±¦ÍþÌåÓý

Calculators

The calculators below are provided "as is" in Excel spreadsheets to assist producers in planning for the future.

• 
  The Bale Grazing Calculator© is a tool to help producers estimate the cost of feeding livestock with bale grazing.
• 
  A tool to help producers make business decisions.
• 
  This calculator generates a cow efficiency ranking through points allocated for body condition score, calving date and weaning weight.
• 
  This planner allows producers to input their own values for yields, prices, fixed and variable costs.
• 
  The Crop Residue Calculator is a tool to help producers estimate the costs of feeding livestock with crop residue.
• 
  This worksheet calculates the cost and return of fertilizing hay and pasture based on average fertilizer efficiency and costs in ±¦ÍþÌåÓý.
• 
  A five year annual projection for an existing sheep operation.
• 
  This calculator can be used to provide approximate costs for renting equipment or obtaining custom farming operations from another farmer.
• 
  The Hay Share Calculator is designed to calculate the cost of producing baled hay and the value of standing hay.
• 
  The LPI Policy Work Pad is a great tool to use when deciding which policy will work best for you. It has been designed to give you the option to work through three different policy options for a side-by-side comparison before making a purchasing decision. (To ensure this document works correctly, please download to your computer and open in Acrobat or Acrobat Reader. Various issues may occur if opened within an internet browser.)

Notice

All rights reserved. Copyright and all other intellectual property rights for the ±¦ÍþÌåÓý Ministry of Agriculture's online calculators, and all manuals, documentation and other material pertaining to this software, belong exclusively to the Government of ±¦ÍþÌåÓý. This software is provided solely for personal use under a non-exclusive licence, and may not be copied, modified, published, sold or distributed to any third party, or transmitted in any form or by any mean whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, in whole or in part, without the express written permission of the ±¦ÍþÌåÓý Ministry of Agriculture.

Disclaimer

This software is provided without warranty on an "as is" basis. The Government of ±¦ÍþÌåÓý and its agents assume no liability or responsibility whatsoever with respect to loss or damage caused by or alleged to be caused by the use or operation of this software.

I have read, understood and agree to the terms of the above copyright notice and disclaimer, as conditions of my usage of the said software, and I further agree to release and indemnify the Government of ±¦ÍþÌåÓý and its agents from all claims arising from my use or operation of the software.