All tools A-Z

20 calculators for farm and ranch planning. Every page shows the formula, a worked example, and a planning disclaimer.

A

• AAcreage calculatorRectangle, triangle, or center-pivot circle to acres from feet.
• AAverage daily gainADG from start/end weight and days; optional projected weight.

C

• CCattle shrinkShrinked weight, lb lost, and optional $ loss from shrink % and $/cwt.

F

• FFeed cost per head2-4 feeds with as-fed lb/head/day and $/ton to $/head/day and period cost.
• FFence length for acreagePerimeter feet and miles for square or rectangle paddocks; optional cross-fence and wire strands.
• FFertilizer rateProduct lb/acre and field total from target nutrient lb/acre and analysis %.

G

• GGrain bin capacityUS bushels for a round bin: cylinder plus optional peaked cone.

H

• HHay barn storage capacityBarn LxWxstack height and bale presets to bale count and ton estimate.
• HHay needed for winterHead, days, lb/head/day, and waste % to total lb, tons, optional bales.

L

• LLime rateProduct tons/acre from soil-test ECCE recommendation and product ECCE %.
• LLivestock fence post calculatorRun length, spacing, corners, ends, and gates to total posts and even spacing.
• LLivestock water needsSpecies presets, head count, and tank gallons to gal/day and days of supply.

M

• MManure application rateTons/acre from nutrient need, manure nutrient lb/ton, and first-year availability %.

P

• PPasture stocking rateAcres, forage yield, utilization, and intake to animal-units or days.

R

• RRotational grazing paddocksPaddock count from rest and graze days; optional acres per paddock.
• RRound / square bale countTons or lb needed and bale weight to how many bales to buy or store.

S

• SSeeding rateSeeds/acre and lb/acre from target population, germ %, emerge %, and seeds/lb.
• SSpray tank mixAcres per tank and product per tank from GPA and label rate; partial-field mode.
• SStock tank volumeRound or rectangular tank gallons from inside dimensions and fill depth.

W

• WWeaning weight 205-dayBIF-style adjusted 205-day weight with optional dam-age adjustment.