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Field Budget
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Record Keeping
Prior to any field work, the Field Budget is used to calculate the costs associated with a
specific field to determine the break-even price and yield; it will also estimate any potential
profits or losses. This information can then be used to plan ahead to decrease costs or
inputs in certain areas to increase overall profit and yield.
The values on the report are specific to the five categories on the top left side: Farm
name, Field name, State, Crop and Season. If a choice in any of the categories is
changed, then the report becomes a new one specific to the new criteria.
Note: A Simple Field Budget Summary Report screen is the exact screen you
see when you select Record Keeping>Field Budget.
Enter data on the Field Budget screen:
Values that are less than one dollar need to be entered with a zero (0) proceeding the
decimal point. For example, fifteen cents needs to be entered as 0.15.
1. Select the Farm name, Field name, State, Crop, and Season for the report.
2. Enter the field inputs and equipment Per acre costs associated with the chosen
criteria in step 1.
• To help with figuring costs, click on the calculator icon (blue and red
graphic) to the right of the text box to open a calculator. The keypad
can be controlled by clicking numbers using your mouse or by using
the numerical keypad on your computer. When you have figured a
cost, click Enter on the keypad and JDOffice will populate the text box
with the calculated figure.
3. Enter the Drying, Grain storage and Transportation average costs per bushel for
the field.
4. Enter the Equipment costs per acre associated with the field.
5. If there is a loan for the field, enter the details of it in the Loan Information section.