supply Calculator

• • • • “…allows the user to estimate the amount of Animal Unit Months (AUMs) of

• • • • forage required and tons of hay required for up to four different groups

• • • • of livestock. The program estimates the forage required based on the

• • • • weight of different types of animals (bulls, cows, calves, yearlings,

• • • • horses, sheep and wildlife) and the length of time each type of

• • • • animal gets its nutritional needs from grazing. This program does

• • • • not account for the possible differences in range land production

• • • • and animal needs. It only considers the needs of the various

• • • • types of animals for the length of the grazing period desired…”

For more information see

Software Downloads;

Farm Management or

Extension Economics

Storage Structures For Forage & Silage Calculators & Applets

STORAGE CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Wisconsin Team Forage,
Cooperative Extension,
University of Wisconsin
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Calculators are located within different sections.

Examples of Storage Calculators – Spreadsheets include

• • • • “…Bunker Silo Volume and Weight Calculator;

• • • • Hungarian Translation of Spreadsheet (help design bunker silos with nearly vertical walls);

• • • • Silage Bag Sizing Calculator Spreadsheet;

• • • • Silage Pile Density Calculator;

• • • • Bunker Silo Volume and Weight Calculator

• • • • Bunker Silo Density Calculator;

• • • • Silage Pile Capacity Calculator;

• • • • Floor Length to Achieve Bunker/Pile Silo Filling Layer Thickness Calculator;

• • • • Silage Bag Capacity Calculator;

• • • • Tower Silo Capacity Calculator;

• • • • Grain Bin Capacity Calculator;

• • • • Estimating Winter Hay Needs for Beef Cattle Spreadsheet;

• • • • Comparing Round Bale Storage Costs Calculator;

• • • • Comparing Round Bale Storage Costs Calculator; etc…”

For more information see

Wisconsin-Extension Team Forage or the

Cooperative Extension

Forage Calculators – State Specific

FORAGE CALCULATOR: PENNSYLVANIA – Forages,
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences,
College of Agricultural Sciences,
Pennsylvania State University

Forage Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • Pick County Name; Determine: Soil;

• • • • Management Type
        • “…Conservation; Dairy Cows; Beef; etc…”

Drainage; pH value of Soil; etc…”

For more information see

Forages

FORAGE SPECIES SELECTOR: NEW YORK – Forages,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Cornell University

Forage Species Selection Tool

• • • • “…is made up of

• • • • several programs which access numerous databases to

• • • • provide forage species suggestions for New York State…”

Forage Calculators include:

• • • • “…Hay or Silage Calculator;

• • • • Pasture Calculator;

• • • • Conservation Uses Calculator…”

For more information see

Forage Tools or

Forages

HAY COST CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

ALFALFA HAY BUDGET SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Virginia Cooperative Extension,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Scroll Down to “ALFALFA HAY BUDGETS”.

Alfalfa Hay Budget Calculators include:

• • • • “…Alfalfa Hay, Conventional Establishment Calculator;

• • • • Alfalfa Hay, No Till Establishment Calculator;

• • • • Alfalfa Hay Calculator;

• • • • Alfalfa Haylage, 50% Dry Matter Calculator…”

For more information see

Enterprise Budgets or the

Virginia Cooperative Extension

AUM (ANIMAL UNIT MONTHS) DEMAND AND SUPPLY (SPREADSHEET OPENS 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 EXTENSIVE.

Scroll Down to “AUM Demand and Supply”.

AUM Demand and Supply Calculator

• • • • “…allows the user to estimate the amount of Animal Unit Months (AUMs) of

• • • • forage required and tons of hay required for up to four different groups

• • • • of livestock. The program estimates the forage required based on the

• • • • weight of different types of animals (bulls, cows, calves, yearlings,

• • • • horses, sheep and wildlife) and the length of time each type of

• • • • animal gets its nutritional needs from grazing. This program does

• • • • not account for the possible differences in range land production

• • • • and animal needs. It only considers the needs of the various

• • • • types of animals for the length of the grazing period desired…”

For more information see

Software Downloads;

Farm Management or

Extension Economics

FESCUE PASTURE AND HAY BUDGET SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Virginia Cooperative Extension,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Scroll Down to “FESCUE PASTURE AND HAY BUDGETS”.

Fescue Pasture and Hay Budget Calculators include:

• • • • “…Fescue-Clover Pasture Conventional Establishment Calculator;

• • • • Stockpiled Fescue Calculator;

• • • • Stockpiled Fescue Pasture + Hay with 1.5 Ton Yield Calculator…”

For more information see

Enterprise Budgets or the

Virginia Cooperative Extension

GRASS-CLOVER HAY BUDGET SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Virginia Cooperative Extension,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Scroll Down to “GRASS-CLOVER HAY BUDGETS”.

Examples of “Grass-Clover Hay Budget Calculators” include

• • • • “…Orchardgrass Red Clover, Conventional Establishment Calculator;

• • • • Orchardgrass Red Clover, No Till Establishment Calculator;

• • • • Orchardgrass Red Clover Hay Calculator;

• • • • Timothy, Conventional Establishment Calculator;

• • • • Timothy Hay Calculator…”

For more information see

Enterprise Budgets or the

Virginia Cooperative Extension

HAYCUTDATE: HAY CUT DATE SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Authors:
W.F. Lazarus & D. Undersander;
Department of Applied Economics,
College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences,
University of Minnesota
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Click on “HAYCUTDATE”.

HAYCUTDATE: Hay Cut Date Calculator Calculates

• • • • “…optimal first cutting date and net return – based on expected changes

• • • • in yield and RFV…”

Examples of “HAYCUTDATE: Hay Cut Date Calculator” INPUT & OUTPUT Values include

• • • • “…Calculations
        • Earliest Harvest Date Being Considered
          • Yield Expected on that Date – Tons per Acre;

• • • • • • RFV Expected on that Date;

• • • • • • Yield and Quality Changes – Day Expected after the Date Entered Above; etc.

Enter RFV of Base Price Hay;

Harvesting Cost per Acre Expected; etc…”

Sensitivity Analysis;

Hay Crop Quanitity, Nutritional Quality, and Net Return Per Acre as Harvest Date is Delayed; etc…”

or more information see

William F. Lazarus’ Decision Tools;

William F. Lazarus’ Home Page;

William F. Lazarus’ Faculty Home Page or the

Department of Applied Economics

HAY COSTS ON COW CALF PROFITABILITY (SPREADSHEET OPENS 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 EXTENSIVE.

