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 Livestock Gross Margin FAQ pdf |
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Cash
farm lease (with flexible provisions) pdf |
Crop-share
or Crop-share/Cash farm lease pdf |
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Irrigation
crop-share or Crop-share/Cash farm lease pdf |
Pasture
lease pdf |
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Farm
building or Livestock facility lease pdf |
Water
Chart Usage xls |
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Information
on heat stress index categories and management strategies |
Heat
stress index for swine gif |
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Heat
stress index for humans Heat stress index
charts developed by Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering department,
ISU. Information
on heat stress index categories and management strategies |
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| Calculators to download | ||
ISU
Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) xls Developed
by Dave Stender, ISUCalculates the value of DDGS relative to the feedstuffs it replaces. |
SDSU
Distillers Dried Grain with Solubles (DDGS) xls Developed
by Robert Thaler,
South Dakota State University.
Helps determine costs of using distillers dried grain in swine rations.
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Lean
hog v1 moving average xls Developed by John
Lawrence, ISUIdentifies buy/sell signals based on the user's short-run and long-run moving average. |
Simple Hog Market Calculator xls Developed by John
Lawrence,
ISUThis is a simple tool to evaluate the added return per head from marketing hogs a few days later and at a heavier weight. |
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Swine Marketing Decision Calculator xls Developed by John
Lawrence, ISU |
OFFSET (Odor
From Feedlots Setback Estimation Tool ) xls Developed at University of Minnesota. Based on Minnesota climatic conditions and intended primarily for Minnesota producers. Read
more about this tool. |
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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. |
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| 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
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Farrow-to-finish
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