Cost of Production Spreadsheets

[SASKFARMER3]

All provinces have excellent spread sheets and even some grain company ones are ok. Every farmer should know their costs down to liter of oil.
Their all good find one that works for you.
But remember its like your goals readjust as the year goes. If its wet some stuff is a waste. If it doesn't rain why put on fungicide etc. If its hailed out take another road to town.

[charliep]

I think we have had this discussion over time but do most of you just look at a cost/acre or do some of you break down to a cost/bushel produced. I realize the yield is very uncertain but should be a comfortable forecast based on your yield and adjusted for moisture conditions. If you want to be conservative, use a crop insurance area average.

[freewheat]

Charlie P, both are useful. Personally, I think in an acre format more, but break it down both ways if needed.

And you are correct. With weather risk, and the nature of farming and yields, all bets are off until it is in the bin. So using bushels BEFORE the crop is harvested, is to me a strange way to look at it, except for basic projections.