Hay Costs on Cow Calf Profitiablity Calculator

• • • • “…allows users to enter average information about the

• • • • revenue and expenses related to a cow calf enterprise. The

• • • • user can then examine the impact on profitability of

• • • • substituting hay purchases for a loss in AUMs of grazing…”

Hay Costs on Cow Calf Profitiablity Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • Revenue
        • “…Calf Crop or Weaning Percentage Based on Exposed Females;

• • • • • Price Per Cwt. – All Calves, Replacement rate – cull rate on mother cows; etc…”

Expenses

• • • • • “…Raised and Purchased Feed Costs Per Cow;

• • • • • Grazing Costs Per Cow: Tons of Hay Per Cow – Average Ton for each Cow in Herd; etc….”

For more information see

Livestock Production, Finance, & Economics;

Software Downloads;

Farm Management or

Extension Economics

HAYING SYSTEM ENTERPRISE BUDGETING (SPREADSHEET OPENS 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 EXTENSIVE.

Scroll Down to “Haying System Enterprise Budgeting” Spreadsheet

• • • • “…allows the user to estimate the operating and ownership costs of a specific

• • • • type of haying systems. The user must enter machinery and equipment information

• • • • for various types of systems, round bale, small square bale, large square bale,

• • • • or some combination of these systems they use to put up hay. The user must

• • • • specify the type of machinery and equipment used for cutting, raking, baling

• • • • and hauling and stacking. The program estimates the machinery costs for…”

For more information see

Software Downloads;

Farm Management or

Extension Economics

PASTURE CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• • • RANGE CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

ANNUAL PASTURE & HAY BUDGETS SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPEN ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Virginia Cooperative Extension,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Scroll Down to “ANNUAL PASTURE & HAY BUDGETS”.

Examples of “Annual Pasture and Hay Budget Calculators” include

• • • • “…Pearl Millet for Summer Grazing Calculator (No-till Establishment);

• • • • Sorghum-Sudangrass for Hay Calculator (No-till Establishment)…”

For more information see

Enterprise Budgets or the

Virginia Cooperative Extension

RANGE AND PASTURE 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.

Click ON Range & Pasture.

Range and Pasture Calculators include:

• • • • “…Ranch Budget Calculator;

• • • • Fence Design and Cost Calculator;

• • • • Cost Estimate of Barbed Wire Fence or Electric Fence Calculator;

• • • • Grazing Economics Anaysis Calculator;

• • • • Grazing Economic Analysis Calculator;

• • • • Pasture Fertilization Calculator;

• • • • Pasture Planting Cost Estimate Calculator;

• • • • Break-Even Forage Yield & AUM Value Calculator;

• • • • Range Planting Cost Estimate Calculator;

• • • • Seed Mix and Cost Calculator Calculator;

• • • • Water Development Costs on Grazed Lands Calculator;

• • • • Waste Application Calendar and Calculator; etc…”

For more information see

Tools By Landuse;

NRCS Economics;

Technical Resources or the

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

PASTURE FENCING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

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

Farm Business Management Livestock Budgets;

Enterprise Budgets;

Publications & Education Resources or the

Virginia Cooperative Extension

FENCE DESIGN & COSTS SPREADSHEETS: POWER FENCES & BARBED WIRE FENCES (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Author: Hal W. Gordon,
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS),
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Click on “Fence Design and Cost Calculator”.

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

Tools By Landuse;

NRCS Economics;

Technical Resources or the

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

PHOSPHORUS INDEX CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

THE IOWA PHOSPHORUS INDEX CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Iowa NRCS and the
Electronic Field Office Technical Guide,
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Click ON “Iowa Phosphorus Index Calculator”

The Iowa Phosphorus Index Calculator

• • • • “…reflects conditions that predominate

• • • • under grain-crop production systems, considers source factors

• • • • in a multiplicative manner within three main transport

• • • • mechanisms, and approximates loads of P likely to enter and

• • • • become available to aquatic ecosystems. The Iowa P Index was

• • • • developed in 2001, and was modified in 2004 to include support

• • • • for an additional soil P test and to use the latest revision

• • • • of the Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE2). An erosional

• • • • component considers sheet and rill erosion from RUSLE2,

• • • • P enrichment, total soil P, filter strip…”

For more information see

Soils;

Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Service;

Iowa NRCS Technical Resources or the

Iowa NRCS

WATER CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • WATER REQUIREMENTS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • DUGOUTS, LAGOONS, BINS & TANKS CALCULATORS & APPLETS

FOR IRRIGATION MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS, ETC. SEE

AGRICULTURE: IRRIGATION AND WATERING SYSTEMS

AVERAGE DAILY AND ANNUAL WATER REQUIREMENTS – Alberta Agriculture,
Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

“…The average daily and annual water requirement
numbers can be used for estimating the amount of water
used on a farm…”

Livestock, Pasture, Houshold, etc. Average Daily and Annual Water Requirements Calculators include:

• • • • Beef
        • “…Feeders; Cows with Calves; Dry Cow; Calves…”

Poultry

• • • • • “…Broilersv Roasters/Pulletsv Layersv Breeders; Turkey Growers & Heavies…”

Swine

• • • • • “…Farrow-Finish; Farrow-Late Wean; Farrow-Early Wean; Feeder; Weaner…”

Sheep & Goats

• • • • • “…Ewes/Does; Milking Ewes/Does…”

Dairy

• • • • • “…Milking Cow; Dry Cows & Replacement; Calves…”

Diversified Livestock

• • • • • “…Horses; Bisons; Mules; Elk; Donkeys; Deer; Llamas;

• • • • • Alpacas; Ostriches; etc…”

Pasture, Gardens, Greenhouses, etc. Irrigation

For more information see

Livestock Calculators;

Calculators or

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

LIVESTOCK WATERING ABOVE GROUND SYSTEM SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Michigan NRCS,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Click on “Livestock Watering Above Ground System”.

