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CSU TAPS 2026 Cost of Production Calculator
Cost / Bushel
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Total / Acre
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Cash / Bu
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General Farm Inputs
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bu/ac
%pts
mi
Seed
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seeds/ac
$/bag

Cost = seeding rate × price ÷ 80,000 seeds/bag

Nitrogen Applications & Rates
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Sidedress N Application
lbs/ac
Plots applied
Fertigation N at V8
lbs/ac
Plots applied
Fertigation N at V12
lbs/ac
Plots applied
Fertigation N at Tassel
lbs/ac
Plots applied
Fertigation N at R1
lbs/ac
Plots applied
Total N applied: 0 / 250 lb/ac

N price: $0.74/lb · Irrigation water+electricity: $6.70/inch

Irrigation Applications & Rates
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events
in
Services & Options
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$/ac
Fixed Costs
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2026 CSU-TAPS is using these values to calculate costs of production in its competition. These non-editable values factor into the math for the total calculation shown on this calculator.

Field Operations
Land preparation$75.50
Herbicide applications (×2)$14.00
Preplant fert. application$8.00
Preplant fert. incorporation$14.00
Planting$22.00
Pivot ownership$19.24
Combine harvest$34.85
Grain cart (ownership)$8.40
Subtotal$195.99
Materials & Services
Herbicides$102.16
OptiStart (6-20-5)$18.25
Preplant mix (N+P)$63.06
Scouting & imagery$13.00
Subtotal$196.47
Overhead & Rent
Overhead$12.42
Cash rent$180.00
Subtotal$192.42
Total Fixed Costs per Acre $584.88
Cost of Production
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Cost per Bushel
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Total Cost / Acre
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Cash Cost / Bu
Enter a harvested yield (bu/ac) to see cost per bushel.
Fixed Costs
Field ops (fixed)$195.99
Materials (fixed)$196.47
Overhead + Rent$192.42
Fixed subtotal$584.88
Variable Costs (your inputs)
Grain cart (yield)—
N applications—
Irrigation (events+water)—
Seed cost—
Grain hauling—
Grain drying—
Technology—
Marketing service—
Crop insurance—
Variable subtotal—
Interest on Capital (6.5%, 6 mo)
Interest—
Total Cost per Acre  —
Cost per Bushel  —
Water Lease Revenue & Net Position
Ac-in leased out—
Lease revenue ($/ac)—
Revenue per bushel—
Net cost per acre —
Net cost per bushel —
Fixed
Variable (your inputs)