| 2025 Budget - lean and mean but no corner cutting. | | |
| | Average | |
| | Base | |
| VARIABLE | cost/ac | Comments |
| Base Seed (40K ) (treated w/fungicide only) | $92.00 | (assumption is base seed with fungicides) |
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| INSECTS | | |
| Seed treatment/in-furrow AdmirePro/Temik/ | $20.00 | This figure is for seed treatment. Add $12 more to budget for AgLogic |
| Thrips - acephate | $3.00 | no foliar orthene for Aldicarb or Liquid in-Furrow + seed treatment combo |
| Pre-Bloom Plantbug Spray (AdmirePro unless 2X threshold) | $1.50 | easy to scout for and cheap to treat - Centric is the more expensive option |
| 1st bloom if threshold (Transform) | $13.00 | Transform around first bloom; Acephate + Pyrethroid 2nd to 3rd week |
| Week 2-5 of Bloom (Acphate, pyrethroid, Bidrin etc.) | $10.00 | large top crop susceptable to stinkbug |
| Spider mites, or heavy and constant plantbug. More rare | | Prevethon for 1646 only |
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| DISEASE (seed treatments handle most risk) | | Trust base Seed fungicide treatments which are better than ever |
| In-Furrow Fungicide (not recommended) | $0.00 | Low risk/reward. Seed already have 3 to 4 fungicides |
| Foliar Fungicides | $0.00 | Treat at 3rd week of bloom if Corynespera or Aereolit Mildew with 50" cotton |
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| Nematodes (seed trtmt very short term) | | Overall low infestation in Va. TAREC processes samples |
| AgLogic - Use Base seed - net increase is $12 | | This should eliminate seed treatments and 1 acephate trip |
| Restant varieties (Sothern RK only) or Velum | $0.00 | Low risk/reward. I don't see much value to Velum in yield for average situation |
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| WEEDS | | |
| Burndown | $12.00 | W/or W/O Valor based on Pre program |
| Preemergence Cotoran or Reflex | $7.50 | Cotoran, or Reflex, Brake (add $21 for Brake) |
| Post overtop (2.5RU or LIberty, 1.5Auxins) | $30.00 | Liberty use should be early (first spray). |
| Early post Residual (2-5 leaf) Dual/Warrant/Outlook | $5.00 | Dual/Warrant; Staple, Envoke |
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| FERTILITY | | Timing for reduced leaching risk, and Liquid for cost & efficiency |
| Lime | $22.00 | HIGH REWARD. Don't cut corners |
| 103 N (starter and layby combined) | $47.38 | Pre-plant or 4-leaf post plant. Reduce rate for medium soil test |
| 25 P (low response to P) | $16.80 | Low P response, reduce or eliminate P fertilizer for cotton is ok |
| 17-0-90-20 (N-P-K-S) At planting to 5 leaf | $47.50 | Later timing allows lower leaching risk, less behind peanut |
| Boric Acid foliar or with liquid nitrogen | $6.00 | Simplest is to put 1/2 pound in liquid top dress. |
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| OTHER | | |
| Pix | $4.00 | Variety and planting date variables |
| Defoliation | $18.00 | Based on 3 Dropp, 3 Prep, & 4 folex |
| Bollweevil | $1.00 | |
| Scouting | | Be sure and show the increase in yield and reduction in expense from scouting |
| Sub-Total Chem,fert,seed | $356.68 | |
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| Interest | $15.00 | (8% for 6 months) |
| Insurance | $22.00 | |
| Repairs/fuel/oil (not harvest) | $40.00 | |
| Harvest (variable) | $70.00 | Add $30 to $50 for Custom |
| total variable | $503.68 | |
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| OVERHEAD | | |
| labor | $50.00 | |
| land | $100.00 | Land cost only (not included are value from base or other resources) |
| Equipment Payments | $100.00 | |
| Total Overhead | $250.00 | |
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| TOTAL Expenses (including Land) | $753.68 | |
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| Income | | |
| Lint Yield | 1150 | Increase yield by 50 pounds if using aldicarb, |
| Lint Price | 0.7 | |
| Projected safty net payments | 0.07 | This is the wildcard that cotton has thanks to checkoff funds |
| Gin -charge/+rebate | -0.01 | |
| Fees & deducts (Warehouse, classing, checkoff payments) | 0.025 | |
| Gross Receipts | $845.25 | |
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| Net Return to Management | $91.57 | |
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| Break Even Yield | 1,025 | |