Livestock Watering Above Ground System Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Current Water Source (Pond, Stream, Well, etc.);

• • • • What Size Pipe is currently delivering Water to Tank;

• • • • Number of Animals in Herd or Flock;

• • • • Daily Water Requirement Per Animal;

• • • • Tank Refill Time;

• • • • Distance to Water Source; etc…”

For more information see

Pasture and Grazing Technical Tools;

Michigan NRCS Technical Resources or

Michigan NRCS

VOLUME CALCULATORS (DUGOUTS, LAGOONS, BINS & TANKS) – Alberta Agriculture,
Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada
VERY EXTENSIVE.
For more information see

Area & Volume Calculators;

Calculators or

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

• • • • Some examples from over “8” Volume Calculators include

Round Bin Volume Calculator

• • • • • Round Bin Volume Calculator INPUT Values include:
          • Diameter; Height of Grain; Test Weight of Grain;

• • • • • • Crop
            • “…Wheat; Pea; Canoloa; Mustard; Barley; Lentil;

• • • • • • • Oats; Corn; Soybeans…”

Dugout Volume Calculator – Lagoon Volume Calculator

Dugout Volume Calculator – Lagoon Volume Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • • • “…Length; Width; Depth; Water Depth; End Slope; Side Slope…”

Barns, Corrals, Farrowing Buildings,

Loading Chutes, Milkrooms, Stockyards, etc. 

BUILDING & EQUIPMENT PLANS & DESIGN

Agricultures Building Plans – Farm & Ranch

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 Houses; 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 the

Archive: Plans;

Extension Programs 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 STRUCTURES – Engineering,
Agriculture,
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs,
Government of Ontario, Canada
Multimedia Agriculture Building Plans – Agriculture Structures (Text & Images).
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
For more information see the

Engineering or

Agriculture

Stockyards, Corrals, Loading Ramps, etc. Plans

DESIGN OF STOCKYARDS, LAIRAGES, CORRALS, RACES, CHUTES AND LOADING RAMP – T. Grandin
Multimedia Design of Livestock Handling Systems, Cattle Corrals,
Stockyards Plans, Lessons, Publications & Technical Reports (Text, Images & Animations).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Design of Livestock Handling Systems, Cattle Corrals,
Stockyards Plans, Lessons, Publications & Technical Reports 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 Lessons, Publications & Technical Reports include

Behaviour of Cattle, Pigs, Buffalo and Antelope During Handling and Transport

Restraint of Livestock

Mobile Slaughter Units

MOBILE SLAUGHTER UNIT CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS, ETC.

MOBILE SLAUGHTER UNIT COST CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – K. Painter,
Farm & Ranch Management Specialist,
Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Examples of Mibile Slaughter Unit Cost Calculator (Feasibility Analysis of a Mobile Slaughter Unit) INPUT Values include

• • “…Summary of Potential Returns from a Mobile Slaughter Unit – Dollars per Year;
    • Number of Kill Days per Week;

• • • Species: Cattle, Pigs, Sheep; etc.

Value-Added by Species for Mobile Slaughter Unit Per Kill Day

• • • Estimated Revenue
      • Retail Price (Cut & Wrapped) for Beef, Pork & Sheep.

Extimated Costs

• • • • Wholesale Price (On the Hoof) for for Beef, Pork & Sheep.

Estimated Value-Added (Revenue – Cost).

Value-added by Species; etc.

Enterprise Budget for Mobile Slaughter Unit (MSU): Costs and Returns per Year

• • • Gross Returns;

• • • Operating Inputs
      • Cost of Animals;

• • • • Labor for Mobile Slaughter Unit (MSU) Costs;
        • Butchers;

• • • • • USDA Inspector; etc.

Cost of Supplies;

Utilities Costs;

Other

• • • • • Cut & Wrap (Shink Wrap);

• • • • • Machinery Repairs; etc.

Operating Costs; etc.

Loan and Depreciation Schedules for the Mobile Slaughter Unit (MSU)…”

For more information see

Kate Painter’s Home Page or the

Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology

Genetics

GENETICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SPREADSHEETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • POPULATION GENETICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SPREADSHEETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • POPULATION ECOLOGY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SPREADSHEETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

POPULATION GENETICS – K.A. Christensen,
Animal Genetics, Bioinformatics and Breeding,
School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science,
Faculty of Science,
University of Copenhagen,
Denmark
Multimedia Population Genetics Course & Calculators (Text, Images & Videos/Movies).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Population Genetics

• • • • “…efforts have been made to adjust the notes for students with a biological background,

• • • • and at the same time supply a minimal set of formulas to describe the relationship

• • • • between practical observations and genetic theory. In addition to the description

• • • • of traits with simple Mendelian inheritance, the description of the genetics for

• • • • traits (diseases) with multifactoriel aetiology has also been emphasized, here

• • • • the application of correct breeding plans make it possible to significantly lower

• • • • the frequency of the disease…”

Examples of “Population Genetics” Course Chapters include

• • • • “…Introduction, quantitative versus qualitative (Mendelian) genetics;

• • • • Hardy-Weinberg law for gene frequency stability in large populations;

• • • • Deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium; Relationship and inbreeding;

• • • • Test of simple genetic hypotheses, experimental or field data;

• • • • Definition of quantitative traits, breeding values and heritability;

• • • • Estimation of breeding values; Inbreeding, crossing and bred structure; etc…”

For more information see

Knud Christensen’s Home Page;

School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science or the

Faculty of Science

• • • • Some examples from over “12” Population Genetics Calculators include

Chapter 14: Genetic Calculators, Applets and other Programs

Linkage, Calculation of gamete and genotype frequencies generation after generation

Change in Gene- and Genotype Frequencies, and effect of Population Size

Calculation of Corrected Segregation Ratio according to Singles Method

POPULATION GROWTH (JAVA APPLET) – G. Booth
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Population Growth Calculator

• • • • “…provides 2 plots to help compare the

• • • • different basic population growth models

• • • • of ecology…”

For more information see

Ecology Simulations or

Ginger Booth’s Home Page

Animal Health

ANIMAL HEALTH

• • • Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports

FOR ALPACA, AMPHIBIANS, BATS, BIRDS, BISON, BOAR, CAT, CATTLE, CROCODILE, DAIRY CATTLE,
DOG, DONKEY, FERRET, GOAT, HORSE, MULE, LIONS, LLAMA, POULTRY, PRIMATES,
REPITLES, RODENTS, SHEEP, SWINE, TIGERS, ETC. CLINICAL MEDICINE CASES,
COURSES & DATABASES (CARDIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, SURGERY, ETC.),
VACCINATION, DRUGS/PHARMACOLOGY, ANIMAL DISEASES & VIRUSES, RANCH MANAGEMENT, ETC. SEE THE
VETERINARY CENTER: CLINICAL MEDICINE

