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Welcome to NRCS Economics

Updated 09/11/2008

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New Economic Technical Notes and Tools

Subject Author
The Economics of Converting Cropland or Grassland to Forestland – Missouri NRCS Economics Tool 2 (XLS, 2mb) Lauren Cartwright
Louisiana CPA-52 Economic and Social Considerations, Training Materials Bill Waits, LA
2008 RMS Planning Tool (XLS 4.66MB), To identify resource problems and recommend practices Hal Gordon
2007 Flood Damage Analysis Spreadsheet (XLS 2.8MB) Hal Gordon
CP33 Economics  Buffer Economics (PDF, 17KB)
 CP33 Economic Decision Support Tool - Soybeans (XLS, 640KB)
 CP33 Economic Decision Support Tool - Corn (XLS, 610KB)
Philip Barbour
The Economics of Grazing (PPT, 646KB) Leah Duzy
Local Economic Impacts of the 2002 Farm Bill in the Kennebec County Region, Maine (PDF, 78KB) John Long
Livestock Shade Structures - Costs and Benefits (DOC, 174KB) Jessica Bertine, FL
Soil Carbon Sequestration Opportunities for Montana Producers (PDF, 51KB) Gerald M. Schaefer
The Economic Value of Iowa’s Natural Resources (PDF, 2.4MB) Alan Lauver
West Tarkio Creek Watershed Plan | Iowa NRCS Alan Lauver
NRCS Texas Stocker Cattle Budgets (XLS, 56KB) James Featherston
NRCS Texas Cow Calf Budgets (XLS, 278KB) James Featherston
NRCS Texas Forestry Economics Budgets (XLS, 241KB) James Featherston
 PL-566 Benefits in Kansas, (PPT, 1.95MB) Paul Gallagher, KS
The Economics of Renovating Pasture for Cow Calf and Beef Stocker Operations
Missouri NRCS Economics Tool, (XLS 1.2MB); Missouri NRCS Economics Fact Sheet (DOC, 590KB)
Lauren Cartwright, MO
 
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Updated Price Indexes and FY09 Federal Discount Rates

Use 4.6% discount rate for cost calculations based on the OMB Appendix C: Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness, Lease-Purchase, and Related Analyses.  Use  4 7/8% for use for FY08 Water Resource Projects. FY08 Normalized Prices are available.  Spreadsheet of the most common indexes and discount rates, updated 9/4/2008 (XLS, 79KB)

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Animal Housing Estimator
Irrigation Cost Estimator
Nitrogen Cost Estimator
Tillage Energy Cost Estimator

USDA's New Web-based Awareness Tool Estimates Energy Use for Animal Housing

USDA unveiled the Energy Estimator for Animal Housing, a Web-based energy awareness tool designed to help agricultural producers reduce energy costs related to animal housing.

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US States  

State NRCS Economics Webpages

The NRCS State Economic Web-pages are updated.

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NRCS Economics Sharepoint Site

Practice Payment Schedule Sharepoint Site