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Resources available at no charge (Information, sample forms, calculators, spreadsheets)
  Software to purchase (Budget Cash Flow, Group Tracker, Manure Nutrient Value Calculator, Breeding and Farrowing Schedule, Sow Tracker, Pig Profit Tracker)

 


Information and sample forms to download

 

USDA Risk Management Agency Insurance Policy Premiums pdf USDA Risk Management Agency Insurance Policy Premiums
Step-by-step instructions on how to calculate premiums. USDA Risk Management Agency has more information on livestock insurance policies

 

USDA Risk Management Agency Livestock Gross Margin FAQ pdf USDA Risk Management Agency Livestock Gross Margin FAQ
Answers to frequently asked questions regarding LGM swine insurance policiesUSDA Risk Management Agency has more information.

Cash farm lease (with flexible provisions) pdf
Cash farm lease (with flexible provisions)Farm Lease Contract examples provided by Midwest Plan Service as guides for developing agreements between owners and renters.

 

Crop-share or Crop-share/Cash farm lease pdf
Crop-share or Crop-share/Cash farm leaseFarm Lease Contract examples provided by Midwest Plan Service as guides for developing agreements between owners and renters.

Irrigation crop-share or Crop-share/Cash farm lease pdf
Irrigation crop-share or Crop-share/Cash farm leaseFarm Lease Contract examples provided by Midwest Plan Service as guides for developing agreements between owners and renters.

 

Pasture lease pdf
Pasture leaseFarm Lease Contract examples provided by Midwest Plan Service as guides for developing agreements between owners and renters.

Farm building or Livestock facility lease pdf
Farm building or Livestock facility leaseFarm Lease Contract examples provided by Midwest Plan Service as guides for developing agreements between owners and renters.

 

Water Chart Usage xls
imageDeveloped by Mark Storlie, IPIC and Mike Brumm formerly of the University of Nebraska
Focuses on daily water disappearance as a measure of the growth process for groups of pigs.

Information on heat stress index categories and management strategies
Information on heat stress index categories and management strategiesHeat stress index charts developed by Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering department, ISU

 

Heat stress index for swine gif
Heat stress index for swineHeat stress index charts developed by Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering department, ISU

Heat stress index for humans
Heat stress index for humansHeat stress index charts developed by Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering department, ISU. Information on heat stress index categories and management strategies
   

Calculators to download    
ISU Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) xls
ISU Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS)Developed by Dave Stender, ISU
Calculates the value of DDGS relative to the feedstuffs it replaces.
  SDSU Distillers Dried Grain with Solubles (DDGS) xls
SDSU Distillers Dried Grain with Solubles (DDGS)Developed by Robert Thaler, South Dakota State University. Helps determine costs of using distillers dried grain in swine rations.

Lean hog v1 moving average xls
Lean hog v1 moving averageDeveloped by John Lawrence, ISU
Identifies buy/sell signals based on the user's short-run and long-run moving average.
  Simple Hog Market Calculator xls
Simple Hog Market CalculatorDeveloped by John Lawrence, ISU
This is a simple tool to evaluate the added return per head from marketing hogs a few days later and at a heavier weight.
Swine Marketing Decision Calculator xls
Swine Marketing Decision CalculatorDeveloped by John Lawrence, ISU
  OFFSET (Odor From Feedlots Setback Estimation Tool ) xls
OFFSET (Odor From Feedlots Setback Estimation Tool )Developed at University of Minnesota. Based on Minnesota climatic conditions and intended primarily for Minnesota producers. Read more about this tool.
Berkshire Production Decision Aid
Berkshire Production Decision Aid Developed by Larry McMullen, ISU. This tool is designed to give a “quick and dirty” estimation into the profitability of producing purebred Berkshires when compared to commodity pork production.
   

Spreadsheets to order    
Sow Longevity Spreadsheet v2 xls developed by Ken Stalder, ISU and Curt Lacey of University of Georgia. This can help producers determine optimum times for keeping sows in their operations. It uses operation-specific production and financial information, so individual producers can determine how long sows must remain in their herds to create a positive net value. Choose the online registration link for your type of operation and measurement system. The spreadsheet is available via e-mail.

Breed-to-wean

 

Farrow-to-finish


 


 

 

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