FOR ALPACA, AMPHIBIANS, BATS, BIRDS, BISON, BOAR, CAT, CATTLE, CROCODILE, DAIRY CATTLE,
DOG, DONKEY, FERRET, GOAT, HORSE, MULE, LIONS, LLAMA, POULTRY, PRIMATES,
REPITLES, RODENTS, SHEEP, SWINE, TIGERS, ETC. BREEDS & MARKET CLASSES, ANATOMY, CLINICAL EXAMINATION &
CLINICAL MEDICINE, BODY SCORING, BRAIN ATLASES, PRODUCTION, CARE & HANDLING, ETC. SEE THE
VETERINARY CENTER: ANIMAL SCIENCE

ANIMAL HEALTH CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • ANIMAL STRESS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE/WIND STRESS CALCULATOR – Authors: D. Griffin and S. Brogden,
Hastings College & Hosted by the
Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center (GPVEC),
University of Nebraska

Animal Stress Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Temperature; Relative Humidity; Dew Point Temperature;

• • • • Wind Speed…”

Animal Stress Calculator output values include:

• • • • “…Heat Index; Temp Humidity Index; Temperature Wind Chill…”

For more information see

Heat, Drought and Early Weaning or the

Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center (GPVEC)

ANIMAL HEALTH CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

VETERINARY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CALCULATORS

EPITOOLS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CALCULATORS – AusVet Animal Health Services,
Australia, Tasmania & France and
funded by the: Australian Biosecurity Cooperative Research
Centre for Emerging Infectious Disease,
Brisbane, Australia
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples of Veterinary “EpiTools Epidemiological Calculators” Subject Categories which
include over “80” Calculators

• • • • “…Survey Toolbox for livestock diseases and freedom in finite populations;

• • • • HerdPlus module for herd-sensitivity and freedom in finite populations;

• • • • Detection of disease or demonstration of freedom;

• • • • 2-Stage surveys for demonstrating disease freedom;

• • • • Application or evaluation of diagnostic tests;

• • • • Sample size calculations;

• • • • Summarise categorical or continuous data;

• • • • Estimating true prevalence;

• • • • Statistical significance testing; etc…”

For more information see the

AusVet Animal Health Services

DISEASE PREVALENCE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

POOLED PREVALENCE CALCULATORS: ESTIMATING DISEASE
PREVALENCE THROUGH STRUCTURE SURVEYS – AusVet Animal Health Services,
Australia, Tasmania & France and
funded by the: Australian Biosecurity Cooperative Research
Centre for Emerging Infectious Disease,
Brisbane, Australia
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Pooled Prevalence Calculators

• • • • “…are particularly

• • • • designed for estimating prevalence where samples are

• • • • tested individually or in groups (pools) or where one

• • • • or more tests are used with imperfect sensitivity

• • • • and/or specificity…”

For more information see

EpiTools Epidemiological Calculators or

AusVet Animal Health Services

• • • • Some examples from over “16” Animal Pooled Prevalence Calculators include

Pooled Prevalence for fixed pool size and known test sensitivity and specificity

Simulate sampling for fixed pool size and assumed perfect test

Sample size for demonstration of freedom (detection of disease) using pooled testing

Estimation of alpha and beta Parameters for Prior Beta distributions

Manure Odor

MANURE ODOR CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

ODOR SETBACK PROGRAM – INTERACTIVE SETBACK MODEL (SWINE/PIG) – Director: A.J. Heber,
Purdue Agricultural Air Quality Laboratory (PAAQL),
Department of Agriculture & Biological Engineering,
College of Engineering, Puedue University
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Odor Setback Program

• • • • “…considers facility size,

• • • • orientation and shape, wind frequency, land use,

• • • • topography, building design and management,

• • • • manure handling characteristics, and odor abatement

• • • • effectiveness…”

For more information see

Setback Model Overview;

Albert J. Heber’s Home Page;

Purdue Agricultural Air Quality Laboratory (PAAQL);

Department of Agriculture & Biological Engineering or the

College of Engineering

ODOR FOOTPRINT TOOL FOR MANAGING AIR QUALITY IN MANURE MANAGEMENT (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Livestock Manure Management,
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture,
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources,
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

Browse down to “Odor Footprint Tool”

Odor Footprint Tool (OFT) (Odor Footprint Tool for Managing Air Quality in Manure Management)

• • • • “…estimates the frequency of annoying odor events around an existing

• • • • or proposed livestock facility and uses this information to determine

• • • • minimum separation distances that should be maintained around those

• • • • facilities and to help in siting decisions. Another use…”

For more information see

Animal Manure Management

Agriculture Production

Water Issues;

Extension or the

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Pregnancy, Fetal Age, Herd Management Calendar, Estrus

Birth Weight, Weaning/Calving ~
Cattle Age for AHIR Measurements

Market Data, Forcasting Tools, Analysis, etc.

Costs, Budget, Economics, Price, Profits, etc.

Health/Medication ~
Culling, Replacement

Beef Paddock Stocking Rate ~
Feedlot ~
Fencing ~
Frame Score

Nutrition, Feed ~
RFID ~
Transport Costs

Yield Grading, Carcass Yields, Beef Quality, Rendering Yields

Beef Cattle Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports
(Breeds, Anatomy, Physical Examination, Production, etc.)

Beef, Cattle, Cow

BEEF, CATTLE, COW RELATED CENTERS

FOR BEEF, CATTLE, COW GENETICS, CLINICAL MEDICINE (CARDIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, SURGERY, ETC., ETC.), DRUGS/PHARMACOLOGY, ANIMAL DISEASES & VIRUSES, ANIMAL SCIENCE, RANCH MANAGEMENT ETC. SEE THE
VETERINARY CENTER

FOR BEEF, CATTLE, COW BREEDS & MARKET CLASSES, ANATOMY, CLINICAL EXAMINATION & CLINICAL MEDICINE, BODY SCORING, BRAIN ATLASES, PRODUCTION, CARE & HANDLING ETC. SEE THE
LIVESTOCK CENTER: BEEF CATTLE

BEEF PREGNANCY CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• CATTLE BREEDING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• CATTLE PREGNANCY CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• BOVINE FETAL CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• BEEF GESTATION CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION PLANNER (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS,
IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Developed by the: Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle (ARSBC);
Hosted by the Iowa Beef Center (IBC),
University Extension,
Iowa State University
Multimedia Estrus Synchronization Planner (Text & Images).
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Free but must Register.

