RowMath

by CropInsider

Run the numbers before you plant.

Example farm · try moving acres.

Try the example crop mix and watch the total.

Your crop mix and return change together.

Starter numbers are a starting point. Your own numbers stay yours.

Try the 160-acre example

from USDA county acreage 1996 to 2025

Example prices and costs; South Plains budget yields. Sources

Kept fixed when rain changes: Corners / Cotton lint.

Crop / acresReturn

Cotton lintPivot · 65 ac · 40.6%Cotton lint: 65 acres. Current return $13,809.25 before rent. $212.45 per acre. All crop bars use the same dollar scale.Current $13,809.25. $212.45 per acre.$13,809.25Water short · 1,000 lb lint/ac · entered at starting rain

Corn grainPivot · 60 ac · 37.5%Corn grain: 60 acres. Current return $17,060.40 before rent. $284.34 per acre. All crop bars use the same dollar scale.Current $17,060.40. $284.34 per acre.$17,060.40Water short · 210 bu/ac · entered at starting rain

Cotton lintCorners · 35 ac · 21.9%Cotton lint: 35 acres. Current return $1,898.75 before rent. $54.25 per acre. All crop bars use the same dollar scale.Current $1,898.75. $54.25 per acre.$1,898.75400 lb lint/ac · kept fixed

Optional acreage goal for this plan. It only changes the progress count, not costs or return. Leave it blank for no goal. Current: not entered.

This is a progress target only. It never changes a cost or return.

Try a crop mix

Example farm · move acres and watch the total.

Pivot: all 125 acres assigned

Corners: all 35 acres assigned

Pivot supply: water short in Jun, Jul, Aug. See monthly amounts beside the return. Change acres or yields on the crop cards; change Monthly pumping limits in Farm details.

Starting yields are your entries at 19.15 inches of rain and your entered irrigation. Yield averaged across these planted acres, counting failed acres as zero.

The same yield choice applies at every rain.

Cotton lint

Pivot · irrigated

Hale County: 145,000 ac planted 2025 ·10-year avg 231,780 ac

Starter from the District 2 cotton pivot budget; price, yield and base cost can be changed

This field has 125 acres. Choose how many to plant in this crop. Lower other crop acres first to make room. Current: 65 acres.
Price for one unit shown beside yield. Use your sale price in that unit. Starting value: $0.70/lb lint (teaching example). Current: $0.70/lb lint.
Your expected harvest per acre, in the unit shown. Sales start from this yield. Set dry/wet yields beside it to try a different harvest when rain changes. Starting value: 1,000 lb lint/planted acre (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: 1,000 lb lint/planted acre.

Your starting yield: 1,000 lb lint/ac (entered, not reduced).

Yield averaged across these planted acres, counting failed acres as zero.

Between your entries, RowMath uses a straight line. Blank keeps your starting yield on that side. Use the same crop unit and weight basis in all three rows.

CaseRain, inchesYield, lb lint/ac
Dry case
Rain in your dry-year comparison. It changes water needs and pumping costs. Source: NOAA county rain records; starting dry case 13.29 inches/year. Current: 13.29 inches/year.
Harvest per planted acre in your dry case, in lb lint. Use a dry harvest from your records. Blank uses the starting yield of 1,000 lb lint/acre. This changes dry-case sales. Current: not entered.
Starting case19.151,000
Wet case
Rain in your wet-year comparison. It changes water needs and pumping costs. Source: NOAA county rain records; starting wet case 26.68 inches/year. Current: 26.68 inches/year.
Harvest per planted acre in your wet case, in lb lint. Use a wet harvest from your records. Blank uses the starting yield of 1,000 lb lint/acre. This changes wet-case sales. Current: not entered.

These rain amounts come from county records. You can change them.

Base total + cost changes
Return above included costsbefore rentWater short$212.45/acre$13,809.25 for cropIncludes $100.00/acre from cottonseed.
Budget starter

Planning estimate · Published reference · 2015-12 · gross irrigation inches · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: INFERENCE: TAWC 2014 report Table A22 p199 (PDF206): 2011 dry-year applied irrigation / 2005-2013 crop-year mean / 2010 wet-year applied irrigation. Observational scenarios across changing farms, not crop requirements or a calibrated weather response; 2011 pumping could still be insufficient. Cost budgets and yields are separate assumptions. TAWC 2014 Table A22 PDF p206, fetched 2026-11-05. Reference rainfall 16.9 inches annual (2005–2013); county monthly pattern used for effective-rain adjustment.. Region: Texas South Plains. Original: 13.6. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Enter water you pump. Normal county rain is already taken off. More rain means less pumping. Starter rain reference: 16.9 inches in a year.

Need in this scenario: 12.6 irrigation inches · May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

The estimate starts from your yield at your starting rain. The yield choice beside rain applies to every comparison.

A planning estimate, not a harvest forecast. Your entered yield is used exactly at your starting rain. Other rain amounts change supported estimates relative to that starting point. Crops without an estimate keep your entered yield unless you set your own rain scenarios. Seasonal totals miss heat, rain timing and peak flow.

Planning estimate: typed yield anchored at your starting rain with entered farm water. Case response / starting response; ceiling is full-water yield (not reached). Net irrigation need plus effective rain and stored water is an ET proxy. FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 33 (1979), whole-season yield response factors; relation reviewed in FAO Paper 66 (2012). Generic crop transfer; not calibrated for this farm. Whole-season Ky 0.85 (dimensionless). Your entered yield: 1,000 lb lint/acre. Full-water supply proxy: 15.9 net inches/acre; effective rain 5.2 inches/acre.

Water already in the soil that your crop can use, in inches. This lowers water that must come from rain or pumping. Use a soil-water measurement; enter zero if none is credited. Current: 0 inches.

Zero means no stored water counted. It is not a soil test.

Count only stored water already allowed for in your water need. Otherwise change that need too.

FAO crop yield response to water

Planted May · harvested Oct, Nov, Dec. Water: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

Water shares are estimates you can edit. Check your soil moisture and cut dates.

Harvest or termination months
Grazing months

Relative water shares: 0 means no pumping that month. Shares are divided by their total. At least one month must be above 0.

Relative water used in Jan. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Feb. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Mar. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Apr. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in May. This month has 10 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 10 parts.
Relative water used in Jun. This month has 15 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 15 parts.
Relative water used in Jul. This month has 30 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 30 parts.
Relative water used in Aug. This month has 30 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 30 parts.
Relative water used in Sep. This month has 15 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 15 parts.
Relative water used in Oct. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Nov. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Dec. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.

Local irrigation months come from the supplied AgriLife summer-crop synthesis; USDA planting dates do not establish irrigation shares.

AgriLife High Plains wheat uses and harvest

AgriLife forage species and growth

AgriLife spring irrigation priorities

AgriLife High Plains irrigation timing

AgriLife caution: near Lubbock the practical wheat planting cutoff is about February 1; oats are suggested after that. February–March wheat is not a dependable grain starter here. Review every water month; changing planting month does not move irrigation automatically.

Monthly effective rain and irrigation floors; annual rain follows the county normal monthly pattern.

Irrigation starting depth uses 2005–2013 observations. Local storm timing is unverified.

Sources
Production cost$587.55/acre

Your base total, plus or minus the cost changes shown below.

$390.00
-$2.45
+$200.00
Total production cost
$587.55

Base: Example amount, not a published budget. Seed, fertilizer and other production costs are within this base total.

This is the original total before the pumping, harvest and loan changes listed above. Enter your all-in base budget here. The production total includes those changes. Starting value: $390.00/ac (teaching example). Current: $390.00/ac.

Returns use your base total with the changes above.

Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, irrigated cotton. Category amounts include your current pumping, harvest and loan changes.

The budget already includes $22.39 per acre of operating interest; entering your own loan replaces it.

Share of your costs paid in cash. 100 means all; 50 means half. This changes cash spent, not profit. Starting value: 100% (saved planning estimate). Current: 100%.
Budget starter

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · fraction · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Preview convention: variable-cost subtotal treated as cash; review inclusion scope; review before use. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 1. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Cash spent is not the same as a loan. This share is cash spent. The amount above is money borrowed.

Equipment, management, insurance and other fixed costs from the budget; rent is in your lease. These costs apply to this crop’s acres. Count each cost once.

Gross revenue
$800.00
Cottonseed revenue (included above)
$100.00
Included production costs
−$587.55
Margin above included costs
$212.45
Other specified costs · not entered
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Return before cash rent
$212.45

District 2 budget categories total $724.03/acre, with current cost changes. Your $587.55/acre total is $136.48 lower.

Your base adds $200.00/acre for harvest. The category sum includes $215.00/acre for current harvest and delivery.

Opening this table keeps your total. Change a row to use the sum below. Interest is in Other in the breakdown.

Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $724.03/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, irrigated cotton. Current: $50.52/acre.
Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $724.03/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, irrigated cotton. Current: $63.60/acre.
Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $724.03/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, irrigated cotton. Current: $94.27/acre.
Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $724.03/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, irrigated cotton. Current: $96.70/acre.
Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $724.03/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, irrigated cotton. Current: $132.55/acre.
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Published value · Published reference · 2026-02 · USD/gross acre-inch · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: 2026D2CottonPivot.pdf p1, Energy Cost row, fetched 2026-11-05; $10/gross acre-inch × 10 budget inches. INFERENCE: treating budget AcreInch as gross applied depth for this planning transfer; farm/system applicability editable.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 10.00. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Inches of water already covered by base costs. We replace their pumping cost as water use changes. Starting value: 10 gross irrigation inches (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: 10 gross irrigation inches.
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Published value · Published reference · 2026-02 · gross irrigation inches · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: 2026D2CottonPivot.pdf p1, Energy Cost row, fetched 2026-11-05; $10/gross acre-inch × 10 budget inches. INFERENCE: treating budget AcreInch as gross applied depth for this planning transfer; farm/system applicability editable.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 10. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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We take out the old pump cost. Then we add the cost of water pumped now.

The original allowance uses $10.00 per acre-inch. Your entered rate prices the current pumping need.

Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $724.03/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, irrigated cotton. Current: $215.00/acre.
Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $724.03/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, irrigated cotton. Current: $71.39/acre.
Proposed category sum$724.03

These are example costs. The cost table above shows the base total and changes for pumping, harvest and interest. Land rent is separate.

Base cost leaves out pumping? Open Irrigation. Set “Pumped inches in base cost” to zero.

Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/lb lint · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.20. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Lease and crop-share terms are entered once in Farm details.

Tons of seed sold for each pound of cotton fiber. Zero leaves seed sales out. Starting value: 0.0005 seed tons/lint lb (teaching example). Current: 0.0005 seed tons/lint lb.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · seed tons/lint lb · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.0005. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Sale price per ton of cottonseed. Seed sales are separate from cotton fiber sales. Starting value: $200.00/seed ton (teaching example). Current: $200.00/seed ton.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/seed ton · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 200.00. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

  • Price: inferred · Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default
  • Yield: matched · CONFIRMED: 2026D2CottonPivot.pdf p1 REVENUE quantity, fetched 2026-11-05. Published budget planning yield, not a measured farm result.
  • Production cost: inferred · Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default
  • Water: inferred · INFERENCE: TAWC 2014 report Table A22 p199 (PDF206): 2011 dry-year applied irrigation / 2005-2013 crop-year mean / 2010 wet-year applied irrigation. Observational scenarios across changing farms, not crop requirements or a calibrated weather response; 2011 pumping could still be insufficient. Cost budgets and yields are separate assumptions. TAWC 2014 Table A22 PDF p206, fetched 2026-11-05. Reference rainfall 16.9 inches annual (2005–2013); county monthly pattern used for effective-rain adjustment.
  • Harvest: inferred · Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default

Synthetic cash costs; harvest/haul follows yield for grain/lint; energy and premium within base example cost; rent excluded unless entered.

Sources
Crop insurance payment you expect per planted acre, in dollars. Use your policy estimate; zero means no payment. This adds to receipts in this plan and is not a prediction of a claim. Current: not entered.

your figure; the tool does not model insurance

Keep last year’s numbers here. Try them next year. Your typed plan values stay yours.

Cost is production cost, before rent and other fixed costs.

Harvest per planted acre from last season’s records. This is saved for a future plan; it does not replace this year’s entered yield. Leave blank if unknown. Current: not entered.
Price you received per crop unit last season, from your sale records. It is saved for a future plan and does not change this year’s sales. Leave blank if unknown. Current: not entered.
Last season’s production cost per acre, before rent and fixed costs. Use your farm records. It is saved for a future plan, not used in today’s return. Leave blank if unknown. Current: not entered.
Year of the harvest and costs you are recording. Use the year on your farm records. It labels saved actual results; it does not change this plan’s crop-year inputs. Current: 2026 year.

Residue after harvest

Stalks and leaves left after harvest. Choose what stays on the field and what leaves. Open Soil value inputs and nutrient breakdown below, then choose What happens to stalks. Set grazing dollars beside Grazing after harvest.

Baseline nutrient-value equivalent on your typed typical yield: 1,000 lb lint/acre. Scenario levers do not change this baseline.

Stalks and leaves left after harvest. Set What happens to stalks under Soil value inputs and nutrient breakdown.

Money paid to you for grazing leftover stalks. Put fence and water costs in crop costs. Count each sale once. Starting value: not recorded. Current: not entered.
Not entered · unconfirmed

Needs your input · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/ac · Unconfirmed input · UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.

Source reference: UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: not available. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

A fixed lease payment stays the same when yield changes. Choose Production-dependent above if payment falls with yield.

