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Michael A. Hudson, Robert J. Hauser, and T. Randall Fortenbery
Report ID: NCR134_11_1985
Confp11 85
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Cover Crop Analyzer
Crop Insurance Decision Tool (Sheet)
Crop Insurance Payment Evaluator
Crop Insurance Premium Calculator
Crop Insurance Summary of Business Tool (Sheet)
ECO/SCO Payment Estimator (Sheet)
Margin Protection Tool (Sheet)
Post Application Coverage Endorsement Tool (Sheet)
Price Distribution Tool
Farmland Values
Farmland Correlation With Other Assets
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Farmland Values and Returns by State
Land Purchase Evaluation Tool
Representative Parcel Transfer Information
Returns to Alternative Investments by Holding Interval
US AG Sector Balance Sheet Data Through Time
FAST Spreadsheet Tools
Farm Bill What-If Tool
Balance Sheet & Historical Financial Statements
Cash Rent with Bonus Worksheet
Crop Insurance Decision Tool
Crop Insurance Summary of Business Tool
ECO/SCO Payment Estimator
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Planting Decision Model
Post Application Coverage Endorsement Tool
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Carbon Calculator
Cash to Accrual Income Approximation
Corn & Soybean Basis Tool
Cost of Feedstuffs Calculator
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Earned Net Worth Allocation
Enterprise Allocation Module
Estimation of Deferred Taxes
Ethanol Dry Mill Plant Simulator
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Grain Storage Purchase Analysis
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Grain Pricing Tool
Illinois Soil Productivity and Yield Utilities
Lease vs Purchase Analysis
Loan Amortization
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MACRS Calculator
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Marketing and Crop Insurance Risk Model
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New Company Simulator
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Illinois Farm Management Handbook
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