Farming Calculator

Before we even get to planting, there’s some math to do: How many potatoes will be planted on each acre? To a crop expert, that’s … Read more

To determine true state of your field, simply calculate how many plants per acre you’re looking at. The planter drops them with accuracy, but sometimes … Read more

All you need to do is plug in the number of samples, your area, and percentage of anticipated losses (or whatever factors you use). You … Read more

Most cashew growers start with a simple question about how many trees fit in an acre, but that question is actualy a trap. But it’s … Read more

You do not need degree in agronomy to know if your field is going to pay off this year. However, you can’t afford to guess … Read more

Don’t base your alfalfa yield estimates on memory. You can remember how much yield you got last year, but don’t expect that number to apply … Read more

When standing amid high corn stalks it’s difficult to estimate your feed budget. Yes they are big, but it’s tough to visualize volume of this … Read more

You might wonder how many winter months lie ahead in that pile of round bales. Such worry raise all kinds of aggie angst, for there’s … Read more

For hours, you might sit in the cab of combine harvester, watching it carve its way across field. But as long as grain doesn’t hit … Read more

They say you get what you measure, and here’s how that applies to hay: You’re in the field, and it looks like a lot of … Read more

The plan starts as green grass. But by the time it gets close to the coop there’s just bare dirt. Why? Because an acre isn’t … Read more