Not included. Enter a lease receipt; the omitted dollar amount is unknown.

Enter residue inputs

This is not cash. It is left out of profit and does not cut your plant food bill.

Enter your weights and prices under Soil value inputs and nutrient breakdown.

Grazing or baling can leave less on the field. Enter the share left. Effects on soil and water are not priced.

Weight left: not entered tons per acre.

N not entered lb (Needs entries); P2O5 not entered lb (Needs entries); K2O not entered lb (Needs entries).

Stalks, leaves and burs after lint harvest. Usually shred or leave; usually no residue-grazing receipt. Follow local stalk-destruction requirements.

Residue left: not entered short tons/ac. N not entered lb (Needs entries); P2O5 not entered lb (Needs entries); K2O not entered lb (Needs entries). UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero. Value of plant food left in stalks and leaves. This is not cash or a cut to your fertilizer bill.

Grazing or baling removes residue and can lower the soil value. Enter the fraction left; grazing returns some nutrients in manure unevenly, which this simple model does not price. Moisture, erosion and organic-matter benefits are not priced.

Extension residue-management context, 2026-10-01. Accessed November 5, 2026. General context only; no numeric starter verified for this crop and harvest method.

Choose the checkbox to count grazing lease income. Changing what stays on the field does not count sales. Baled stalk sales are not included.

To count them, use total sales per acre for the crop, including both crop and stalk sales.

Add the missing soil value inputs. Blank does not mean zero.

Enter residue tons per harvested unit. Enter N lb per residue ton. Enter P2O5 lb per residue ton. Enter K2O lb per residue ton.

Tons of stalks after harvest for each unit of crop. Apply later grazing or removal only in the share-left box. Starting value: not recorded. Current: not entered.
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Needs your input · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · short tons/harvested unit · Unconfirmed input · UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.

Source reference: UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: not available. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

Share of those stalks left after grazing or removal. 100 means all; 50 means half. Apply each loss once. Starting value: 100% (saved planning estimate). Current: 100%.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · fraction · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Planning assumption: all residue left, before grazing or baling; enter your own retained fraction. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 1. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Pounds of this plant food in one ton of stalks and leaves. It may take years to feed crops. Starting value: not recorded. Current: not entered.
Not entered · unconfirmed

Needs your input · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · lb N/short ton residue (same moisture basis) · Unconfirmed input · UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.

Source reference: UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: not available. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

Pounds of this plant food in one ton of stalks and leaves. It may take years to feed crops. Starting value: not recorded. Current: not entered.
Not entered · unconfirmed

Needs your input · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · lb P2O5/short ton residue (same moisture basis) · Unconfirmed input · UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.

Source reference: UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: not available. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

Pounds of this plant food in one ton of stalks and leaves. It may take years to feed crops. Starting value: not recorded. Current: not entered.
Not entered · unconfirmed

Needs your input · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · lb K2O/short ton residue (same moisture basis) · Unconfirmed input · UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.

Source reference: UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: not available. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

Price per pound of this plant food. Use the nutrient weight, not the whole bag weight. Starting value: $0.80/lb N (USDA published data). Current: $0.80/lb N.
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Planning estimate · Published reference · 2026-10-30 · USD/lb N · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Iowa Production Cost Report, page 1 average FOB asks: liquid N (32-0-0) 510 USD/short ton; MAP (11-52-0) 976; potash (0-0-60) 499.80. N = 510/(2000*.32) = .796875 USD/lb; P2O5 = (976/2000-.11*.796875)/.52 = .7698918269230769 USD/lb after crediting MAP nitrogen; K2O = 499.80/(2000*.60) = .4165 USD/lb. Iowa price starters, not Texas delivered prices; enter your own. Live URL changes; retained-body hash in RESIDUE-SOURCES.md.. Region: Iowa USDA AMS, 2026-10-30; enter your own. Original: 0.80. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Price per pound of this plant food. Use the nutrient weight, not the whole bag weight. Starting value: $0.77/lb P2O5 (USDA published data). Current: $0.77/lb P2O5.
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Planning estimate · Published reference · 2026-10-30 · USD/lb P2O5 · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Iowa Production Cost Report, page 1 average FOB asks: liquid N (32-0-0) 510 USD/short ton; MAP (11-52-0) 976; potash (0-0-60) 499.80. N = 510/(2000*.32) = .796875 USD/lb; P2O5 = (976/2000-.11*.796875)/.52 = .7698918269230769 USD/lb after crediting MAP nitrogen; K2O = 499.80/(2000*.60) = .4165 USD/lb. Iowa price starters, not Texas delivered prices; enter your own. Live URL changes; retained-body hash in RESIDUE-SOURCES.md.. Region: Iowa USDA AMS, 2026-10-30; enter your own. Original: 0.77. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Price per pound of this plant food. Use the nutrient weight, not the whole bag weight. Starting value: $0.42/lb K2O (USDA published data). Current: $0.42/lb K2O.
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Planning estimate · Published reference · 2026-10-30 · USD/lb K2O · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Iowa Production Cost Report, page 1 average FOB asks: liquid N (32-0-0) 510 USD/short ton; MAP (11-52-0) 976; potash (0-0-60) 499.80. N = 510/(2000*.32) = .796875 USD/lb; P2O5 = (976/2000-.11*.796875)/.52 = .7698918269230769 USD/lb after crediting MAP nitrogen; K2O = 499.80/(2000*.60) = .4165 USD/lb. Iowa price starters, not Texas delivered prices; enter your own. Live URL changes; retained-body hash in RESIDUE-SOURCES.md.. Region: Iowa USDA AMS, 2026-10-30; enter your own. Original: 0.42. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Your base price is $0.70 per lb lint. At 85.7%, the lower price, rounded to cents, is $0.60 per lb lint. Change this percentage to try lower crop sales. Current: 85.7 % of base price.
Most acres you want assigned to this crop. Enter your own planting limit. Leave blank for no crop limit; field acres still apply. Current: not entered.

Corn grain

Pivot · irrigated

Hale County: 28,900 ac harvested 2023 ·avg 33,214 ac over the 7 published years since 2016

Starter from the District 2 corn budget; price, yield and base cost can be changed

This field has 125 acres. Choose how many to plant in this crop. Lower other crop acres first to make room. Current: 60 acres.
Price for one unit shown beside yield. Use your sale price in that unit. Starting value: $4.50/bu (teaching example). Current: $4.50/bu.
Your expected harvest per acre, in the unit shown. Sales start from this yield. Set dry/wet yields beside it to try a different harvest when rain changes. Starting value: 210 bu corn/planted acre (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: 210 bu corn/planted acre.

Your starting yield: 210 bu/ac (entered, not reduced).

Yield averaged across these planted acres, counting failed acres as zero.

Between your entries, RowMath uses a straight line. Blank keeps your starting yield on that side. Use the same crop unit and weight basis in all three rows.

CaseRain, inchesYield, bu/ac
Dry case
Rain in your dry-year comparison. It changes water needs and pumping costs. Source: NOAA county rain records; starting dry case 13.29 inches/year. Current: 13.29 inches/year.
Harvest per planted acre in your dry case, in bu. Use a dry harvest from your records. Blank uses the starting yield of 210 bu/acre. This changes dry-case sales. Current: not entered.
Starting case19.15210
Wet case
Rain in your wet-year comparison. It changes water needs and pumping costs. Source: NOAA county rain records; starting wet case 26.68 inches/year. Current: 26.68 inches/year.
Harvest per planted acre in your wet case, in bu. Use a wet harvest from your records. Blank uses the starting yield of 210 bu/acre. This changes wet-case sales. Current: not entered.

These rain amounts come from county records. You can change them.

Base total + cost changes
Return above included costsbefore rentWater short$284.34/acre$17,060.40 for crop
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Planning estimate · Published reference · 2015-12 · gross irrigation inches · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: INFERENCE: TAWC 2014 report Table A22 p199 (PDF206): 2011 dry-year applied irrigation / 2005-2013 crop-year mean / 2010 wet-year applied irrigation. Observational scenarios across changing farms, not crop requirements or a calibrated weather response; 2011 pumping could still be insufficient. Cost budgets and yields are separate assumptions. TAWC 2014 Table A22 PDF p206, fetched 2026-11-05. Reference rainfall 16.9 inches annual (2005–2013); county monthly pattern used for effective-rain adjustment.. Region: Texas South Plains. Original: 19.1. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Enter water you pump. Normal county rain is already taken off. More rain means less pumping. Starter rain reference: 16.9 inches in a year.

Need in this scenario: 18.1 irrigation inches · Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug.

The estimate starts from your yield at your starting rain. The yield choice beside rain applies to every comparison.

A planning estimate, not a harvest forecast. Your entered yield is used exactly at your starting rain. Other rain amounts change supported estimates relative to that starting point. Crops without an estimate keep your entered yield unless you set your own rain scenarios. Seasonal totals miss heat, rain timing and peak flow.

Planning estimate: typed yield anchored at your starting rain with entered farm water. Case response / starting response; ceiling is full-water yield (not reached). Net irrigation need plus effective rain and stored water is an ET proxy. FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 33 (1979), whole-season yield response factors; relation reviewed in FAO Paper 66 (2012). Generic crop transfer; not calibrated for this farm. Whole-season Ky 1.25 (dimensionless). Your entered yield: 210 bu/acre. Full-water supply proxy: 20.3 net inches/acre; effective rain 4.9 inches/acre.

Water already in the soil that your crop can use, in inches. This lowers water that must come from rain or pumping. Use a soil-water measurement; enter zero if none is credited. Current: 0 inches.

Zero means no stored water counted. It is not a soil test.

Count only stored water already allowed for in your water need. Otherwise change that need too.

FAO crop yield response to water

Planted Apr · harvested Aug, Sep, Oct. Water: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug.

Water shares are estimates you can edit. Check your soil moisture and cut dates.

Harvest or termination months
Grazing months

Relative water shares: 0 means no pumping that month. Shares are divided by their total. At least one month must be above 0.

Relative water used in Jan. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Feb. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Mar. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Apr. This month has 10 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 10 parts.
Relative water used in May. This month has 20 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 20 parts.
Relative water used in Jun. This month has 25 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 25 parts.
Relative water used in Jul. This month has 30 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 30 parts.
Relative water used in Aug. This month has 15 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 15 parts.
Relative water used in Sep. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Oct. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Nov. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Dec. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.

Local irrigation months come from the supplied AgriLife summer-crop synthesis; USDA planting dates do not establish irrigation shares.

AgriLife High Plains wheat uses and harvest

AgriLife forage species and growth

AgriLife spring irrigation priorities

AgriLife High Plains irrigation timing

AgriLife caution: near Lubbock the practical wheat planting cutoff is about February 1; oats are suggested after that. February–March wheat is not a dependable grain starter here. Review every water month; changing planting month does not move irrigation automatically.

Monthly effective rain and irrigation floors; annual rain follows the county normal monthly pattern.

Irrigation starting depth uses 2005–2013 observations. Local storm timing is unverified.

Sources
Production cost$660.66/acre

Your base total, plus or minus the cost changes shown below.

$644.00
-$56.84
+$73.50
Total production cost
$660.66

Base: Example amount, not a published budget. Seed, fertilizer and other production costs are within this base total.

This is the original total before the pumping, harvest and loan changes listed above. Enter your all-in base budget here. The production total includes those changes. Starting value: $644.00/ac (teaching example). Current: $644.00/ac.

Returns use your base total with the changes above.

Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, irrigated corn grain. Category amounts include your current pumping, harvest and loan changes.

The budget already includes $20.31 per acre of operating interest; entering your own loan replaces it.

Share of your costs paid in cash. 100 means all; 50 means half. This changes cash spent, not profit. Starting value: 100% (saved planning estimate). Current: 100%.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · fraction · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Preview convention: variable-cost subtotal treated as cash; review inclusion scope; review before use. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 1. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Cash spent is not the same as a loan. This share is cash spent. The amount above is money borrowed.

Equipment, management, insurance and other fixed costs from the budget; rent is in your lease. These costs apply to this crop’s acres. Count each cost once.

Gross revenue
$945.00
Included production costs
−$660.66
Margin above included costs
$284.34
Other specified costs · not entered
—
Return before cash rent
$284.34

District 2 budget categories total $787.41/acre, with current cost changes. Your $660.66/acre total is $126.75 lower.

Your base adds $73.50/acre for harvest. The category sum includes $73.50/acre for current harvest and delivery.

Opening this table keeps your total. Change a row to use the sum below. Interest is in Other in the breakdown.

Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $787.41/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, irrigated corn grain. Current: $36.68/acre.
Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $787.41/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, irrigated corn grain. Current: $119.00/acre.
Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $787.41/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, irrigated corn grain. Current: $227.77/acre.
Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $787.41/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, irrigated corn grain. Current: $82.00/acre.
Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $787.41/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, irrigated corn grain. Current: $201.16/acre.
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Published value · Published reference · 2026-02 · USD/gross acre-inch · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: 2026D2Corn.pdf p1, Energy Cost row, fetched 2026-11-05; $10/gross acre-inch × 20 budget inches. INFERENCE: treating budget AcreInch as gross applied depth for this planning transfer; farm/system applicability editable.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 10.00. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Inches of water already covered by base costs. We replace their pumping cost as water use changes. Starting value: 20 gross irrigation inches (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: 20 gross irrigation inches.
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Published value · Published reference · 2026-02 · gross irrigation inches · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: 2026D2Corn.pdf p1, Energy Cost row, fetched 2026-11-05; $10/gross acre-inch × 20 budget inches. INFERENCE: treating budget AcreInch as gross applied depth for this planning transfer; farm/system applicability editable.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 20. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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We take out the old pump cost. Then we add the cost of water pumped now.

