| 2023 Budget - lean and mean but no corner cutting. | | | | | | | |
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| | Base | | | | | | |
| VARIABLE | cost/ac | | LL % | Base | | Prod % | Base |
| Base Seed (40K ) (treated w/fungicide only) | $106.00 | | 50% | $53.00 | | 50% | $53.00 |
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| INSECTS | | | | | | | |
| Seed treatment/in-furrow AdmirePro | $12.00 | | 100% | $12.00 | | 0% | $0.00 |
| Thrips - acephate | $4.00 | | 100% | $4.00 | | 0% | $0.00 |
| Pre-Bloom Plantbug Spray (AdmirePro unless 2X threshold) | $2.50 | | 100% | $2.50 | | 0% | $0.00 |
| 1st bloom if threshold (Transform) | $12.00 | | 100% | $12.00 | | 0% | $0.00 |
| Week 2-5 of Bloom (Acphate, pyrethroid, Bidrin etc.) | $10.00 | | 100% | $10.00 | | 0% | $0.00 |
| Spider mites, or heavy and constant plantbug. More rare | | | 100% | $0.00 | | 0% | $0.00 |
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| DISEASE (seed treatments handle most risk) | | | | | | | |
| In-Furrow Fungicide (not recommended) | $0.00 | | 100% | $0.00 | | 0% | $0.00 |
| Foliar Fungicides (no benefit in local research.) | $0.00 | | 100% | $0.00 | | 0% | $0.00 |
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| Nematodes (seed trtmt very short term) | | | | | | | |
| AgLogic/Velum - USE base seed so net increase is $20 | | | | | | | |
| Restant varieties (Sothern RK only) | $0.00 | | | | | | |
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| WEEDS | | | | | | | |
| Burndown | $12.50 | | 0% | $0.00 | | 100% | $12.50 |
| Preemergence Cotoran or Reflex | $8.00 | | 0% | $0.00 | | 100% | $8.00 |
| Post overtop (2.5RU, 1.5Auxins) (add $12 for Liberty) | $28.00 | | 0% | $0.00 | | 100% | $28.00 |
| Early post Residual (2-5 leaf) Dual/Warrant/Outlook | $7.00 | | 0% | $0.00 | | 100% | $7.00 |
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| FERTILITY | | | | | | | |
| Lime | $22.00 | | 100% | $22.00 | | 0% | $0.00 |
| 103 N (starter and layby combined) | $92.75 | | 100% | $92.75 | | 0% | $0.00 |
| 25 P (low response to P) | $23.00 | | 100% | $23.00 | | 0% | $0.00 |
| 17-0-75-20 (N-P-K-S) At planting to 5 leaf | $43.50 | | 100% | $43.50 | | 0% | $0.00 |
| Boric Acid foliar or with liquid nitrogen | $6.00 | | 100% | $6.00 | | 0% | $0.00 |
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| OTHER | | | | | | | |
| Pix | $4.00 | | 50% | $2.00 | | 50% | $2.00 |
| Defoliation | $22.00 | | 50% | $11.00 | | 50% | $11.00 |
| Bollweevil | $1.00 | | 50% | $0.50 | | 50% | $0.50 |
| Extra Stuff that you like | | | 50% | $0.00 | | 50% | $0.00 |
| Sub-Total Chem,fert,seed | $416.25 | | | $294.25 | | | $122.00 |
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| Interest | $15.00 | | 50% | $7.50 | | 50% | $7.50 |
| Insurance | $22.00 | | 50% | $11.00 | | 50% | $11.00 |
| Repairs/fuel/oil (not harvest) | $50.00 | | 0% | $0.00 | | 100% | $50.00 |
| Harvest (variable) | $75.00 | | 0% | $0.00 | | 100% | $75.00 |
| total variable | $578.25 | | | $312.75 | | | $265.50 |
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| OVERHEAD | | | | | | | |
| labor | $50.00 | | 0% | $0.00 | | 100% | $50.00 |
| land | $100.00 | | 100% | $100.00 | | 0% | $0.00 |
| Equipment Payments | $100.00 | | 0% | $0.00 | | 100% | $100.00 |
| Total Overhead | $250.00 | | | $100.00 | | | $150.00 |
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| TOTAL Expenses (including Land) | $828.25 | | | $412.75 | | | $415.50 |
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| Income | | | | | | | |
| Lint Yield | 1100 | | | | | | |
| Lint Price | 0.9 | | | | | | |
| Gin rebate | 0.01 | | | | | | |
| Fees & deducts (Warehouse, classing, boards) | 0.025 | | | | | | |
| Gross Receipts | $973.50 | | | | | | |
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| Net Return to Management | $145.25 | | | | | | |
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| Break Even Yield | 947 | | | | | | |
