Decision Tools
Resources
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ARC vs. PLC Decision Tool Help Sheet
Published on December 17, 2019
A decision tool to help decide between ARC and PLC by crop and farm. Contains built-in information from each county to help farmers make decisions for each individual farm for corn, wheat and soybeans.
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ARC vs. PLC Calculator
Published on September 1, 2019
A decision tool to help decide between ARC and PLC by crop and farm. Contains built-in information from each county to help farmers make decisions for each individual farm for corn, wheat and soybeans.
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2018 Farm Bill Presentation: ARC vs. PLC
Published on January 7, 2019
A presentation explaining the differences between Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage as defined in the 2018 Farm Bill.
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Farm Bill Educational Sessions
Making the Most of the 2018 Farm Bill Commodity Provisions is a statewide series of educational sessions conducted in cooperation with local Farm Service Agency offices.
Partial Budgets
Cash Flow Planning
- Farm Cash Flow spreadsheet (2017; Betz, MSU)
- Swine Cash Flow spreadsheet (Betz, MSU)
- Fruit Cash Flow spreadsheet (Betz, MSU)
- Orchard/Vineyard Cash Flow spreadsheet (2012; PSU & Moore, MSU)
Investment Decisions
- Irrigation Capital Investment Model (2013; Betz, MSU)
- Greenhouse Capital Investment Calculator (2013; Betz, MSU)
- Asparagus Mechanical Harvesting with Siler Harvester (2014; Werling & Talley, MSU)
Crop Insurance Decisions
- Evaluating Taking Prevented Planting Payments for Corn (2013; Schnitkey, U-IL)
- Crop Insurance Decisions, ACRE presentation (2013; Betz, MSU)
- Crop Insurance Decisions, 2014 Farm Bill presentation (2014; Betz, MSU)
Other Decisions
- Understanding the Economics of Tile Drainage (2010; Hofstrand, ISU)
- Tile Drainage Investment Analysis spreadsheet (2010; Hofstrand, ISU)
- Pricing Corn Silage and Earlage from Immature Corn (2013; Black, Rust & Stein, MSU)