Estrus Synchronization Planner

• • “…assists herd managers in making the right management

• • decisions and establishing a program calendar for each day and each task…”

Also includes the Following

• • Supporting Documents
    • Recommended Protocols;

• • • Review of Cow Synch Systems;

• • • Review of Heifer Synch Systems
      • “…Estrous Cycle Overview;

• • • • Detecting Estrus;

• • • • MGA Systems Overview;

• • • • CIDR Systems Overview;

• • • • GnRH Systems Overview;

• • • • Synchronization Planning; etc…”

Preferred Systems

• • • “…Heifers – E-AI;

• • • Cows – E-AI; etc…”

Less Preferred Systems; etc.

For more information see

IBC Software;

Iowa Beef Center (IBC) or the

Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle (ARSBC)

Bovine Fetal Age Calculators

BOVINE CROWN-RUMP LENGTH OR FETAL AGE CALCULATOR – J.J. Parrish,
Department of Animal Science,
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences,
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

Bovine Crown-Rump Length or Fetal Age Calculator

• • “…results valid for days 28 – 260 of gestation…”

For more information see

Animal Science 434 Lab Exercises;

Animal Science/Dairy Science 434: Reproductive Physiology;

Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology Program;

John J. Parrish’s Home Page;

Department of Animal Sciences or the

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Cattle Pregnancy Calculators, Cattle Gestation Calculators

CALVING DATE CALCULATOR – American Highland Cattle Association

“…Calving Date Calculator – Gestation period based on 283 days…”

For more information see

American Highland Cattle Association

GESTATION CALCULATOR – NZ Hereford Association, New Zealand

“…Gestation Calculator – Gestation period based on 283 days…”

For more information see the

NZ Hereford Association

GESTATION CALCULATOR – American Angus Association

“…Gestation Calculator – Gestation period based on 283 days…”

For more information see

Tools or the

American Angus Association

BEEF BIRTH WEIGHT CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• CATTLE WEANING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• CALVING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

205 DAY WEIGHT CALCULATOR – The Tayolor Family, J & S Herefords, Thorsby, Alberta, Canada

205 Day Weight Calculator INPUT Values include

• • “…Birth Weight; Weaning Weight; Weaning Age; Dam Ages…”

For more information see

Library or

J & S Herefords

CALVING HISTOGRAM CALCULATOR – Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA),
North Sydney, NSW, Australia
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Calving Histogram Calculator

• • “…has been developed to help you measure the performance of your herd

• • management for calving…”

Calving Histogram Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • “…Number of Cows; Gestation Period; Date of Conception…”

For more information see

Tools & Calculators;

News and Resources or

Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA)

HEAT, DROUGHT & EARLY WEANING (A DROUGHT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY)
(SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center (GPVEC),
University of Nebraska
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.
For more information see

Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center (GPVEC)

• • Examples of Heat, Drought and Early Weaning Calculators include

Preconditioning Value Calculator – Authors: D. Lalman & D. Gill

Preconditioning Value Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Ranch weaning weight; Shrink to pay weight; Days of preconditioning;

• • • • Cattle interest rate; Vaccines Costs; Antibiotics, Medicines Costs;

• • • • Dollar per Animal for Deworming; Dollar per Animal for Fly, Tick, Lice Control, etc.;

• • • • Death Loss; Equipment Costs; Labor Costs; Marketing Costs; etc…”

Programmed Feeding for Calves Calculator – Authors: D. Gill, D. Lalman & B. Hicks

Stocker Planner Calculator – Authors: D. Gill & D. Lalman

BEEF AGE CALCULATORS FOR AHIR MEASUREMENTS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

AGE IN DAYS CALCULATOR – American Angus Association

Age In Days Calculator INPUT Values include

• • “…Birth Date; Enter either “Age in Days” or “Specific Date”…”

For more information see

Tools or the

American Angus Association

CATTLE/BEEF MARKET DATA, FORECASTING TOOLS, ANALYSIS, ETC.

MARKET DATA, FORECASTING TOOLS, HISTORIC BASIS TOOLS, ETC. – Beef Basis,
Custom Ag Solutions, Inc. & the Department of Agricultural Economics,
Kansas State University
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples of Market Data, Forecasting Tools, etc. include

• • • • Market Data includes
        • “…Location Comparison;

• • • • • Market Data;

• • • • • Year to Year Comparison…”

Examples of Forecasting Tools include

• • • • • “…Feeder Cattle Basis Forecast Calculator;

• • • • • Hedge Analysis Calculator;

• • • • • Expected Net Selling Prices Calculator; etc…”

For more information see

Custom Ag Solutions;

AgManager.info or the

Department of Agricultural Economics

FEUZ CATTLE AND BEEF MARKET ANALYSIS – Dillon M. Feuz
(Livestock Marketing & Farm Management Specialist),
Department of Applied Economics,
College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences,
Utah State University
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Feuz Cattle and Beef Market Analysis includes

• • • • “Weekly Price Summary” for
        • “…550 lb Steer;

• • • • • 750 lb Steer;

• • • • • Fed Steer Liver;

• • • • • Fed Steer Dressed; etc…”

“Cowboy Calculators” – Examples include

• • • • • “…Cattle Finisher Calculator;

• • • • • Backgrounder Calculator;

• • • • • Stocker Calculator;

• • • • • Cull Feeding – Marketing Calculator; etc…”

“Market Charts” – Examples include

• • • • • “…Weekly Cash, Futures and Basis Charts;

• • • • • Monthly Charts; etc…”

“Hedge Strategies” Examples include

• • • • • “…Fed Cattle Hedging;

• • • • • Feeder Cattle Hedging;

• • • • • Corn Purchasing Hedging; etc…”

Livestock Pricing, Marketing & Management Publications; etc.

