Forage Economics and
Budgets
View the Center for Dairy Profitability web site for current forage
budgets and other resources related to forage economics.
03-14-11
Hay Price Calculator
This spreadsheet developed by Extension Educator Ken
Barnett compares how much a producer
needs to get for their hay compared to what they could get from corn
production with varying corn prices.
12-10-11
Pasture, Rangeland and Forage (PRF) Insurance
by David Moll and Paul D.
Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics, UW-Madison
12-27-11 Can it
Pay to Cover Silage Bags with a Cover?
This factsheet by Extension Educator Ken Barnett looks
at the economics of covering silage bags to prevent bird damage.
Alfalfa haylage enterprise dollars
From Greg Hadley, UW Extension Farm
Financial Management Specialist.
This spreadsheet is designed to allow the
user to compare last year's enterprise budget (Worksheet 3) and cost of
production (Worksheet 4) to the typical WI and MN farm that contributes
their records to FinBin (http://www.finbin.umn.edu/).
Corn silage enterprise dollars
From Greg Hadley, UW Extension Farm Financial Management Specialist.
This spreadsheet is designed
to allow the user to compare last year's enterprise budget (Worksheet 3)
and cost of production (Worksheet 4) to the typical WI and MN farm that
contributes their records to FinBin (http://www.finbin.umn.edu/).
Corn Silage Adjusted Dry Matter Pricing Program
From Greg Hadley, UW Extension Farm
Financial Management Specialist.
This spreadsheet helps to determine the moistue-adjusted price for corn
silage based on a set price at a given moisture concentration.
09-06-09
Alfalfa Profitability
by Year and Fertilizer Cost Calculator
This spreadsheet developed by Extension Educator Ken
Barnett estimates yields and profits for alfalfa stands from
establishment to the 4th production year based on alfalfa base yield and
fertilizer costs.
Value of
Short Rotations for Alfalfa Profitability
by Dan Undersander, UW-Extension Forage
Agronomist, and Ken Barnett, UW-Extension Educator.
7-03-08
Pricing Standing
Hay: Consider Plant Nutrient Value
by Mark Kopecky, Price Co. Agriculture and
Natural Resources Agent, Carrie Laboski, UWEX Soils Scientist, and Dan
Undersander, UWEX Forage Agronomist
12-23-08
Corn Silage Pricing Decision Aid
This spreadsheet developed by Ryan Sterry, Polk Co.
Agriculture Agent; Lee Milligan, St. Croix Co. Agriculture Agent; and
Joe Lauer, UW-Extension Corn Agronomist, helps to determine a price for
standing and harvested corn silage.
5-16-08
Pricing Standing Forage Worksheet
This spreadsheet developed by Extension Educator Ken
Barnett, helps to determine ceiling and floor prices to pay for standing
forage.
5-16-08
How to Price Standing Forage
A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet written
by UW-Extension Agents Ted Bay and Rhonda Gildersleeve, Ken Barnett,
UW-Extension Farm Management Specialist, and Dan Undersander,
UW-Extension Forage Agronomist.
4-11-06
Economics of Alfalfa and Corn Silage Rotations
This paper, written by Extension Educator Ken
Barnett, looks at the economics of various rotation options using alfalfa
and corn silage.
Calculating Optimal Length of a Stand of
Alfalfa
This spreadsheet, developed by
former Waukesha County Agriculture Agent, Rob Fox, offers users the ability to
evaluate the economic return of varying lengths of alfalfa stands.
Buying and Selling Hay
and Straw
Information related to marketing hay and
obtaining current hay prices
3-23-06 Paying for Unexpected
Feed Expenses
A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet
written by Tom Anderson, Shawano Co. Agricultural Agent
Factors to Consider
When Marketing Hay
A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet
written by Dan Undersander, UW-Extension Forage Agronomist
Stocker
Enterprise Budgets for Grass-Based Systems
UW Extension Bulletin A3718
Buying and
Selling Corn Silage: What's a fair price?
This paper, written by Greg Blonde, Waupaca Co.
Agricultural Agent, evaluates several methods to value corn silage.