The original allowance uses $10.00 per acre-inch. Your entered rate prices the current pumping need.

Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $787.41/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, irrigated corn grain. Current: $73.50/acre.
Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $787.41/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, irrigated corn grain. Current: $47.30/acre.
Proposed category sum$787.41

These are example costs. The cost table above shows the base total and changes for pumping, harvest and interest. Land rent is separate.

Base cost leaves out pumping? Open Irrigation. Set “Pumped inches in base cost” to zero.

Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/bu · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.35. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Lease and crop-share terms are entered once in Farm details.

  • Price: inferred · Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default
  • Yield: matched · CONFIRMED: 2026D2Corn.pdf p1 REVENUE quantity, fetched 2026-11-05. Published budget planning yield, not a measured farm result.
  • Production cost: inferred · Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default
  • Water: inferred · INFERENCE: TAWC 2014 report Table A22 p199 (PDF206): 2011 dry-year applied irrigation / 2005-2013 crop-year mean / 2010 wet-year applied irrigation. Observational scenarios across changing farms, not crop requirements or a calibrated weather response; 2011 pumping could still be insufficient. Cost budgets and yields are separate assumptions. TAWC 2014 Table A22 PDF p206, fetched 2026-11-05. Reference rainfall 16.9 inches annual (2005–2013); county monthly pattern used for effective-rain adjustment.
  • Harvest: inferred · Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default

Synthetic cash costs; harvest/haul follows yield for grain/lint; energy and premium within base example cost; rent excluded unless entered.

Sources
Crop insurance payment you expect per planted acre, in dollars. Use your policy estimate; zero means no payment. This adds to receipts in this plan and is not a prediction of a claim. Current: not entered.

your figure; the tool does not model insurance

Keep last year’s numbers here. Try them next year. Your typed plan values stay yours.

Cost is production cost, before rent and other fixed costs.

Harvest per planted acre from last season’s records. This is saved for a future plan; it does not replace this year’s entered yield. Leave blank if unknown. Current: not entered.
Price you received per crop unit last season, from your sale records. It is saved for a future plan and does not change this year’s sales. Leave blank if unknown. Current: not entered.
Last season’s production cost per acre, before rent and fixed costs. Use your farm records. It is saved for a future plan, not used in today’s return. Leave blank if unknown. Current: not entered.
Year of the harvest and costs you are recording. Use the year on your farm records. It labels saved actual results; it does not change this plan’s crop-year inputs. Current: 2026 year.

Residue after harvest

Stalks and leaves left after harvest. Choose what stays on the field and what leaves. Open Soil value inputs and nutrient breakdown below, then choose What happens to stalks. Set grazing dollars beside Grazing after harvest.

Baseline nutrient-value equivalent on your typed typical yield: 210 bu/acre. Scenario levers do not change this baseline.

Stalks and leaves left after harvest. Set What happens to stalks under Soil value inputs and nutrient breakdown.

Money paid to you for grazing leftover stalks. Put fence and water costs in crop costs. Count each sale once. Starting value: $15.00/ac (teaching example). Current: $15.00/ac.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/ac · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 15.00. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

A fixed lease payment stays the same when yield changes. Choose Production-dependent above if payment falls with yield.

Not included: $15.00/ac omitted before your receipt share.

$45.36

This is not cash. It is left out of profit and does not cut your plant food bill.

These are example weights and prices. Use your own for a real plan.

Grazing or baling can leave less on the field. Enter the share left. Effects on soil and water are not priced.

Weight left: 4.2 tons per acre.

N 42 lb ($21.00); P2O5 8.4 lb ($4.20); K2O 50.4 lb ($20.16).

Corn stalks, leaves, husks and cobs. Graze after grain harvest, bale part, or leave standing; check cover and remaining feed.

Residue left: 4.2 short tons/ac. N 42 lb ($21.00); P2O5 8.4 lb ($4.20); K2O 50.4 lb ($20.16). Synthetic teaching assumptions; not a farm measurement or regional recommendation. Value of plant food left in stalks and leaves. This is not cash or a cut to your fertilizer bill.

Grazing or baling removes residue and can lower the soil value. Enter the fraction left; grazing returns some nutrients in manure unevenly, which this simple model does not price. Moisture, erosion and organic-matter benefits are not priced.

Extension residue-management context, 2026-10-01. Accessed November 5, 2026. Numeric starter: see each input source below.

Choose the checkbox to count grazing lease income. Changing what stays on the field does not count sales. Baled stalk sales are not included.

To count them, use total sales per acre for the crop, including both crop and stalk sales.

Tons of stalks after harvest for each unit of crop. Apply later grazing or removal only in the share-left box. Starting value: 0.02 dry short tons/bu (teaching example). Current: 0.02 dry short tons/bu.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · dry short tons/bu · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.02. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Share of those stalks left after grazing or removal. 100 means all; 50 means half. Apply each loss once. Starting value: 100% (saved planning estimate). Current: 100%.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · fraction · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Planning assumption: all residue left, before grazing or baling; enter your own retained fraction. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 1. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Pounds of this plant food in one ton of stalks and leaves. It may take years to feed crops. Starting value: 10 lb N/dry short ton (teaching example). Current: 10 lb N/dry short ton.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · lb N/dry short ton · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 10. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Pounds of this plant food in one ton of stalks and leaves. It may take years to feed crops. Starting value: 2 lb P2O5/dry short ton (teaching example). Current: 2 lb P2O5/dry short ton.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · lb P2O5/dry short ton · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 2. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Pounds of this plant food in one ton of stalks and leaves. It may take years to feed crops. Starting value: 12 lb K2O/dry short ton (teaching example). Current: 12 lb K2O/dry short ton.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · lb K2O/dry short ton · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 12. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Price per pound of this plant food. Use the nutrient weight, not the whole bag weight. Starting value: $0.50/lb N (teaching example). Current: $0.50/lb N.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/lb N · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.50. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Price per pound of this plant food. Use the nutrient weight, not the whole bag weight. Starting value: $0.50/lb P2O5 (teaching example). Current: $0.50/lb P2O5.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/lb P2O5 · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.50. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Price per pound of this plant food. Use the nutrient weight, not the whole bag weight. Starting value: $0.40/lb K2O (teaching example). Current: $0.40/lb K2O.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/lb K2O · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.40. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Your base price is $4.50 per bu. At 88.9%, the lower price, rounded to cents, is $4.00 per bu. Change this percentage to try lower crop sales. Current: 88.9 % of base price.
Most acres you want assigned to this crop. Enter your own planting limit. Leave blank for no crop limit; field acres still apply. Current: not entered.

Cotton lint

Corners · dryland

Hale County: 145,000 ac planted 2025 ·10-year avg 231,780 ac

Starter from the District 2 cotton dryland budget; price, yield and base cost can be changed

This field has 35 acres. Choose how many to plant in this crop. Lower other crop acres first to make room. Current: 35 acres.
Price for one unit shown beside yield. Use your sale price in that unit. Starting value: $0.68/lb lint (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: $0.68/lb lint.
Your expected harvest per acre, in the unit shown. Sales start from this yield. Set dry/wet yields beside it to try a different harvest when rain changes. Starting value: 400 lb lint/planted acre (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: 400 lb lint/planted acre.

Your yield: 400 lb lint/ac, held fixed.

Yield averaged across these planted acres, counting failed acres as zero.

Between your entries, RowMath uses a straight line. Blank keeps your starting yield on that side. Use the same crop unit and weight basis in all three rows.

CaseRain, inchesYield, lb lint/ac
Dry case
Rain in your dry-year comparison. It changes water needs and pumping costs. Source: NOAA county rain records; starting dry case 13.29 inches/year. Current: 13.29 inches/year.
Harvest per planted acre in your dry case, in lb lint. Use a dry harvest from your records. Blank uses the starting yield of 400 lb lint/acre. This changes dry-case sales. Current: not entered.
Starting case19.15400
Wet case
Rain in your wet-year comparison. It changes water needs and pumping costs. Source: NOAA county rain records; starting wet case 26.68 inches/year. Current: 26.68 inches/year.
Harvest per planted acre in your wet case, in lb lint. Use a wet harvest from your records. Blank uses the starting yield of 400 lb lint/acre. This changes wet-case sales. Current: not entered.

These rain amounts come from county records. You can change them.

Base total + cost changes
Return above included costsbefore rent$54.25/acre$1,898.75 for cropIncludes $68.16/acre from cottonseed.

No irrigation

Production cost$285.91/acre

Your base total, plus or minus the cost changes shown below.

$285.91
Total production cost
$285.91

Base: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, dryland cotton. Seed, fertilizer and other production costs are within this base total.

This is the original total before the pumping, harvest and loan changes listed above. Enter your all-in base budget here. The production total includes those changes. Starting value: $285.91/ac (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: $285.91/ac.

Returns use your base total with the changes above.

Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, dryland cotton. Category amounts include your current pumping, harvest and loan changes.

The budget already includes $8.99 per acre of operating interest; entering your own loan replaces it.

Share of your costs paid in cash. 100 means all; 50 means half. This changes cash spent, not profit. Starting value: 100% (saved planning estimate). Current: 100%.
Budget starter

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · fraction · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Preview convention: variable-cost subtotal treated as cash; review inclusion scope; review before use. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 1. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Cash spent is not the same as a loan. This share is cash spent. The amount above is money borrowed.

Equipment, management, insurance and other fixed costs from the budget; rent is in your lease. These costs apply to this crop’s acres. Count each cost once.

Gross revenue
$340.16
Cottonseed revenue (included above)
$68.16
Included production costs
−$285.91
Margin above included costs
$54.25
Other specified costs · not entered
—
Return before cash rent
$54.25

District 2 budget categories total $285.91/acre, with current cost changes. Your $285.91/acre total is the same amount.

Opening this table keeps your total. Change a row to use the sum below. Interest is in Other in the breakdown.

Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $285.91/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, dryland cotton. Current: $45.68/acre.
Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $285.91/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, dryland cotton. Current: $37.10/acre.
Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $285.91/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, dryland cotton. Current: $0.00/acre.
Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $285.91/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, dryland cotton. Current: $55.60/acre.
Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $285.91/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, dryland cotton. Current: $0.00/acre.
Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $285.91/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, dryland cotton. Current: $101.33/acre.
Enter only this group’s bill here. Changing any group makes their sum set production cost. Proposed category sum: $285.91/acre. Source: Texas A&M AgriLife 2026 budget, District 2, dryland cotton. Current: $46.20/acre.
Proposed category sum$285.91

The cost table above shows the base amount and changes for pumping, harvest and interest. Change the included harvest allowance below. Land rent is separate.

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Planning estimate · Published reference · 2026-02 · USD/lb lint · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: 2026D2CottonDryland.pdf p1: Strip and Module $48 + Ginning $43.33 + Boll Weevil $3.20 = $94.53 / 400 lint lb. INFERENCE: aggregate per-lint-lb planning transfer; displayed rounded expense preserved. Fetched 2026-11-05; subtract included amount once, then charge rate × harvested quantity.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.24. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Harvest cost already in your base cost. We remove this before adding the separate harvest charge. Starting value: $94.53/ac (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: $94.53/ac.
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Planning estimate · Published reference · 2026-02 · USD/ac · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: 2026D2CottonDryland.pdf p1: Strip and Module $48 + Ginning $43.33 + Boll Weevil $3.20 = $94.53 / 400 lint lb. INFERENCE: aggregate per-lint-lb planning transfer; displayed rounded expense preserved. Fetched 2026-11-05; subtract included amount once, then charge rate × harvested quantity.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 94.53. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Lease and crop-share terms are entered once in Farm details.

Tons of seed sold for each pound of cotton fiber. Zero leaves seed sales out. Starting value: 0.00071 seed tons/lint lb (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: 0.00071 seed tons/lint lb.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-02 · seed tons/lint lb · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: 2026D2CottonDryland.pdf p1 cottonseed revenue $68.16 at $240/ton (displayed quantity rounded to 0.28); 2026D02SpreadsheetBudgets.xlsm CottonDryland!D11=0.284, D10=400, G11=240. Ratio 0.284/400=0.00071 tons/lint lb. Both fetched 2026-11-05.. Region: Texas South Plains. Original: 0.00071. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Sale price per ton of cottonseed. Seed sales are separate from cotton fiber sales. Starting value: $240.00/seed ton (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: $240.00/seed ton.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-02 · USD/seed ton · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: 2026D2CottonDryland.pdf p1 cottonseed revenue $68.16 at $240/ton (displayed quantity rounded to 0.28); 2026D02SpreadsheetBudgets.xlsm CottonDryland!D11=0.284, D10=400, G11=240. Ratio 0.284/400=0.00071 tons/lint lb. Both fetched 2026-11-05. Same seed price for dryland and irrigated cotton.. Region: Texas South Plains. Original: 240.00. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

Open source reference

  • Price: matched · Texas A&M AgriLife, District 2 budget
  • Yield: matched · CONFIRMED: 2026D2CottonDryland.pdf p1 REVENUE quantity, fetched 2026-11-05. Published budget planning yield, not a measured farm result.
  • Production cost: matched · CONFIRMED: 2026D2CottonDryland.pdf p1 Total Variable Costs 285.91 USD/ac, fetched 2026-11-05. Cited variable subtotal; land rent and fixed ownership excluded. Pumping and any separated harvest allowances are replaced once as disclosed.
  • Water: inferred · Preview convention: zero irrigation; rainfall is separate; review before use
  • Harvest: inferred · 2026D2CottonDryland.pdf p1: Strip and Module $48 + Ginning $43.33 + Boll Weevil $3.20 = $94.53 / 400 lint lb. INFERENCE: aggregate per-lint-lb planning transfer; displayed rounded expense preserved. Fetched 2026-11-05; subtract included amount once, then charge rate × harvested quantity.