For more information see the

Department of Applied Economics or the

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

LIVESTOCK & MEAT MARKETING – AgManager,
Department of Agricultural Economics,
College of Agriculture,
Kansas State University
Multimedia Livestock & Meat Marketing (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “Livestock & Meat Marketing” Categories include

• • • • “…Cattle Finishing Returns;

• • • • Livestock & Hay Charts;

• • • • Production Economics (Beef Replacement, SUPPCOST, etc.;

• • • • Marketing Charts (Livestock & Hay Charts, Cattle on Feed Charts, etc.;

• • • • Projected Feeder Cattle Prices; etc…”

For more information see

AgManager or the

Department of Agricultural Economics

BEEF CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• • • CATTLE CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• • • BEEF COST, PRICE, PROFITS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• • • COWCALF COST, PRICE, PROFITS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• • • FINISHING BUDGET CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• • • PRODUCTION, FINANCE, ECONOMICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• • • STOCKER STEER BUDGETS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• • • VEAL BUDGET CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

BEEF CATTLE (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.

Browse down to Beef Cattle

Examples of Beef Cattle Calculators include

• • • • “…SilageValue Calculator;

• • • • Cattle Supplementation Cost Calculator;

• • • • Beef Farm Management Guide Spreadsheet Calculator;

• • • • Feeder Cattle Risk Management Tool Calculator;

• • • • Beef Replacements Calculator;

• • • • Bull vs AI Breeding Costs Calculator;

• • • • Breakeven Prices Calf-Yearling Calculator; etc…”

For more information see

AgManager or the

Department of Agricultural Economics

BEEF CATTLE (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Commercial Agriculture Program,
Animal Sciences Research Center,
University of Missouri
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples from over “15” Beef Cattle Calculators include

• • • • “…Cow-calf Marketing Evaluator Calculator;

• • • • Feeder Calf Evaluator Calculator;

• • • • Backgrounding Profitmeters Calculator;

• • • • Diagnostic Test Breakeven Calculator;

• • • • Across Breed EPD Calculator;

• • • • Qualitative Trait Inheritance Calculator;

• • • • Mineral Feed Tag Evaluator Calculator;

• • • • Mark Trump/Kenneth Suter Mineral Calculator; etc…”

For more information see the

Missouri Beef Resource Center or the

Commercial Agriculture Program

BEEF CALCULATORS (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.
For more information see

Farm Business Management Livestock Budgets;

Enterprise Budgets;

Publications & Education Resources or the

Virginia Cooperative Extension

• • • • Examples of Beef Calculators include

Beef Cow Calf Budgets Calculators

• • • • • Examples of “Beef Cow Calf Budgets” Calculators include
          • “…Beef Cows Fall Calving – Corn Silage Ration Calculator;

• • • • • • Beef Cows Fall Calving – Stockpiled Fescue Pasture Calculator;

• • • • • • Beef Cows Spring Calving – Hay Ration Calculator…”

Pre-Conditioning Budgets Calculator

Finishing Budgets Calculator

Stocker Steer Budgets Budgets Calculator
Examples of “Stocker Steer Budgets Budgets” Calculators include

• • • • • • “…Stocker Steers – Early March to Fall Calculator;

• • • • • • Stocker Steers – Fall to Fall – Silage Ration Calculator;

• • • • • • Stocker Steers – Fall to Spring – Hay Ration Calculator; etc…”

BEEF CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS,
IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Iowa Beef Center (IBC),
University Extension,
Iowa State University
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples from over “13” Beef Calculators include

• • • • “…Backgrounding Breakeven Calculator;

• • • • Cashflow Planning Tool for Transitioning from Conventional to Alternative Production Systems Calculator;

• • • • Cattle Feeding Budget Calculator

• • • • Feeder Cattle Bid Calculator;

• • • • Feedlot Cattle Phosphorous & Nitrogen Excretion Calculator;

• • • • Feedyard Cash Flow Planning Tool;

• • • • Sulfur Summary Sheet (Total Diet and Feed Sample Evaluations) Calculator; etc…”

For more information see

IBC Software or the

Iowa Beef Center (IBC)

BEEF DECISION TOOLS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Missouri Beef Resource Guide,
Commercial Agriculture Program,
University of Missouri Extension & the
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources,
University of Missouri,
Columbia, Missouri
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples from over “25” “Beef Decision Tools” – Calculators/Spreadsheets includ

• • • • “…Cow-calf Marketing Evaluator;

• • • • Stocker Evaluator;

• • • • Feeder Calf Evaluator;

• • • • Using BRD-Treatment Option Calculator;

• • • • Across Breed EPD Calculator;

• • • • Qualitative Trait Inheritance Calculator;

• • • • Mark Trump/Kenneth Suter Mineral Calculator; etc…”

For more information see the

Missouri Beef Resource Guide;

Commercial Agriculture Program Resources;

Commercial Agriculture Program or the

University of Missouri Extension

COW-CALF BUDGETS AND RIPARIAN BUFFERS CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Puyallup Research and Extension Center,
Washington State University
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Browse Down to the Cow-Calf Budgets and Riparian Buffers section & Click on “Cow-Calf Budget Tool”.

Cow-Calf Budgets and Riparian Buffers

• • • • “…This workbook is designed to work like a normal cow-calf enterprise budget

• • • • with additional worksheets added to calculate buffer economic effects…”

Cow-Calf Budgets and Riparian Buffers Calculator INPUT Sections include

• • • • “…Buffer Economic Impact Summary;

• • • • Farm Assumptions & Buffer Assumptions;

• • • • Prices;

• • • • Livestock Receipts;

• • • • Cow-Calf Operation Capital Investment and Equipment;

• • • • Multi-Zone Buffer Builder (a.k.a. “Build Your Own Buffers”); etc…”

For more information see

Riparian Buffers: Economic Tools Spreadsheets;

Riparian Buffers or the

Puyallup Research and Extension Center

COW/CALF OPERATIONS – Iowa Beef Center (IBC),
Iowa State University Extension and the College of Veterinary Medicine,
Iowa State University
Multimedia Beef Cattle Courses, Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports, etc. (Text & Images).

