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Farm budgets and costs

Farm cost information

Information and calculators for estimating the costs, returns and most economic options for the farm.

Publications and information

  • Agistment guidelines (Primefact 297) 
  • Comparing feed options – maize silage is often cheaper
  • Economics of NSW olive production (Primefact 409) 
  • Evaluating enterprise change and capital investments: partial and break-even budgets
  • Guide to machinery costs and contract rates
  • How much does it cost to pump? 
  • Leasing land - calculating a rental (Primefact 338) 
  • Sources of market information (Primefact 357) 
  • Treatment of GST in gross margin budgets 

Cost calculators

  • Cattle transport costs - calculator 
  • Costing an irrigation system (net margin calculator) 
  • Feed cost calculator 
  • Feedlot calculator 
  • Salvaging crops for fodder, grain or grazing - costs and income calculator 
  • Sheep transport costs - calculator 

Other decision aids

  • Fodder decision aids for beef producers - Excel calculators 

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  • Financial considerations in drought 
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  • Livestock gross margin budgets
  • Summer crop gross margin budgets
  • Winter crop gross margin budgets
  • Vegetable crop gross margin budgets
  • Irrigated cherry production gross margins
  • Guide to machinery and water costs
  • Dryland lucerne gross margin budgets
  • Budget templates (Farm Forms)
  • Farm cost information
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