Updated 05/13/2008
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.
The NRCS State Economic Web-pages are updated.
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 5/6/2008 (XLS, 79KB)
Buffer Economics CP33 Economic Decision Support Tool - Soybeans (XLS, 643KB) CP33 Economic Decision Support Tool - Corn (XLS, 643KB)
Kelsi S. Bracmort