Examples of Cow/Calf Operations Subject Categories include

• • • • “…Economics & Business;

• • • • End Product & Beef Quality;

• • • • Facilities;

• • • • Genetics;

• • • • Forage and Grazing Management;

• • • • Reproduction; etc…”

For more information see the

Iowa Beef Center (IBC)

GRASS FED BEEF MODEL (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Manitoba Forage Council, Inc.,
Brandon,
Manitoba
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “Grass Fed Beef Model” Calculators include

• • • • “…Examples of “Forage Base Available & Forage/Livestock Production Phases” Calculator INPUT Values include
        • Land Base Available (Pasture, Annual Pasture, Stored Forage, etc.);

• • • • • Beef Cow Herd (Bulls, Replacement Heifers, etc.);

• • • • • Feeder/Stockers;

• • • • • Cow/Calf Phase (Dates, etc.);

• • • • • Feeder/Stocker Phase (Dates, etc.); etc…”

Examples of “Cow Calf Phase” Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • • “…Pasture Days;

• • • • • Extended Grazing;

• • • • • Herd Investment;

• • • • • Pasture Acres;

• • • • • Operating Costs (Fertilier, Labour, Taxes, Veterinary, Vaccines, etc.);

• • • • • Fixed Costs; etc…”

Examples of “Grassing Yearling Phase – Winter Period” Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • • “…Number of Animals;

• • • • • Number of Days;

• • • • • Annual Costs (Stored Forage, Purchased Forage, Labour, etc.);

• • • • • Fixed Costs; etc…”

Forage Finishing Calculator;

Marketing Estimate Calculator;

Forage Establishment Calculator

• • • • • “…Forage Species (Alfalfa, Timothy, etc.);

• • • • • Cover Crops; etc…”

Forage Production Calculator; etc.

For more information see

Past Projects or the

Manitoba Forage Council

FEEDER & LIVE CATTLE BASIS CALCULATOR – Missouri Commercial Agriculture
Program, University of Missouri
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Feeder & Live Cattle Basis Calculator

• • • • “…will calculate the basis for all of the reported livestock auctions in the

• • • • state of Missouri…”

• • • • Feeder & Live Cattle Basis Calculator INPUT Values include:
        • “…Livestock Auction; Cattle Type; Contract Type; Month of Sales;

• • • • • Year of Sales; Weight Range; Contract; etc…”

For more information see

Missouri Beef Resource Center or the

Missouri Commercial Agriculture Program

LIVESTOCK (BEEF) 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 of Beef Decision Calculators include

• • • • Finishing Yearling Steers Calculator INPUT Values include:
        • Sales income; Death Loss;

• • • • • Variable Costs
          • “…Feeder Costs; Veterinary Costs & Medical Costs;

• • • • • • Feed Costs: Corn, Alfalfa, Corn Silage, Supplement & Minerals;

• • • • • • Machinery Costs; Equipment Costs…”

Fixed Costs

• • • • • • “…Machinery Costs; Equipment Costs; Housing Costs; etc…”; etc.

Beef Cow-Calf Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • • Production Efficiencies
          • “…Calf Weaning Rate; Calf & Cow Death Loss; Cow Replacement Rate…”

Income

• • • • • • “…Steer Calves Sales; Heifer Calves Sales; Cull Cows Sales…”

Variable Costs

• • • • • • “…Feed Costs; Veterinary Costs; Machinery Costs; Equipment Costs;

• • • • • • Fuel & Repairs Costs; Marketing Costs; Labor Costs; etc…”

Fixed Costs

• • • • • • “…Machinery Costs; Equipment Costs; Housing Costs; Fences Costs;

• • • • • • Bull Depreciation; Bull Replacement; etc…”

Finishing Steer Calves Calculator;

Finishing Yearling Heifers Calculator;

Backgrounding Steer Calves Calculator;

Livestock Revenue Protection (LRP) Analyzer; etc.

For more information see

Livestock Decisions – Cost & Returns;

Ag Decision Maker or

Iowa State University Extension

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, FINANCE, & ECONOMICS (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 Livestock Production, Finance, & Economics Calculators include:

• • • • Beef Cow Financial and Partial Budgeting Calculator;

• • • • Breakeven Prices Calculator;

• • • • Calf Wintering Background Calculator;

• • • • Cash, Futures, Basis Data Calculator;

• • • • Cow Calf Feeder Stocker Budgeting Calculator;

• • • • Hay Costs on Cow Calf Profitability Calculator;

• • • • GRASSFAT Calculator;

Herd Size and Cattle Cycle Calculator

• • • • INPUT Values include:
        • Overview
          • “…Optimal herd size for this operation;

• • • • • • Cost per ton to swath, bale and stack hay put up on the operation;

• • • • • • Percent of Hay Production Sold if Herd Reduced and Operation Leased; etc…”

Base Budget for Cow Calf Operation Production Information

• • • • • • “…Breeding Herd Size Beginning of Breeding Season; Pregancy Percentage;

• • • • • • Number of Pregnant Cows after Breeding;

• • • • • • Weaning Percentage based on live Calves Born; etc…”

Inventory-Beginning Breeding Season: Cows & 1st Calf Heifers;

Operating Costs for a Cow-calf Enterprise;

Operating Costs For Livestock Care, Handling, Haying; etc.

Cow Cost Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • • Breed Herd Size; Cull Rate; Calving Percentage;

• • • • • Value of Production
          • “…Steer Calves; Heifer Calves; Cull Sales…”

Variable Costs

• • • • • • “…Feed Costs; Veterinary Costs; Medicine Costs;

• • • • • • Livestock Hauling Costs; Fence Repair Costs; etc…”

Fixed Costs

• • • • • • “…Equipment Costs; Machinery Costs;

• • • • • • Buildings used for Livestock Costs; Land Costs;

• • • • • • Livestock Breeding Herd Costs; Depreciation, Interest & Taxes;

• • • • • • Labor Costs; Management Costs; etc…”

Breakenven Calculator; Value of Production; etc…”

Cow Calf Feeder Stocker Budgeting Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • • Cost of Production Estimates for Commercial Cow Calf Enterprise
          • “…Breeding Herd Size; Cull Rate; Value of Average Cow in Breeding Herd;

• • • • • • Calving Percentage; etc…”

Value of Production for Actual Cash Sales

• • • • • • “…Steer Calves; Heifer Calves; Cull Cow Sales; Replacement Heifers; etc…”

Operating Costs for Cow-calf Enterprise

• • • • • • “…Feed Costs; Operating Costs Directly Associated with Livestock Care Handling;

• • • • • • Operating Costs of Facilities and Equipment used in Livestock Production; etc..”