Cottonseed receipts are separate. Premium, interest and harvest included; rent excluded.

Sources
Crop insurance payment you expect per planted acre, in dollars. Use your policy estimate; zero means no payment. This adds to receipts in this plan and is not a prediction of a claim. Current: not entered.

your figure; the tool does not model insurance

Keep last year’s numbers here. Try them next year. Your typed plan values stay yours.

Cost is production cost, before rent and other fixed costs.

Harvest per planted acre from last season’s records. This is saved for a future plan; it does not replace this year’s entered yield. Leave blank if unknown. Current: not entered.
Price you received per crop unit last season, from your sale records. It is saved for a future plan and does not change this year’s sales. Leave blank if unknown. Current: not entered.
Last season’s production cost per acre, before rent and fixed costs. Use your farm records. It is saved for a future plan, not used in today’s return. Leave blank if unknown. Current: not entered.
Year of the harvest and costs you are recording. Use the year on your farm records. It labels saved actual results; it does not change this plan’s crop-year inputs. Current: 2026 year.

Residue after harvest

Stalks and leaves left after harvest. Choose what stays on the field and what leaves. Open Soil value inputs and nutrient breakdown below, then choose What happens to stalks. Set grazing dollars beside Grazing after harvest.

Baseline nutrient-value equivalent on your typed typical yield: 400 lb lint/acre. Scenario levers do not change this baseline.

Stalks and leaves left after harvest. Set What happens to stalks under Soil value inputs and nutrient breakdown.

Money paid to you for grazing leftover stalks. Put fence and water costs in crop costs. Count each sale once. Starting value: not recorded. Current: not entered.
Not entered · unconfirmed

Needs your input · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/ac · Unconfirmed input · UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.

Source reference: UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: not available. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

A fixed lease payment stays the same when yield changes. Choose Production-dependent above if payment falls with yield.

Not included. Enter a lease receipt; the omitted dollar amount is unknown.

Enter residue inputs

This is not cash. It is left out of profit and does not cut your plant food bill.

Enter your weights and prices under Soil value inputs and nutrient breakdown.

Grazing or baling can leave less on the field. Enter the share left. Effects on soil and water are not priced.

Weight left: not entered tons per acre.

N not entered lb (Needs entries); P2O5 not entered lb (Needs entries); K2O not entered lb (Needs entries).

Stalks, leaves and burs after lint harvest. Usually shred or leave; usually no residue-grazing receipt. Follow local stalk-destruction requirements.

Residue left: not entered short tons/ac. N not entered lb (Needs entries); P2O5 not entered lb (Needs entries); K2O not entered lb (Needs entries). UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero. Value of plant food left in stalks and leaves. This is not cash or a cut to your fertilizer bill.

Grazing or baling removes residue and can lower the soil value. Enter the fraction left; grazing returns some nutrients in manure unevenly, which this simple model does not price. Moisture, erosion and organic-matter benefits are not priced.

Extension residue-management context, 2026-10-01. Accessed November 5, 2026. General context only; no numeric starter verified for this crop and harvest method.

Choose the checkbox to count grazing lease income. Changing what stays on the field does not count sales. Baled stalk sales are not included.

To count them, use total sales per acre for the crop, including both crop and stalk sales.

Add the missing soil value inputs. Blank does not mean zero.

Enter residue tons per harvested unit. Enter N lb per residue ton. Enter P2O5 lb per residue ton. Enter K2O lb per residue ton.

Tons of stalks after harvest for each unit of crop. Apply later grazing or removal only in the share-left box. Starting value: not recorded. Current: not entered.
Not entered · unconfirmed

Needs your input · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · short tons/harvested unit · Unconfirmed input · UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.

Source reference: UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: not available. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

Share of those stalks left after grazing or removal. 100 means all; 50 means half. Apply each loss once. Starting value: 100% (saved planning estimate). Current: 100%.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · fraction · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Planning assumption: all residue left, before grazing or baling; enter your own retained fraction. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 1. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Pounds of this plant food in one ton of stalks and leaves. It may take years to feed crops. Starting value: not recorded. Current: not entered.
Not entered · unconfirmed

Needs your input · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · lb N/short ton residue (same moisture basis) · Unconfirmed input · UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.

Source reference: UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: not available. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

Pounds of this plant food in one ton of stalks and leaves. It may take years to feed crops. Starting value: not recorded. Current: not entered.
Not entered · unconfirmed

Needs your input · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · lb P2O5/short ton residue (same moisture basis) · Unconfirmed input · UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.

Source reference: UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: not available. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

Pounds of this plant food in one ton of stalks and leaves. It may take years to feed crops. Starting value: not recorded. Current: not entered.
Not entered · unconfirmed

Needs your input · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · lb K2O/short ton residue (same moisture basis) · Unconfirmed input · UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.

Source reference: UNRESOLVED: inspected D2 cotton budget sells lint and seed, with no stalk-grazing line. No matched cotton residue quantity and nutrients verified; blank is not zero.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: not available. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

Price per pound of this plant food. Use the nutrient weight, not the whole bag weight. Starting value: $0.80/lb N (USDA published data). Current: $0.80/lb N.
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Planning estimate · Published reference · 2026-10-30 · USD/lb N · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Iowa Production Cost Report, page 1 average FOB asks: liquid N (32-0-0) 510 USD/short ton; MAP (11-52-0) 976; potash (0-0-60) 499.80. N = 510/(2000*.32) = .796875 USD/lb; P2O5 = (976/2000-.11*.796875)/.52 = .7698918269230769 USD/lb after crediting MAP nitrogen; K2O = 499.80/(2000*.60) = .4165 USD/lb. Iowa price starters, not Texas delivered prices; enter your own. Live URL changes; retained-body hash in RESIDUE-SOURCES.md.. Region: Iowa USDA AMS, 2026-10-30; enter your own. Original: 0.80. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

Open source reference

Price per pound of this plant food. Use the nutrient weight, not the whole bag weight. Starting value: $0.77/lb P2O5 (USDA published data). Current: $0.77/lb P2O5.
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Planning estimate · Published reference · 2026-10-30 · USD/lb P2O5 · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Iowa Production Cost Report, page 1 average FOB asks: liquid N (32-0-0) 510 USD/short ton; MAP (11-52-0) 976; potash (0-0-60) 499.80. N = 510/(2000*.32) = .796875 USD/lb; P2O5 = (976/2000-.11*.796875)/.52 = .7698918269230769 USD/lb after crediting MAP nitrogen; K2O = 499.80/(2000*.60) = .4165 USD/lb. Iowa price starters, not Texas delivered prices; enter your own. Live URL changes; retained-body hash in RESIDUE-SOURCES.md.. Region: Iowa USDA AMS, 2026-10-30; enter your own. Original: 0.77. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

Open source reference

Price per pound of this plant food. Use the nutrient weight, not the whole bag weight. Starting value: $0.42/lb K2O (USDA published data). Current: $0.42/lb K2O.
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Planning estimate · Published reference · 2026-10-30 · USD/lb K2O · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Iowa Production Cost Report, page 1 average FOB asks: liquid N (32-0-0) 510 USD/short ton; MAP (11-52-0) 976; potash (0-0-60) 499.80. N = 510/(2000*.32) = .796875 USD/lb; P2O5 = (976/2000-.11*.796875)/.52 = .7698918269230769 USD/lb after crediting MAP nitrogen; K2O = 499.80/(2000*.60) = .4165 USD/lb. Iowa price starters, not Texas delivered prices; enter your own. Live URL changes; retained-body hash in RESIDUE-SOURCES.md.. Region: Iowa USDA AMS, 2026-10-30; enter your own. Original: 0.42. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

Open source reference

Your base price is $0.68 per lb lint. At 85%, the lower price, rounded to cents, is $0.58 per lb lint. Change this percentage to try lower crop sales. Current: 85 % of base price.
Most acres you want assigned to this crop. Enter your own planting limit. Leave blank for no crop limit; field acres still apply. Current: not entered.

Unplanted (fallow)

Pivot · irrigated · 0 acres

Cost per acre before land rent. Open Adjust costs on this crop to see the base amount, pumping, harvest and interest. Change any amount there. Starting value: $30.00/ac (teaching example). Current: $30.00/ac.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/ac · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 30.00. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

These are example costs. The cost table above shows the base total and changes for pumping, harvest and interest. Land rent is separate.

Share of your costs paid in cash. 100 means all; 50 means half. This changes cash spent, not profit. Starting value: 100% (saved planning estimate). Current: 100%.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · fraction · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Preview convention: variable-cost subtotal treated as cash; review inclusion scope; review before use. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 1. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Share of total crop costs you owe. 100 means all; 50 means half. Land rent is separate. Starting value: 100% (saved planning estimate). Current: 100%.
Budget starter

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · fraction · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Preview convention: operator pays all stated crop costs; review before use. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 1. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

  • Price: inferred · Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default
  • Yield: inferred · Preview convention: no harvested product; review before use
  • Production cost: inferred · Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default
  • Water: inferred · Preview convention: zero irrigation; rainfall is separate; review before use
  • Harvest: inferred · Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default

Synthetic cash costs; harvest/haul follows yield for grain/lint; energy and premium within base example cost; rent excluded unless entered.

Sources

Unplanted (fallow)

Corners · dryland · 0 acres

Cost per acre before land rent. Open Adjust costs on this crop to see the base amount, pumping, harvest and interest. Change any amount there. Starting value: $0.00/ac (saved planning estimate). Current: $0.00/ac.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/ac · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: No crop: enter weed-control cost and land rent if you have them. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.00. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

The cost table above shows the base amount and changes for pumping, harvest and interest. Change the included harvest allowance below. Land rent is separate.

Share of your costs paid in cash. 100 means all; 50 means half. This changes cash spent, not profit. Starting value: 100% (saved planning estimate). Current: 100%.
Budget starter

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · fraction · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Preview convention: variable-cost subtotal treated as cash; review inclusion scope; review before use. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 1. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Share of total crop costs you owe. 100 means all; 50 means half. Land rent is separate. Starting value: 100% (saved planning estimate). Current: 100%.
Budget starter

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · fraction · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Preview convention: operator pays all stated crop costs; review before use. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 1. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

  • Price: inferred · Preview convention: no sale; review before use
  • Yield: inferred · Preview convention: no harvested product; review before use
  • Production cost: inferred · No crop: enter weed-control cost and land rent if you have them
  • Water: inferred · Preview convention: zero irrigation; rainfall is separate; review before use
  • Harvest: inferred · Preview convention: harvest stays in subtotal when no separate rate is quoted; review before use

No harvested product. Zero weed-control cost is an editable preview convention; enter upkeep and land rent.

Sources

Typical case: 19.15 inches/year rain for every field. Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported. Rain-adjusted irrigation need. Pumping capped per well and month.

Every change above is live. Saving keeps this plan in this browser. Download a backup to keep a separate copy.

Check sales, costs, water and pump hours first. Do not accept numbers you have not checked.

Review does not set water units. Choose pumped water or water at roots under Water.

Year for a new copy of this plan. Choose the season you want to plan. Cloning keeps your entries in a separate plan so the original stays saved. Current: 2028 year.

This fills starter values only. Your typed values stay yours. All what-if levers reset.

Planning year 2027 · Budget year 2026 · Program year 2026

Program payment uses 2026, separate from crop returns. Sources and methods

Supported program year: 2026 only.

Other years need a new source. Their payment stays blank here. Old rules keep their own year.

Crop year on your farm payment records. It selects the program rates used in the payment estimate. Use your official records for that same year. Current: 2026 year.

The changed values are listed below. For edited cost splits, all amounts are shown.

No changes yet.

Current plan · Adviser copy

Hale County, TX · 160 physical acres · Example, not a farm record

Annual planning sensitivity, not a credit application or peak borrowing schedule.

Planning year 2027 · Budget year 2026 · Program year 2026

Budget edition: plantplan-register-2026-11-07-w6. Program payment uses 2026, separate from crop returns.

Supported estimates use your entered yield at your starting rain and irrigation. Other rain uses the same calculation, capped at full-water yield. Your rain yields take priority. Heat and rain timing are not modeled.

Rain 19.15 inches/year; this year 19.15 inches/year. prices 0% · yields 0% · water 0% · costs 0%.

Seasonal water volume does not prove peak flow or attainable yield.

160 acres in 2 fields included · based on the crops and costs entered

Yield choice: estimate · starting rain 19.15 inches. Yield averages planted acres, counting failed acres as zero.

Kept fixed when rain changes: Corners / Cotton lint.

Return if your entered yield is achieved. Water is short in June, July, August; yield has not been reduced.

Estimated return for this plan
$32,768.40
Receipts
$120,605.60
Included costs
$87,837.20
Cash outlay
$87,837.20
FSA reference 2026, separate
$5,355.00

Rent and other farm costs not entered, so this return is before them.

