Crop Production Project Worksheet | Nebraska Extension in Stanton County | Nebraska Extension

Crop Production Worksheet

Name ______________________________________ Production year________________________

Years enrolled in crop project_____________________________________________________________

Kind of crop _______________________________________________ Acres in project ______________

Type of soil ________________________________________________ % Slope____________________

Yield goal _____________________________________________________________________________

Planting date _______________________________ Row Spacing _________________ inches

Hybrid/Variety Planted ____________________________________ Planting rate_________ seeds/acre

Table 1. Field history (if available)

History of plot area for the past 2 years
Year	Crop Grown	Total Fertilizer Applied (lb/A)			Was area manured?	Amount of lime applied per acre
Year	Crop Grown	N	P₂O₅	K₂O	Was area manured?	Amount of lime applied per acre
1 yr. ago
2 yrs. ago

Table 2. Soil test recommendations for this year’s crop (if available)

Laboratory analyses

Nutrient recommendations for crop grown (lbs/acre)

Organic matter %

Soil

Sampling Depth (in.)

P₂O₅

K₂O

Were any other nutrients recommended? ____________ If yes, what nutrients and how much? _______

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Table 3. Fertilizer applied for this year’s crop (per acre)

Date	Application method	Amount (lb/A)	Analysis

Was any manure applied? ____________________ How much? _________________________________

Type of tillage (conventional, strip-till, no-till) _______________________________________________

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Conservation practices applied (cover crops, buffer strips, etc.) _________________________________

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Pests found during scouting (weeds, insects, diseases) _________________________________________

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Pest control methods used such as herbicides, insecticides and fungicides _____________________________________________________________________________________

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Was the field irrigated? Yes or No

If irrigated, what type of irrigation was used and how much water was applied? ____________________

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What observations did you make? (Weather during the growing season, crop growth, etc) ?

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Table 4. Harvest report (If harvest was finished before fair)

Date of harvest	Harvest moisture percentage	Yield (bu/A)

Table 5. Costs (If Available)

Machinery costs: $ ___________ per acre
Seed: $ ___________ per acre
Fertilizer: $ ___________ per acre
Herbicides: $ ___________ per acre
Insecticides: $ ___________ per acre
Fungicides: $ ___________ per acre
Land charge if rented: $ ___________ per acre
Land taxes if owned: $ ___________ per acre
Irrigation Cost: $ ___________ per acre
Drying Cost: $ ___________ per acre
Hauling Cost: $ ___________ per acre
Insurance Cost: $ ___________ per acre
Other Costs: $ ___________ per acre
Total Costs: $ ___________ per acre

Table 6. Value of Crop (Use expected if crop is not yet harvested)

Expected price: $ ____________ per bushel Actual price: $ ____________ per bushel

Expected yield: ______________ bu/acre Actual yield: ______________ bu/acre

Expected total value: $ _____________ per acre Actual total value: $ _____________ per acre

What did you learn from doing the crops project? ____________________________________________

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Attach any pictures from your field (optional)

Credit: Adapted from Iowa State University Extension

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