Ownership Costs for Cow-calf Enterprise

• • • • • • “…Machinery and Equipment used for Livestock;

• • • • • • Buildings and Improvements Used for Livestock;

• • • • • • Owned Land Used Livestock Operations; etc…”

Profitability and Cash Flow Summary for the Cow-Calf Enterprise

• • • • • • “…Sources of Revenue; Operating Costs; etc…”; etc.

For more information see

Software Downloads;

Farm Management or

Extension Economics

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION DECISION AIDS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – M. Stockton & S. Dhoubhadel,
West Central Research and Extension Center,
Lincoln Extension,
University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, Nebraska
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “Livestock Production Decision Aids” include

• • • • The Stochastic Partial Budgeting
        • “…estimates net benefits of buying a heifer instead of raising them…”

Partial Budgeting for Drought Management

• • • • • “…gives an example of partial budgeting of buying replacement heifers vs. raising

• • • • • them considering the possibility of a drought…”

Cow-Calf Cost Cow-Q-Lator

• • • • • “…calculates the cost of raising one calf…”

Water Development Cost Cow-Q-Lator for Grazing Livestock

• • • • • estimates “…the cost for developing water sources for livestock in grazing areas…”

Hedge Calculator; etc.

For more information see the

West Central Research and Extension Center

BEEF HEALTH CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• • • BEEF HEALTH MANAGEMENT CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

FOR BEEF HEALTH, DISEASES, COURSES, LESSONS & DATABASES SEE THE
VETERINARY CENTER

COW CULLING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• • • COW REPLACEMENT CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

DETERMINING REPLACEMENT RATE FOR COW-CALF HERDS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – B. Carpenter,
Food and Agricultural Policy Reserach Institute (FAPRI),
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources,
University of Missouri,
Columbia, Missouri
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Determining Replacement Rate for Cow-Calf Herds

• • • • “…This spreadsheet can be used to determine the number of replacement heifers needed to

• • • • keep the herd size constant given the pregnancy/retention rates for

• • • • each age classification of cows…”

For more information see

Decision Tools or the

Missouri Beef Resource Guide

BEEF PADDOCK STOCKING RATE CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

BEEF STOCKING RATE CALCULATOR – Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA),
North Sydney, NSW, Australia

Beef Stocking Rate Calculator

• • • • “…is designed to determine the number of cattle or sheep you

• • • • should put into a paddock based on its carrying capacity…”

Beef Stocking Rate Calculator (Beef Paddock Stocking Rate Calculator) INPUT Values include

• • • • “…Paddock Size;

• • • • Pasture Available at Start of Grazing;

• • • • Pasture to be Left at End of Grazing;

• • • • Pasture Growth Rate (Daily);

• • • • Number of Days Grazing…”

Beef Stocking Rate Calculator OUTPUT Values include

• • • • Stock Numbers per Paddock
        • “…Steers;

• • • • • Dry Cows;

• • • • • Lactating Cows…”

For more information see

Tools & Calculators;

News and Resources or

Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA)

FEEDLOT CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

FEEDLOT ENTERPRISE BUDGET WORKSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Authors: B. Halfman, B. Boetel, et.al;
Wisconsin Beef Information Center,
UW Cooperative Extension,
Department of Animal Sciences,
University of Wisconsin
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Examples of Feedlot Enterprise Budget Worksheet Calculators include

• • • • Examples of “Feedlot Enterprise Budget Calculator (Economic Planning Budget (Cash-Flow) for One Animal)” INPUT Values include
        • “…Reciepts;

• • • • • Variable Expenses;

• • • • • Predicted Performance
          • Predicted Average Daily Gain;

• • • • • • Predicted Feed to Gain.

Feed Costs;

Other Livestock Costs

• • • • • • Death losses;

• • • • • • Interest Cost: Cattle & Feed;

• • • • • • Bedding Costs;

• • • • • • Veterinary Cost;

• • • • • • Transportation Costs;

• • • • • • Marketing Costs; etc.

Yardage Overage Costs; etc…”

Examples of “Feed Costs Calculator” INPUT Values include

• • • • • “…Predicted Performance
          • Predicted Average Daily Gain;

• • • • • • Predicted Feed to Gain.

Calculate Feed Cost from a DM Basis

• • • • • • Milk Replacer;

• • • • • • Calf Grain Starter;

• • • • • • Dried Distillers Grains;

• • • • • • Complete Supplement;

• • • • • • Hay;

• • • • • • Corn Silage;

• • • • • • Mixing and Mill Cost; etc.

Calculate Feed Cost from a As-Fed Basis…”

Examples of “Feedlot Yardage Calculator” INPUT Values include

• • • • • Feedlot Capacity
          • Maximum 1 Time Capacity;

• • • • • • Total Marketed Precious Year;

• • • • • • Group ID Number

• • • • • • Number of Cattle Purchased in Group;

• • • • • • Number of Cattle Sold in Group; etc.

Overhead Allocation of Facilities & Equipment – Facility Leases;

Overhead Allocation of Facilities & Equipment – Owned Facilities;

Related Overhead Allocation Expenses

• • • • • • Labor Costs;

• • • • • • Machinery Costs;

• • • • • • ;

• • • • • • Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes;

• • • • • • Insurance;

• • • • • • Utilities;

• • • • • • Intermediate and Long Term Debt Interest;

• • • • • • Machinery and Building Depreciation Expense;

• • • • • • Machinery, Facility & Buliding Repair;

• • • • • • Fuel & Oil;

• • • • • • Advertising; etc…”

For more information see

Decision Tools and Software or the

Wisconsin Beef Information Center

CATTLE COPRODUCT OPTIMIZER DECISION EVALUATOR (CATTLE CODE) – (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Authors: C. Buckner, G. Erickson, T. Klopfenstein,
D. Mark & V. Bremer;
Institute of Agriculture & Natural Resources,
University of Nebraska
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Browse down to Cattle CODE.

Cattle Coproduct Optimizer Decision Evaluator

• • • • “…evaluates economic returns for feeding byproducts to feedlot cattle compared to a

• • • • control diet with no byproducts. Performance equations were developed from

• • • • research experiments feeding varying dietary byproduct inclusion levels.