Crops and calculated return

Field / cropAcresReturn before rentYield used / method
Pivot / Cotton lint: Water is short in June, July, August; yield has not been reduced.
Pivot / Cotton lint65$13,809.251,000 lb lint/ac · entered at starting rain
Pivot / Corn grain: Water is short in June, July, August; yield has not been reduced.
Pivot / Corn grain60$17,060.40210 bu/ac · entered at starting rain
Corners / Cotton lint35$1,898.75400 lb lint/ac · kept fixed

Water by well and month · acre-inches

Pivot supply
MonthNeedAvail.ShortCheck
Jan000Fits
Feb000Fits
Mar000Fits
Apr107.107318.1820Fits
May288.226328.7880Fits
Jun390.959318.18272.777Short
Jul584.556328.788255.768Short
Aug415.326328.78886.539Short
Sep121.972318.1820Fits
Oct000Fits
Nov000Fits
Dec000Fits

Return ledger · dollars for this plan

Gross revenue: $120,605.60; Indemnity: $0.00; Grazing payment: $0.00; Grazing payment tied to yield: $0.00; Landlord's crop share: $0.00; Production costs: $87,837.20; Interest: $0.00; Other fixed costs: $0.00; Cash rent: $0.00. Indemnity and grazing are included in gross revenue; financing is included in production costs. Indemnity is your figure; the tool does not model insurance.

Sources and dated assumptions

Driest on record 2011: 6.82 inches; normal 19.15 inches; wettest 1941: 38.68 inches. NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance county annual precipitation, 1895–2025; normal 1991–2020. County average, not a field rain gauge.

  1. NOAA county precipitation records · 1991–2020 · www.ncei.noaa.gov
  2. NOAA county precipitation records · undated
  3. Saved plan settings · undated
  4. Example or planning assumption · 2026-11-01
  5. Farmer entry · 2026-11-01
  6. Saved plan settings · undated
  7. Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget · undated
  8. Example or planning assumption; [9] Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget · 2026-02 · agecoext.tamu.edu
  9. Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget · 2015-12 · www.twdb.texas.gov
  10. Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget · undated
  11. Example or planning assumption; [13] Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget · 2026-02 · agecoext.tamu.edu
  12. Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget · undated
  13. Example or planning assumption · undated
  14. Example or planning assumption; [17] Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget; [18] County · 2026-02 · agecoext.tamu.edu
  15. Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget · undated
  16. Effective monthly settings; blank daily hours use the labelled 12 hours/day default; annual volume uses calendar-day shares unless entered · undated
  17. Example or planning assumption · 2017-02; reviewed 2025-08 · extension.colostate.edu

Prepared from saved assumptions dated 2026-11-11.

Full input appendix follows, with all 214 entries and their source references.

Current plan · Full input appendix

Only entered farmer indemnities are included; the tool does not model insurance. Farm-program benefits stay separate; only program year 2026 is supported. Soil residue value is information only, not cash or a fertilizer credit. Unentered rent, ownership costs, overhead and household draws excluded. Entered annual land payments include principal and interest; this planning return is not accounting profit. Cash is planned outlay, not peak borrowing. Entered yield is authoritative. Optional FAO seasonal sensitivity estimates apply only to supported irrigated grain and cotton crops; no forecast or peak-timing model. Buyer and delivery unverified.

  1. [1] NOAA county precipitation records · 1991–2020 · https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/time-series/TX-189/pcp/12/12/1895-2026
  2. [2] NOAA county precipitation records · undated
  3. [3] Saved plan settings · undated
  4. [4] Example or planning assumption · 2026-11-01
  5. [5] Farmer entry · 2026-11-01
  6. [6] Saved plan settings · undated
  7. [7] Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget · undated
  8. [8] Example or planning assumption; [9] Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget · 2026-02 · https://agecoext.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026D2CottonPivot.pdf
  9. [10] Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget · 2015-12 · https://www.twdb.texas.gov/conservation/agriculture/demonstration/doc/2015_1221_TAWC_2014_AnnualReport_Year10.pdf#page=206
  10. [11] Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget · undated
  11. [12] Example or planning assumption; [13] Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget · 2026-02 · https://agecoext.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026D2Corn.pdf
  12. [14] Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget · undated
  13. [15] Example or planning assumption · undated
  14. [16] Example or planning assumption; [17] Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget; [18] County · 2026-02 · https://agecoext.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026D2CottonDryland.pdf
  15. [19] Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget · undated
  16. [20] Effective monthly settings; blank daily hours use the labelled 12 hours/day default; annual volume uses calendar-day shares unless entered · undated
  17. [21] Example or planning assumption · 2017-02; reviewed 2025-08 · https://extension.colostate.edu/resource/seasonal-water-needs-and-opportunities-for-limited-irrigation-for-colorado-crops/

Planning year 2027 · Hale County, TX · 214 entries. Source numbers refer to the summary page.

These are saved entries. What-if levers apply only to calculation copies. Old dry/wet yield percentages are marked inactive; current yields and methods are in the summary. Blank means not entered. Values in use and all farmer overrides are shown. Untouched inactive starters stay in the backup.

Farm

This year rain: 19.15 inches/year [1]. Case rain: dry: 13.29 [2]; wet: 26.68 [2]. Yield choice: estimate [3]. Starting rain, inches: 19.15 [3]. Calculation version: 4 [3]. Usual costs: preparation: $50.52/acre [3]; annual Rate: 0.07 [3]. Switching Base cost: $0.00/plan [4]. Minimum gain: $0.00/plan [4]. FSA records: County: 48189 [3]; No base acres: No [3]. FSA 1: commodity: Corn [3]. FSA 1: program: PLC [3]. FSA 1: practice: unselected [3]. FSA 1: subcounty: [3]. FSA 1: base Acres: 100 eligible base ac [4]. FSA 1: share: 1 fraction [4]. FSA 1: price: $4.00/bushel [4]. FSA 1: PLC yield: 150 bushel/base ac [4]. FSA 1: county Yield: Not entered [5]. FSA 1: irrigated Yield: Not entered [5]. FSA 1: nonirrigated Yield: Not entered [5]. FSA 1: Irrigated share: Not entered [5].

Pivot

acres: 125 [3]. county: 48189 [3]. practice: irrigated [3]. Water supply: field-1 [3]. rent: Not entered [4].

Pivot / Cotton lint

Allocated acres: 65 acres [6]. Growing calendar: Planting month: May [7]; Harvest or termination months: Oct, Nov, Dec [7]; Grazing months: None [7]; Water shares (Jan–Dec): Jan 0; Feb 0; Mar 0; Apr 0; May 10; Jun 15; Jul 30; Aug 30; Sep 15; Oct 0; Nov 0; Dec 0 [7]. Yield acreage basis: planted-acres [3]. practice: irrigated [3]. Cost net of seed credit: No [3]. mode: quantity [3]. yield (lb lint/planted acre): dry (legacy, inactive): 600 [8]; typical: 1,000 [9]; wet (legacy, inactive): 1,150 [8]. price: lower: $0.60/lb lint [4]; reference: $0.70/lb lint [4]. Water need (gross irrigation inches): dry: 23.2 [10]; typical: 13.6 [10]; wet: 7.6 [10]. Water basis: gross [3]. Base cost: $390.00/ac [4]. pumping: included Rate: 10 [3]; rate: $10.00/gross acre-inch [9]; reference Depth: 10 gross irrigation inches [9]. Budget rain reference: inches: 16.9 [3]; basis: annual [3]. Harvest cost per unit: $0.20/lb lint [4]. Cash-paid share: 1 fraction [4]. Receipt share: 1 fraction [4]. Expense share: 1 fraction [4]. Cottonseed tons/lint lb: 0.0005 seed tons/lint lb [4]. Cottonseed price: $200.00/seed ton [4]. Cost method: total [11]. Cost Budget sheet: CottonPivot [11]. Cost: preparation (not used): $50.52/acre [11]. Cost: seed (not used): $63.60/acre [11]. Cost: fertilizer (not used): $94.28/acre [11]. Cost: protection (not used): $96.70/acre [11]. Cost: irrigation (not used): $135.00/acre [11]. Cost: harvest (not used): $15.00/acre [11]. Cost: other (not used): $71.39/acre [11]. Cost Own preparation: Yes [11]. Cost Interest already included: $22.39/acre [11]. Case links: mode: linked [3]; Lower-price fraction: 0.857143 [3]; Dry-yield fraction (legacy, inactive): 0.6 [3]; Wet-yield fraction (legacy, inactive): 1.15 [3]; Dry-water fraction: 1.705882 [3]; Wet-water fraction: 0.558824 [3].

Pivot / Corn grain

Allocated acres: 60 acres [6]. Growing calendar: Planting month: Apr [7]; Harvest or termination months: Aug, Sep, Oct [7]; Grazing months: None [7]; Water shares (Jan–Dec): Jan 0; Feb 0; Mar 0; Apr 10; May 20; Jun 25; Jul 30; Aug 15; Sep 0; Oct 0; Nov 0; Dec 0 [7]. Yield acreage basis: planted-acres [3]. practice: irrigated [3]. mode: quantity [3]. yield (bu corn/planted acre): dry (legacy, inactive): 126 [12]; typical: 210 [13]; wet (legacy, inactive): 241.5 [12]. price: lower: $4.00/bu [4]; reference: $4.50/bu [4]. Water need (gross irrigation inches): dry: 21.2 [10]; typical: 19.1 [10]; wet: 13 [10]. Water basis: gross [3]. Base cost: $644.00/ac [4]. pumping: included Rate: 10 [3]; rate: $10.00/gross acre-inch [13]; reference Depth: 20 gross irrigation inches [13]. Budget rain reference: inches: 16.9 [3]; basis: annual [3]. Harvest cost per unit: $0.35/bu [4]. Cash-paid share: 1 fraction [4]. Receipt share: 1 fraction [4]. Expense share: 1 fraction [4]. Cost method: total [14]. Cost Budget sheet: Corn [14]. Cost: preparation (not used): $36.68/acre [14]. Cost: seed (not used): $119.00/acre [14]. Cost: fertilizer (not used): $227.77/acre [14]. Cost: protection (not used): $82.00/acre [14]. Cost: irrigation (not used): $258.00/acre [14]. Cost: harvest (not used): $0.00/acre [14]. Cost: other (not used): $47.31/acre [14]. Cost Own preparation: Yes [14]. Cost Interest already included: $20.31/acre [14]. Case links: mode: linked [3]; Lower-price fraction: 0.888889 [3]; Dry-yield fraction (legacy, inactive): 0.6 [3]; Wet-yield fraction (legacy, inactive): 1.15 [3]; Dry-water fraction: 1.109948 [3]; Wet-water fraction: 0.680628 [3].

Pivot / Fallow

Allocated acres: 0 acres [6]. practice: irrigated [3]. mode: quantity [3]. Base cost: $30.00/ac [4]. Harvest cost per unit: $0.00/none [4]. Cash-paid share: 1 fraction [4]. Receipt share: 1 fraction [4]. Expense share: 1 fraction [4]. Cost method: total [15]. Cost: preparation (not used): Not entered [15]. Cost: seed (not used): Not entered [15]. Cost: fertilizer (not used): Not entered [15]. Cost: protection (not used): Not entered [15]. Cost: irrigation (not used): Not entered [15]. Cost: harvest (not used): Not entered [15]. Cost: other (not used): Not entered [15]. Cost Own preparation: No [15]. Cost Interest already included: Not entered [15].

Corners

acres: 35 [3]. county: 48189 [3]. practice: dryland [3]. Water supply: field-1 [3]. rent: Not entered [4].

Corners / Cotton lint

Allocated acres: 35 acres [6]. Growing calendar: Planting month: May [7]; Harvest or termination months: Oct, Nov, Dec [7]; Grazing months: None [7]; Water shares (Jan–Dec): Jan 0; Feb 0; Mar 0; Apr 0; May 10; Jun 15; Jul 30; Aug 30; Sep 15; Oct 0; Nov 0; Dec 0 [7]. Yield acreage basis: planted-acres [3]. practice: dryland [3]. Cost net of seed credit: No [3]. mode: quantity [3]. yield (lb lint/planted acre): dry (legacy, inactive): 240 [16]; typical: 400 [17]; wet (legacy, inactive): 460 [16]. price: lower: $0.58/lb lint [16]; reference: $0.68/lb lint [17]. Water need (gross irrigation inches): dry: 0 [4]; typical: 0 [4]; wet: 0 [4]. Water basis: gross [3]. Base cost: $285.91/ac [18]. Harvest already included: $94.53/ac [18]. Harvest cost per unit: $0.24/lb lint [18]. Cash-paid share: 1 fraction [4]. Receipt share: 1 fraction [4]. Expense share: 1 fraction [4]. Cottonseed tons/lint lb: 0.00071 seed tons/lint lb [16]. Cottonseed price: $240.00/seed ton [16]. Cost method: total [19]. Cost Budget sheet: CottonDryland [19]. Cost: preparation (not used): $45.68/acre [19]. Cost: seed (not used): $37.10/acre [19]. Cost: fertilizer (not used): $0.00/acre [19]. Cost: protection (not used): $55.60/acre [19]. Cost: irrigation (not used): $0.00/acre [19]. Cost: harvest (not used): $101.33/acre [19]. Cost: other (not used): $46.19/acre [19]. Cost Own preparation: Yes [19]. Cost Interest already included: $8.99/acre [19]. Case links: mode: linked [3]; Lower-price fraction: 0.85 [3]; Dry-yield fraction (legacy, inactive): 0.6 [3]; Wet-yield fraction (legacy, inactive): 1.15 [3]; Dry-water fraction: 1.2 [3]; Wet-water fraction: 0.85 [3].

