Farming Calculator

Hay can be heavy in the fall. Not just physically, but also because it presents a challenge. You’re in the field, standing there watching the … Read more

A bale is A VOLUME, not a weight, so you could stand there looking at pile of alfalfa bales and still have no idea how … Read more

With your conditions and dimensions plugged into the calculator above (which does the math for you), you’re saving time calculating volumes and messing with coefficients. … Read more

Stand in the center of a field piled with round bales and you’re staring at a geometry problem masquerading as agronomy. Each cylinder appear similar … Read more

The feed bin is opened in early spring and you find that it’s only half full, but the hens is staring at you with expectant, … Read more

There comes a point in each day when you run hay equipment. It’s staring down a pile of bales and deciding whether they are to … Read more

The cost may sound low so you figure you can load up your car with 20 bags of topsoil. And, chances are good, you’ll assume … Read more

So let’s say you start out wanting to keep chickens. You envision a straightforward process. Turns out it means feeding your birds, monitoring their intake. … Read more

With higher gas prices, thinner margins and fewer pennies to spend, you have to plan forage as a business. That one wrong guess at how … Read more

The sound of a load of hay hitting the floor strike fear into the heart of dairy producers everywhere. It’s October and the cows is … Read more

It’s a snowy patchwork of white and green across your lawn, you’ve spread the granules, and now what? Should you water right away, or wait? … Read more