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Farm Management: Machinery
 

Price Forecasts:

Title Author Bulletin/Date PDF
Futures-Based Price Forecasts for Anhydrous Ammonia and Diesel Fuel

Dhuyvetter

Updated monthly Download

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Farm Machinery Papers:

Title Author Bulletin/Date PDF
Irrigation Equipment Cost Survey in Kansas Schlegel, Tsoodle 2009
2005
Download (2009)
Download (2005)
Impact of Rising Diesel Prices on Machinery and Whole-Farm Fuel Costs -- An Update Dhuyvetter, Kastens September, 2005 Download
Impact of Rising Diesel Prices on Machinery and Whole-Farm Fuel Costs Dhuyvetter, Kastens May, 2005 Download
Analyzing Your Business: How do you know where you stand? Dhuyvetter, Kastens January 2005 Download

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Decision-Making Tools:

Title Description File
Guidance & Section Control Profit Calculator
(Mar 2010)
Online web tool for evaluating the economics of guidance system and section control technologies.  Accompanying video (WMV) and written (PDF) users guide explanation of the inputs and output associated with the tool. Web dashboard
WMV
PDF
Guidance & Section Control Profit Calculator
(Mar 2010)
Excel spreadsheet for evaluating the economics of guidance system and section control technologies.  Accompanying video (WMV) and written (PDF) users guide explanation of the inputs and output associated with the tool. Excel
WMV
PDF
KSU-GPSguidance Excel spreadsheet for evaluating the economics of machine guidance and section control investment.  There is no corresponding paper; however, the spreadsheet contains "mouse overs" which provide the necessary explanations. Excel
OwnBaler
(Oct 2006)
Excel spreadsheet for evaluating the total cost of owning and operating large round and square balers.  Accompanying paper (PDF file) is explanation of the inputs and output associated with the spreadsheet. Excel
PDF
OwnCombine
(Sep 2008)
Excel spreadsheet for evaluating the economics of owning and operating a combine. Excel
OwnTractor
(Sep 2008)
Excel spreadsheet for evaluating the cost of owning a tractor.  Accompanying paper (PDF file) is explanation of the inputs and output associated with the spreadsheet. Excel
PDF
OwnSprayer
(Sep 2008)
Excel spreadsheet for evaluating the economics of owning a self-propelled crop sprayer.  Accompanying paper (PDF file) is explanation of the inputs and output associated with the spreadsheet. Excel
PDF
KSU-MachCost
(Jan 2010)
Excel spreadsheet for evaluating the total cost of owning and operating machinery by field operation.  Accompanying paper (PDF file) is explanation of the inputs and output associated with the spreadsheet. Excel
PDF

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Custom Harvester Analysis and Management Program (CHAMP)

Annual Reports PDF
  2009 Harvest Year Download
  2008 Harvest Year Download
  2007 Harvest Year Download
  2006 Harvest Year Download
  2005 Harvest Year Download
  2004 Harvest Year Download
  2003 Harvest Year Download
  2002 Harvest Year Download
  2001 Harvest Year Download
  2000 Harvest Year Download
  1999 Harvest Year Download
  1998 Harvest Year Download
  1997 Harvest Year Download

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