Corners / Fallow

Allocated acres: 0 acres [6]. practice: dryland [3]. mode: quantity [3]. Base cost: $0.00/ac [4]. Harvest cost per unit: $0.00/none [4]. Cash-paid share: 1 fraction [4]. Receipt share: 1 fraction [4]. Expense share: 1 fraction [4]. Cost method: total [15]. Cost: preparation (not used): Not entered [15]. Cost: seed (not used): Not entered [15]. Cost: fertilizer (not used): Not entered [15]. Cost: protection (not used): Not entered [15]. Cost: irrigation (not used): Not entered [15]. Cost: harvest (not used): Not entered [15]. Cost: other (not used): Not entered [15]. Cost Own preparation: No [15]. Cost Interest already included: Not entered [15].

Pivot supply

Capacity acres: 125 [20]. Amount: 400 GPM [4]. basis: gross [20]. depth Window: warm [20]. efficiency: 0.85 fraction [21]. Water reserved (acre-inches): May–Sep: 0 [4]; Oct–Apr: 0 [4]. Monthly water: Measurement: GPM [20]; Pump hours per day: 12 [20]; Pump hours: Jan 372 hours; Feb 336 hours; Mar 372 hours; Apr 360 hours; May 372 hours; Jun 360 hours; Jul 372 hours; Aug 372 hours; Sep 360 hours; Oct 372 hours; Nov 360 hours; Dec 372 hours [20].

ARC/PLC estimate

This farm payment uses past crop acres on your official records. Changing planted acres here does not change it. Open Enter farm payment records below to change the acres on your official farm record.

This payment stays separate. Changing planted acres does not change it.

These are example records. Replace them with your own before using this estimate.

Intended plan: $5,355.00

Alternative plan: $5,355.00

Same farm payment under both planting plans. Excluded from crop net return and the gain from changing plans.

Use your official records. Some crop rules and payment limits can cut this amount. Check those before relying on it.

Cotton uses whole seed cotton weight, before the seed is taken out. Grain sorghum uses bushels.

For more than one farm or county, use the ARC/PLC estimate worksheet.

Kept separate from planting-field counties. Changing your planting plan does not change this county or these records.

Corn base acres
Use the acres marked eligible for payment on your official farm record. These are not the acres you plant this year. Starting value: 100 eligible base ac (teaching example). Current: 100 eligible base ac.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · eligible base ac · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 100. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Your share of the farm payment. 100 means all; 50 means half. Use the share on your farm record. Starting value: 100% (teaching example). Current: 100%.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · fraction · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 1. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Use your election; this tool does not select whichever pays more.

Average national price over the selling year. This is not your local sale price. Starting value: $4.00/bushel (teaching example). Current: $4.00/bushel.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/bushel · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 4.00. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Use the yield listed for payments on your official farm record. Do not use this year’s harvest amount. Starting value: 150 bushel/base ac (teaching example). Current: 150 bushel/base ac.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · bushel/base ac · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 150. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Estimated payment: $53.55 per base acre · $5,355.00 for this crop. Your share is counted. Limits and cuts are not.

Conditional 2026 estimate, separate from your 2027 crop plan. ARC-CO and PLC use the farm’s BASE acres from FSA records. PLC also uses its established payment yield. These are not the acres or yields you plant this year.

Fruit, vegetable and wild rice planting restrictions may reduce eligible payment acres; ask FSA about exceptions. Eligibility, conservation compliance, payment limits and sequestration still apply. This line is gross before those limits and deductions.

Farm payment per base acre depends on the enrolled commodity and program, not the crop planted. ARC-IC is not included here. Multi-county or multiple FSA farms need the full 2026 ARC/PLC worksheet.

National price and county benchmark snapshot checked 2026-10-28. Edit the MYA and county-yield scenarios; this is not a final payment or a forecast.

This farm payment uses past crop acres on your official records. Changing planted acres here does not change it.

USDA ERS: base acres, enrollment and ARC-CO/PLC payments — accessed November 5, 2026.

FSA ARC/PLC program and planting restrictions — not verified: source could not be reached during this source check. Confirm current restrictions and exceptions with FSA before using eligible base acres.

County benchmark source used by the existing 2026 engine. The separate conditional estimate uses the same engine and published snapshot, without changing its data.

What the total includes

Full pumping would charge for the entire crop water need. The live return charges only for allocated pumping within your well supply.

With the estimate off, less pumping can raise return while yields stay fixed.

With it on, crops with a response model use the estimate. Other crops still need yield review.

For costs, water is shared among crops in proportion to each crop’s need within each well and month. This is not a watering schedule.

One persistent yield choice applies at every rain. Your starting rain and entered water form the comparison baseline. Supported estimates reproduce your entered yield there; farmer rain scenarios use only your entries. Other crops hold starting yields. Pumping is capped within each well and month and shared in proportion to need; pumping cost uses allocated water. Sales and quantity-linked costs follow the selected yield. Incurred crop and land costs remain. This is not proof that yields can be reached.

Sources

These are example numbers. Enter sales on each crop, costs in Adjust costs, and well supply in Farm details.

Result with rain-based yield estimates; starting rain uses your entered yields. Entered yields for crops with no estimate. Revenue $120,605.60 · stated costs $87,837.20 · planned cash outlay $87,837.20.

Cash outlay is not peak borrowing need.

Farm return includes entered rent, land payments and your own bills. Missing crop costs leave it unfinished. Add bills in Farm details → Usual costs and borrowing rate.

Water use is checked for each month. A close match may still leave a small gap. Open Monthly supply for the demand and supply in each month.

Crop returns exclude cash rent and annual land payments; farm return subtracts them once and includes your farm lines. Unentered rent, ownership costs, overhead, household draws and farm-program benefits are excluded. Entered land payments include principal and interest; the planning return is not accounting profit. Indemnities use only the farmer figure, when entered. Buyer capacity, delivery and legal supply are unverified.

Water is used / available in acre-inches, checked separately by month. “About even” means a shortage at most 5% of demand and within the larger of 2% of demand or 0.25 inches over acres needing water this period. Monthly fit does not verify peak timing or attainable yield.

Jan: Enter water flow and acres needing water this period.

Feb: Enter water flow and acres needing water this period.

Mar: Enter water flow and acres needing water this period.

Apr: 6.67 gallons per minute per acre needing water this period.

Corn-only guideline: 6.67 gallons per minute per acre of corn, counting the entire serving supply flow for this narrow check, meets the cited 5 GPM/corn-acre starting guideline; the upper 6 GPM/ac guideline also fits. This corn-only check does not allocate flow to other crops or verify their peak needs.

May: 3.2 gallons per minute per acre needing water this period.

Corn-only guideline: 6.67 gallons per minute per acre of corn, counting the entire serving supply flow for this narrow check, meets the cited 5 GPM/corn-acre starting guideline; the upper 6 GPM/ac guideline also fits. This corn-only check does not allocate flow to other crops or verify their peak needs.

Jun: 3.2 gallons per minute per acre needing water this period.

Corn-only guideline: 6.67 gallons per minute per acre of corn, counting the entire serving supply flow for this narrow check, meets the cited 5 GPM/corn-acre starting guideline; the upper 6 GPM/ac guideline also fits. This corn-only check does not allocate flow to other crops or verify their peak needs.

Jul: 3.2 gallons per minute per acre needing water this period.

Corn-only guideline: 6.67 gallons per minute per acre of corn, counting the entire serving supply flow for this narrow check, meets the cited 5 GPM/corn-acre starting guideline; the upper 6 GPM/ac guideline also fits. This corn-only check does not allocate flow to other crops or verify their peak needs.

Aug: 3.2 gallons per minute per acre needing water this period.

Corn-only guideline: 6.67 gallons per minute per acre of corn, counting the entire serving supply flow for this narrow check, meets the cited 5 GPM/corn-acre starting guideline; the upper 6 GPM/ac guideline also fits. This corn-only check does not allocate flow to other crops or verify their peak needs.

Sep: 6.15 gallons per minute per acre needing water this period.

Oct: Enter water flow and acres needing water this period.

Nov: Enter water flow and acres needing water this period.

Dec: Enter water flow and acres needing water this period.

Corn flow guideline: Texas A&M AgriLife, 2008. Guidance for some areas of the state, with efficient equipment and management and stored soil water. Confirm local crop needs with your irrigation adviser.

Saved plans

You are editing your current plan. Save a named copy to keep its acres, prices, yields, costs, rain, water and farm records together. Later changes leave saved copies unchanged.

These input controls edit the workspace. To change a saved plan, open it in the workspace and save a new named copy.

Every case uses its own annual rain and rain-adjusted irrigation need. Dry and wet cases estimate water-limited yields unless you choose to hold yields beside the rain slider. Dry and wet rain defaults come from county history and can be edited in Farm rain.

One-time dollars for changing from the first plan to the second. Use your own moving, seed or setup costs. This is for the whole plan and is taken out once. Starting value: $0.00/plan (saved planning estimate). Current: $0.00/plan.
Budget starter

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/plan · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: No-switch-cost illustration; review before use. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.00. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Extra dollars you need from the whole plan before changing crops. Use your own risk allowance; zero adds no extra hurdle. We compare this amount with the gain after switching costs. Starting value: $0.00/plan (teaching example). Current: $0.00/plan.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/plan · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.00. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Compare complete plans

Each side uses its own saved rain, water and crop inputs. Every case keeps that plan’s yield choice and starting rain.

Your two plans are the same. Save a new plan to compare it.

Current plan

Year 2027 · 160 farm acres · rain 19.15 inches

Switching cost $0.00. FSA payment $5,355.00, separate from crop return.

Budget year 2026. Budget sources

Water supply: 400 GPM; capacity anchor 125 acres; water reaching roots 85%.

Monthly schedule: 12 hours/day .

Pivot (125 total field acres): Cotton lint, 65 crop acres; rent Needs entries/field acre; reviewed.

Price: reference $0.70, lower $0.60/lb lint.

Starting yield: 1,000 lb lint/acre. Your rain scenarios: dry Not entered, wet Not entered lb lint/acre.

Saved water depths (dry and wet are reference only): dry 23.2, typical 13.6, wet 7.6 inches. Basis: pumped water. Typical rain anchor: 16.9 inches annual rain.

Base cost $390.00/acre; harvest separate allowance.

Pumping: $10.00/pumped acre-inch. Base cost includes $10.00/acre-inch × 10 inches.

Yield choice: estimate. Starting rain 19.15 inches. Calculation version 4. Yield averaged across planted acres, counting failed acres as zero.

Pivot (125 total field acres): Corn grain, 60 crop acres; rent Needs entries/field acre; reviewed.

Price: reference $4.50, lower $4.00/bu.

Starting yield: 210 bu/acre. Your rain scenarios: dry Not entered, wet Not entered bu/acre.

Saved water depths (dry and wet are reference only): dry 21.2, typical 19.1, wet 13 inches. Basis: pumped water. Typical rain anchor: 16.9 inches annual rain.

Base cost $644.00/acre; harvest separate allowance.

Pumping: $10.00/pumped acre-inch. Base cost includes $10.00/acre-inch × 20 inches.

Yield choice: estimate. Starting rain 19.15 inches. Calculation version 4. Yield averaged across planted acres, counting failed acres as zero.

Corners (35 total field acres): Cotton lint, 35 crop acres; rent Needs entries/field acre; reviewed.

Dryland: saved water and pump entries are not used.

Price: reference $0.68, lower $0.58/lb lint.

Starting yield: 400 lb lint/acre. Your rain scenarios: dry Not entered, wet Not entered lb lint/acre.

Saved water depths (dry and wet are reference only): dry 0, typical 0, wet 0 inches. Basis: pumped water. Typical rain anchor: county normal rain.

Base cost $285.91/acre; harvest separate allowance.

Yield choice: estimate. Starting rain 19.15 inches. Calculation version 4. Yield averaged across planted acres, counting failed acres as zero.

Each plan names its yield choice below. Crops without a model keep entered yields. If water is short, enter a lower harvest on each affected crop.

Seasonal volume does not prove enough peak flow. Crops may need water at the same time.

Dry and wet rain can be changed in Farm rain. Water need follows that rain for every field.

Estimated yields start from your yield at your starting rain.

dry · lower price

Current plan: Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported.

Current plan: Dry case: 13.29 inches/year rain for every field. Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported. Rain-adjusted irrigation need. Pumping capped per well and month.

Current plan · Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported

At 13.3 in of rain

Pivot / Cotton lint about 918.4 lb lint/ac · estimated (your 1,000 at your starting rain)

Pivot / Corn grain about 180.7 bu/ac · estimated (your 210 at your starting rain)

Corners / Cotton lint: Yield held at your entered 400 lb lint/ac. Set dry/wet yields to include a yield change. · entered (held)

Water only; heat and rain-timing losses are not in this estimate

Return with estimated yields.

Current plan · Estimated return for this plan · with rain-based yield estimates; starting rain uses your entered yields. Entered yields for crops with no estimate $8,601.15

160 acres in 2 fields included · based on the crops and costs entered

Current plan receipts $95,640.55; costs $87,039.40; cash outlay $87,039.40.

Pivot supply · Jan: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Feb: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Mar: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Apr: need 127 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · May: need 365 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 36 ac-in. Seasonal volume short. Enter harvest expected with this supply in the crop’s Yield box.

