Litter Nutrient Cost Analysis Tool

Nutrient Inputs
Table

Step 1: Input Litter Data

What's the price of your litter? ($/ton)

Application Rate (dry tons/acre):

Amount of N (lbs/dry ton):

Amount of P2O5 (lbs/dry ton):

Amount of K2O (lbs/dry ton):

Amount of Ca (lbs/dry ton):

Amount of Mg (lbs/dry ton):

Amount of S (lbs/dry ton):

Amount of Na (lbs/dry ton):

Amount of Fe (lbs/dry ton):

Amount of Mn (lbs/dry ton):

Amount of Zn (lbs/dry ton):

Amount of Cu (lbs/dry ton):

Amount of B (lbs/dry ton):

Step 2: Input Commercial Fertilizer Price Data

Price of N ($/ton):

Price of P ($/ton):

Price of K ($/ton):

Price of Ca ($/ton):

Price of Mg ($/ton):

Price of S ($/ton):

Price of Na ($/ton):

Price of Fe ($/ton):

Price of Mn ($/ton):

Price of Zn ($/ton):

Price of Cu ($/ton):

Price of S ($/ton):

Step 3: Input Nutrient Pct.

N%:

P%:

K%:

Ca%:

Mg%:

S%:

Na%:

Fe%:

Mn%:

Zn%:

Cu%:

B%:

Step 4: Input Recommended Commercial Application Rates

N application rate (lbs/acre):

P application rate (lbs/acre):

K application rate (lbs/acre):

Ca application rate (lbs/acre):

Mg application rate (lbs/acre):

S application rate (lbs/acre):

Na application rate (lbs/acre):

Fe application rate (lbs/acre):

Mn application rate (lbs/acre):

Zn application rate (lbs/acre):

Cu application rate (lbs/acre):

B application rate (lbs/acre):

DISCLAIMER: This decision aid is for educational purposes only and results depend on the data provided by you. You will need to input data from your litter test report to find your farm-level cost per acre. This tool only provides a cost-side approach to the decision to purchase litter or commercial fertilizer to obtain necessary macronutrients and micronutrients. This tool does not account for potential impacts to production and so does not seek to find a profit-maximizing choice but rather a cost-minimizing choice. It is important to seek the latest information from agronomists, soil fertility specialists, and crop consultants on yield potential using nutrients found in litter. Market prices for macronutrients are provided as a starting point. However, we do not provide starting prices for micronutrients given the lack of available price data on micronutrients.