Pivot supply · Jun: need 464 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 146 ac-in. Seasonal volume short. Enter harvest expected with this supply in the crop’s Yield box.

Pivot supply · Jul: need 648 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 319 ac-in. Seasonal volume short. Enter harvest expected with this supply in the crop’s Yield box.

Pivot supply · Aug: need 472 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 143 ac-in. Seasonal volume short. Enter harvest expected with this supply in the crop’s Yield box.

Pivot supply · Sep: need 150 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Oct: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Nov: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Dec: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

dry · reference price

Current plan: Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported.

Current plan: Dry case: 13.29 inches/year rain for every field. Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported. Rain-adjusted irrigation need. Pumping capped per well and month.

Current plan · Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported

At 13.3 in of rain

Pivot / Cotton lint about 918.4 lb lint/ac · estimated (your 1,000 at your starting rain)

Pivot / Corn grain about 180.7 bu/ac · estimated (your 210 at your starting rain)

Corners / Cotton lint: Yield held at your entered 400 lb lint/ac. Set dry/wet yields to include a yield change. · entered (held)

Water only; heat and rain-timing losses are not in this estimate

Return with estimated yields.

Current plan · Estimated return for this plan · with rain-based yield estimates; starting rain uses your entered yields. Entered yields for crops with no estimate $21,420.95

160 acres in 2 fields included · based on the crops and costs entered

Current plan receipts $108,460.35; costs $87,039.40; cash outlay $87,039.40.

Pivot supply · Jan: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Feb: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Mar: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Apr: need 127 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · May: need 365 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 36 ac-in. Seasonal volume short. Enter harvest expected with this supply in the crop’s Yield box.

Pivot supply · Jun: need 464 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 146 ac-in. Seasonal volume short. Enter harvest expected with this supply in the crop’s Yield box.

Pivot supply · Jul: need 648 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 319 ac-in. Seasonal volume short. Enter harvest expected with this supply in the crop’s Yield box.

Pivot supply · Aug: need 472 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 143 ac-in. Seasonal volume short. Enter harvest expected with this supply in the crop’s Yield box.

Pivot supply · Sep: need 150 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Oct: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Nov: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Dec: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

typical · lower price

Current plan: Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported.

Current plan: Typical case: 19.15 inches/year rain for every field. Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported. Rain-adjusted irrigation need. Pumping capped per well and month.

Current plan · Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported

At 19.2 in of rain

Pivot / Cotton lint about 1,000 lb lint/ac · estimated (your 1,000 at your starting rain)

Pivot / Corn grain about 210 bu/ac · estimated (your 210 at your starting rain)

Corners / Cotton lint: Yield held at your entered 400 lb lint/ac. Set dry/wet yields to include a yield change. · entered (held)

Return if your entered yield is achieved. Water is short in June, July, August; yield has not been reduced.

Current plan · Estimated return for this plan · with rain-based yield estimates; starting rain uses your entered yields. Entered yields for crops with no estimate $18,540.40

160 acres in 2 fields included · based on the crops and costs entered

Current plan receipts $106,377.60; costs $87,837.20; cash outlay $87,837.20.

Pivot supply · Jan: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Feb: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Mar: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Apr: need 107 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · May: need 288 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Jun: need 391 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 73 ac-in. Seasonal volume short. Enter harvest expected with this supply in the crop’s Yield box.

Pivot supply · Jul: need 585 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 256 ac-in. Seasonal volume short. Enter harvest expected with this supply in the crop’s Yield box.

Pivot supply · Aug: need 415 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 87 ac-in. Seasonal volume short. Enter harvest expected with this supply in the crop’s Yield box.

Pivot supply · Sep: need 122 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Oct: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Nov: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Dec: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

typical · reference price

Current plan: Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported.

Current plan: Typical case: 19.15 inches/year rain for every field. Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported. Rain-adjusted irrigation need. Pumping capped per well and month.

Current plan · Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported

At 19.2 in of rain

Pivot / Cotton lint about 1,000 lb lint/ac · estimated (your 1,000 at your starting rain)

Pivot / Corn grain about 210 bu/ac · estimated (your 210 at your starting rain)

Corners / Cotton lint: Yield held at your entered 400 lb lint/ac. Set dry/wet yields to include a yield change. · entered (held)

Return if your entered yield is achieved. Water is short in June, July, August; yield has not been reduced.

Current plan · Estimated return for this plan · with rain-based yield estimates; starting rain uses your entered yields. Entered yields for crops with no estimate $32,768.40

160 acres in 2 fields included · based on the crops and costs entered

Current plan receipts $120,605.60; costs $87,837.20; cash outlay $87,837.20.

Pivot supply · Jan: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Feb: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Mar: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Apr: need 107 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · May: need 288 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Jun: need 391 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 73 ac-in. Seasonal volume short. Enter harvest expected with this supply in the crop’s Yield box.

Pivot supply · Jul: need 585 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 256 ac-in. Seasonal volume short. Enter harvest expected with this supply in the crop’s Yield box.

Pivot supply · Aug: need 415 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 87 ac-in. Seasonal volume short. Enter harvest expected with this supply in the crop’s Yield box.

Pivot supply · Sep: need 122 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Oct: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Nov: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Dec: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

wet · lower price

Current plan: Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported.

Current plan: Wet case: 26.68 inches/year rain for every field. Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported. Rain-adjusted irrigation need. Pumping capped per well and month.

Current plan · Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported

At 26.7 in of rain

Pivot / Cotton lint about 1,086.6 lb lint/ac · estimated (your 1,000 at your starting rain)

Pivot / Corn grain about 239.3 bu/ac · estimated (your 210 at your starting rain)

Corners / Cotton lint: Yield held at your entered 400 lb lint/ac. Set dry/wet yields to include a yield change. · entered (held)

Return if the estimated yield is achieved. Water is short in July, August. Return depends on achieving the shown yield.

Current plan · Estimated return for this plan · with rain-based yield estimates; starting rain uses your entered yields. Entered yields for crops with no estimate $30,076.65

160 acres in 2 fields included · based on the crops and costs entered

Current plan receipts $117,342.10; costs $87,265.45; cash outlay $87,265.45.

Pivot supply · Jan: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Feb: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Mar: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Apr: need 82 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · May: need 162 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Jun: need 274 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Jul: need 494 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 166 ac-in. Seasonal volume short. Enter harvest expected with this supply in the crop’s Yield box.

Pivot supply · Aug: need 342 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 14 ac-in. Seasonal volume about even.

Pivot supply · Sep: need 86 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Oct: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Nov: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Dec: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

wet · reference price

Current plan: Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported.

Current plan: Wet case: 26.68 inches/year rain for every field. Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported. Rain-adjusted irrigation need. Pumping capped per well and month.

Current plan · Estimate yield changes from rain and irrigation, where supported

At 26.7 in of rain

Pivot / Cotton lint about 1,086.6 lb lint/ac · estimated (your 1,000 at your starting rain)

Pivot / Corn grain about 239.3 bu/ac · estimated (your 210 at your starting rain)

Corners / Cotton lint: Yield held at your entered 400 lb lint/ac. Set dry/wet yields to include a yield change. · entered (held)

Return if the estimated yield is achieved. Water is short in July, August. Return depends on achieving the shown yield.

Current plan · Estimated return for this plan · with rain-based yield estimates; starting rain uses your entered yields. Entered yields for crops with no estimate $45,746.00

160 acres in 2 fields included · based on the crops and costs entered

Current plan receipts $133,011.45; costs $87,265.45; cash outlay $87,265.45.

Pivot supply · Jan: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Feb: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Mar: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Apr: need 82 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · May: need 162 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Jun: need 274 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Jul: need 494 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 166 ac-in. Seasonal volume short. Enter harvest expected with this supply in the crop’s Yield box.

Pivot supply · Aug: need 342 ac-in; available 329 ac-in; short 14 ac-in. Seasonal volume about even.

Pivot supply · Sep: need 86 ac-in; available 318 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Oct: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Nov: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

Pivot supply · Dec: need 0 ac-in; available 0 ac-in; short 0 ac-in. Seasonal volume fits.

What makes these plans tie?

This value matches returns in the typical case at reference prices. Choose one plan and one number to change. The other plan stays fixed.

Linked stresses follow that number. Rain search runs from 0 to 100 inches per year. Yield search has a cap of one million sale units per acre.

The plans already tie in this case at your entered numbers.

Hale County: 145,000 ac planted 2025 ·10-year avg 231,780 ac

Cotton lint

Pivot · irrigated · Reviewed Cost per acre before land rent. Open Adjust costs on this crop to see the base amount, pumping, harvest and interest. Change any amount there.

Your base price is $0.70 per lb lint. At 85.7%, the lower price, rounded to cents, is $0.60 per lb lint. Change this percentage to try lower crop sales. Current: 85.7 % of base price.
Your expected harvest per acre, in the unit shown. Sales start from this yield. Set dry/wet yields beside it to try a different harvest when rain changes. Starting value: 1,000 lb lint/planted acre (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: 1,000 lb lint/planted acre.
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Published value · Published reference · 2026-02 · lb lint/planted acre · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: CONFIRMED: 2026D2CottonPivot.pdf p1 REVENUE quantity, fetched 2026-11-05. Published budget planning yield, not a measured farm result.. Region: Texas South Plains. Original: 1000. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Yield averaged across these planted acres, counting failed acres as zero.

Between your entries, RowMath uses a straight line. Blank keeps your starting yield on that side. Use the same crop unit and weight basis in all three rows.

CaseRain, inchesYield, lb lint/ac
Dry case
Rain in your dry-year comparison. It changes water needs and pumping costs. Source: NOAA county rain records; starting dry case 13.29 inches/year. Current: 13.29 inches/year.
Harvest per planted acre in your dry case, in lb lint. Use a dry harvest from your records. Blank uses the starting yield of 1,000 lb lint/acre. This changes dry-case sales. Current: not entered.
Starting case19.151,000
Wet case
Rain in your wet-year comparison. It changes water needs and pumping costs. Source: NOAA county rain records; starting wet case 26.68 inches/year. Current: 26.68 inches/year.
Harvest per planted acre in your wet case, in lb lint. Use a wet harvest from your records. Blank uses the starting yield of 1,000 lb lint/acre. This changes wet-case sales. Current: not entered.

These rain amounts come from county records. You can change them.

Lower price: $0.60/lb lint.

Price for one unit shown beside yield. Use your sale price in that unit. Starting value: $0.70/lb lint (teaching example). Current: $0.70/lb lint.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/lb lint · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.70. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Set lease terms once in Farm details. A base-cost edit uses one total. Remove any covered costs before adding new charges. Count each cost once.

Cost per acre before land rent. Open Adjust costs on this crop to see the base amount, pumping, harvest and interest. Change any amount there. Starting value: $390.00/ac (teaching example). Current: $390.00/ac.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/ac · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 390.00. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Harvest cost per unit grown, less any harvest already in the base. Zero adds no separate charge. The shown rate is rounded to cents; the full saved rate sets the bill. Starting value: $0.20/lb lint (teaching example). Current: $0.20/lb lint.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/lb lint · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.20. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Share of your costs paid in cash. 100 means all; 50 means half. This changes cash spent, not profit. Starting value: 100% (saved planning estimate). Current: 100%.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · fraction · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Preview convention: variable-cost subtotal treated as cash; review inclusion scope; review before use. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 1. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Tons of seed sold for each pound of cotton fiber. Zero leaves seed sales out. Starting value: 0.0005 seed tons/lint lb (teaching example). Current: 0.0005 seed tons/lint lb.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · seed tons/lint lb · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.0005. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Sale price per ton of cottonseed. Seed sales are separate from cotton fiber sales. Starting value: $200.00/seed ton (teaching example). Current: $200.00/seed ton.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/seed ton · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 200.00. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Planted May · harvested Oct, Nov, Dec. Water: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

Water shares are estimates you can edit. Check your soil moisture and cut dates.

Harvest or termination months
Grazing months

Relative water shares: 0 means no pumping that month. Shares are divided by their total. At least one month must be above 0.

Relative water used in Jan. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Feb. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Mar. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Apr. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in May. This month has 10 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 10 parts.
Relative water used in Jun. This month has 15 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 15 parts.
Relative water used in Jul. This month has 30 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 30 parts.
Relative water used in Aug. This month has 30 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 30 parts.
Relative water used in Sep. This month has 15 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 15 parts.
Relative water used in Oct. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Nov. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Dec. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.

Local irrigation months come from the supplied AgriLife summer-crop synthesis; USDA planting dates do not establish irrigation shares.

AgriLife High Plains wheat uses and harvest

AgriLife forage species and growth

AgriLife spring irrigation priorities

AgriLife High Plains irrigation timing

AgriLife caution: near Lubbock the practical wheat planting cutoff is about February 1; oats are suggested after that. February–March wheat is not a dependable grain starter here. Review every water month; changing planting month does not move irrigation automatically.

dry water need: 23.2 inches, saved reference only. Case rain sets water need.

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Planning estimate · Published reference · 2015-12 · gross irrigation inches · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: INFERENCE: TAWC 2014 report Table A22 p199 (PDF206): 2011 dry-year applied irrigation / 2005-2013 crop-year mean / 2010 wet-year applied irrigation. Observational scenarios across changing farms, not crop requirements or a calibrated weather response; 2011 pumping could still be insufficient. Cost budgets and yields are separate assumptions. TAWC 2014 Table A22 PDF p206, fetched 2026-11-05. Reference rainfall 16.9 inches annual (2005–2013); county monthly pattern used for effective-rain adjustment.. Region: Texas South Plains. Original: 13.6. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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wet water need: 7.6 inches, saved reference only. Case rain sets water need.

Review never selects the water basis. Choose what the inches mean explicitly. Set Water that reaches roots under Farm details → Refine water. Rain is separate.

Need in this scenario: 12.606634003834332 inches.

Hale County: 28,900 ac harvested 2023 ·avg 33,214 ac over the 7 published years since 2016

Corn grain

Pivot · irrigated · Reviewed Cost per acre before land rent. Open Adjust costs on this crop to see the base amount, pumping, harvest and interest. Change any amount there.

Your base price is $4.50 per bu. At 88.9%, the lower price, rounded to cents, is $4.00 per bu. Change this percentage to try lower crop sales. Current: 88.9 % of base price.
Your expected harvest per acre, in the unit shown. Sales start from this yield. Set dry/wet yields beside it to try a different harvest when rain changes. Starting value: 210 bu corn/planted acre (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: 210 bu corn/planted acre.
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Published value · Published reference · 2026-02 · bu corn/planted acre · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: CONFIRMED: 2026D2Corn.pdf p1 REVENUE quantity, fetched 2026-11-05. Published budget planning yield, not a measured farm result.. Region: Texas South Plains. Original: 210. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Yield averaged across these planted acres, counting failed acres as zero.

Between your entries, RowMath uses a straight line. Blank keeps your starting yield on that side. Use the same crop unit and weight basis in all three rows.

CaseRain, inchesYield, bu/ac
Dry case
Rain in your dry-year comparison. It changes water needs and pumping costs. Source: NOAA county rain records; starting dry case 13.29 inches/year. Current: 13.29 inches/year.
Harvest per planted acre in your dry case, in bu. Use a dry harvest from your records. Blank uses the starting yield of 210 bu/acre. This changes dry-case sales. Current: not entered.
Starting case19.15210
Wet case
Rain in your wet-year comparison. It changes water needs and pumping costs. Source: NOAA county rain records; starting wet case 26.68 inches/year. Current: 26.68 inches/year.
Harvest per planted acre in your wet case, in bu. Use a wet harvest from your records. Blank uses the starting yield of 210 bu/acre. This changes wet-case sales. Current: not entered.

These rain amounts come from county records. You can change them.

Lower price: $4.00/bu.

Price for one unit shown beside yield. Use your sale price in that unit. Starting value: $4.50/bu (teaching example). Current: $4.50/bu.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/bu · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 4.50. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Set lease terms once in Farm details. A base-cost edit uses one total. Remove any covered costs before adding new charges. Count each cost once.

Cost per acre before land rent. Open Adjust costs on this crop to see the base amount, pumping, harvest and interest. Change any amount there. Starting value: $644.00/ac (teaching example). Current: $644.00/ac.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/ac · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 644.00. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Harvest cost per unit grown, less any harvest already in the base. Zero adds no separate charge. The shown rate is rounded to cents; the full saved rate sets the bill. Starting value: $0.35/bu (teaching example). Current: $0.35/bu.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/bu · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.35. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Share of your costs paid in cash. 100 means all; 50 means half. This changes cash spent, not profit. Starting value: 100% (saved planning estimate). Current: 100%.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · fraction · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Preview convention: variable-cost subtotal treated as cash; review inclusion scope; review before use. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 1. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Planted Apr · harvested Aug, Sep, Oct. Water: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug.

Water shares are estimates you can edit. Check your soil moisture and cut dates.

Harvest or termination months
Grazing months

Relative water shares: 0 means no pumping that month. Shares are divided by their total. At least one month must be above 0.

Relative water used in Jan. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Feb. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Mar. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Apr. This month has 10 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 10 parts.
Relative water used in May. This month has 20 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 20 parts.
Relative water used in Jun. This month has 25 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 25 parts.
Relative water used in Jul. This month has 30 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 30 parts.
Relative water used in Aug. This month has 15 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 15 parts.
Relative water used in Sep. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Oct. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Nov. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.
Relative water used in Dec. This month has 0 of 100 current total parts; the total need not be 100. Zero means none. These shares split yearly need across months. Source: AgriLife crop-calendar starter. Current: 0 parts.

Local irrigation months come from the supplied AgriLife summer-crop synthesis; USDA planting dates do not establish irrigation shares.

AgriLife High Plains wheat uses and harvest

AgriLife forage species and growth

AgriLife spring irrigation priorities

AgriLife High Plains irrigation timing

AgriLife caution: near Lubbock the practical wheat planting cutoff is about February 1; oats are suggested after that. February–March wheat is not a dependable grain starter here. Review every water month; changing planting month does not move irrigation automatically.

dry water need: 21.2 inches, saved reference only. Case rain sets water need.

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Planning estimate · Published reference · 2015-12 · gross irrigation inches · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: INFERENCE: TAWC 2014 report Table A22 p199 (PDF206): 2011 dry-year applied irrigation / 2005-2013 crop-year mean / 2010 wet-year applied irrigation. Observational scenarios across changing farms, not crop requirements or a calibrated weather response; 2011 pumping could still be insufficient. Cost budgets and yields are separate assumptions. TAWC 2014 Table A22 PDF p206, fetched 2026-11-05. Reference rainfall 16.9 inches annual (2005–2013); county monthly pattern used for effective-rain adjustment.. Region: Texas South Plains. Original: 19.1. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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wet water need: 13 inches, saved reference only. Case rain sets water need.

Review never selects the water basis. Choose what the inches mean explicitly. Set Water that reaches roots under Farm details → Refine water. Rain is separate.

Need in this scenario: 18.14525120964061 inches.

Fallow

Pivot · irrigated · Reviewed Cost per acre before land rent. Open Adjust costs on this crop to see the base amount, pumping, harvest and interest. Change any amount there.

Fallow has no crop sales. This price setting does not add receipts. Current: 85 % of base price.

Set lease terms once in Farm details. A base-cost edit uses one total. Remove any covered costs before adding new charges. Count each cost once.

Cost per acre before land rent. Open Adjust costs on this crop to see the base amount, pumping, harvest and interest. Change any amount there. Starting value: $30.00/ac (teaching example). Current: $30.00/ac.
Example

Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/ac · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Synthetic teaching case; not a farm record or regional default. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 30.00. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Share of your costs paid in cash. 100 means all; 50 means half. This changes cash spent, not profit. Starting value: 100% (saved planning estimate). Current: 100%.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · fraction · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Preview convention: variable-cost subtotal treated as cash; review inclusion scope; review before use. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 1. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

No pumped water. Rain and soil water are separate.

Hale County: 145,000 ac planted 2025 ·10-year avg 231,780 ac

Cotton lint

Corners · dryland · Reviewed Cost per acre before land rent. Open Adjust costs on this crop to see the base amount, pumping, harvest and interest. Change any amount there.

Your base price is $0.68 per lb lint. At 85%, the lower price, rounded to cents, is $0.58 per lb lint. Change this percentage to try lower crop sales. Current: 85 % of base price.
Your expected harvest per acre, in the unit shown. Sales start from this yield. Set dry/wet yields beside it to try a different harvest when rain changes. Starting value: 400 lb lint/planted acre (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: 400 lb lint/planted acre.
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Published value · Published reference · 2026-02 · lb lint/planted acre · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: CONFIRMED: 2026D2CottonDryland.pdf p1 REVENUE quantity, fetched 2026-11-05. Published budget planning yield, not a measured farm result.. Region: Texas South Plains. Original: 400. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Yield averaged across these planted acres, counting failed acres as zero.

Between your entries, RowMath uses a straight line. Blank keeps your starting yield on that side. Use the same crop unit and weight basis in all three rows.

CaseRain, inchesYield, lb lint/ac
Dry case
Rain in your dry-year comparison. It changes water needs and pumping costs. Source: NOAA county rain records; starting dry case 13.29 inches/year. Current: 13.29 inches/year.
Harvest per planted acre in your dry case, in lb lint. Use a dry harvest from your records. Blank uses the starting yield of 400 lb lint/acre. This changes dry-case sales. Current: not entered.
Starting case19.15400
Wet case
Rain in your wet-year comparison. It changes water needs and pumping costs. Source: NOAA county rain records; starting wet case 26.68 inches/year. Current: 26.68 inches/year.
Harvest per planted acre in your wet case, in lb lint. Use a wet harvest from your records. Blank uses the starting yield of 400 lb lint/acre. This changes wet-case sales. Current: not entered.

These rain amounts come from county records. You can change them.

Lower price: $0.58/lb lint.

Price for one unit shown beside yield. Use your sale price in that unit. Starting value: $0.68/lb lint (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: $0.68/lb lint.
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Published value · Published reference · 2026-02 · USD/lb lint · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Texas A&M AgriLife, District 2 budget. Region: Texas South Plains. Original: 0.68. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Set lease terms once in Farm details. A base-cost edit uses one total. Remove any covered costs before adding new charges. Count each cost once.

Cost per acre before land rent. Open Adjust costs on this crop to see the base amount, pumping, harvest and interest. Change any amount there. Starting value: $285.91/ac (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: $285.91/ac.
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Published value · Published reference · 2026-02 · USD/ac · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: CONFIRMED: 2026D2CottonDryland.pdf p1 Total Variable Costs 285.91 USD/ac, fetched 2026-11-05. Cited variable subtotal; land rent and fixed ownership excluded. Pumping and any separated harvest allowances are replaced once as disclosed.. Region: Texas South Plains. Original: 285.91. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Harvest cost per unit grown, less any harvest already in the base. Zero adds no separate charge. The shown rate is rounded to cents; the full saved rate sets the bill. Starting value: $0.24/lb lint (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: $0.24/lb lint.
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Planning estimate · Published reference · 2026-02 · USD/lb lint · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: 2026D2CottonDryland.pdf p1: Strip and Module $48 + Ginning $43.33 + Boll Weevil $3.20 = $94.53 / 400 lint lb. INFERENCE: aggregate per-lint-lb planning transfer; displayed rounded expense preserved. Fetched 2026-11-05; subtract included amount once, then charge rate × harvested quantity.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.24. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Share of your costs paid in cash. 100 means all; 50 means half. This changes cash spent, not profit. Starting value: 100% (saved planning estimate). Current: 100%.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · fraction · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Preview convention: variable-cost subtotal treated as cash; review inclusion scope; review before use. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 1. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Harvest cost already in your base cost. We remove this before adding the separate harvest charge. Starting value: $94.53/ac (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: $94.53/ac.
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Planning estimate · Published reference · 2026-02 · USD/ac · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: 2026D2CottonDryland.pdf p1: Strip and Module $48 + Ginning $43.33 + Boll Weevil $3.20 = $94.53 / 400 lint lb. INFERENCE: aggregate per-lint-lb planning transfer; displayed rounded expense preserved. Fetched 2026-11-05; subtract included amount once, then charge rate × harvested quantity.. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 94.53. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Tons of seed sold for each pound of cotton fiber. Zero leaves seed sales out. Starting value: 0.00071 seed tons/lint lb (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: 0.00071 seed tons/lint lb.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-02 · seed tons/lint lb · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: 2026D2CottonDryland.pdf p1 cottonseed revenue $68.16 at $240/ton (displayed quantity rounded to 0.28); 2026D02SpreadsheetBudgets.xlsm CottonDryland!D11=0.284, D10=400, G11=240. Ratio 0.284/400=0.00071 tons/lint lb. Both fetched 2026-11-05.. Region: Texas South Plains. Original: 0.00071. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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Sale price per ton of cottonseed. Seed sales are separate from cotton fiber sales. Starting value: $240.00/seed ton (Texas A&M AgriLife crop budget). Current: $240.00/seed ton.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-02 · USD/seed ton · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: 2026D2CottonDryland.pdf p1 cottonseed revenue $68.16 at $240/ton (displayed quantity rounded to 0.28); 2026D02SpreadsheetBudgets.xlsm CottonDryland!D11=0.284, D10=400, G11=240. Ratio 0.284/400=0.00071 tons/lint lb. Both fetched 2026-11-05. Same seed price for dryland and irrigated cotton.. Region: Texas South Plains. Original: 240.00. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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No pumped water. Rain and soil water are separate.

Fallow

Corners · dryland · Reviewed Cost per acre before land rent. Open Adjust costs on this crop to see the base amount, pumping, harvest and interest. Change any amount there.

Fallow has no crop sales. This price setting does not add receipts. Current: 85 % of base price.

Set lease terms once in Farm details. A base-cost edit uses one total. Remove any covered costs before adding new charges. Count each cost once.

Cost per acre before land rent. Open Adjust costs on this crop to see the base amount, pumping, harvest and interest. Change any amount there. Starting value: $0.00/ac (saved planning estimate). Current: $0.00/ac.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · USD/ac · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: No crop: enter weed-control cost and land rent if you have them. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 0.00. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

Share of your costs paid in cash. 100 means all; 50 means half. This changes cash spent, not profit. Starting value: 100% (saved planning estimate). Current: 100%.
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Planning estimate · Planning assumption · 2026-11-01 · fraction · Marked reviewed; not verified by this tool

Source reference: Preview convention: variable-cost subtotal treated as cash; review inclusion scope; review before use. Region: Not regionally calibrated. Original: 1. Accessed: 2026-11-01.

No pumped water. Rain and soil water are separate.