Field Profit/Loss Calculator

Field Economics Calculate gross revenue, total cost, break-even price, and profit per acre or per crop unit.

Planning tool only. Use your actual invoices, machine costs, labor rates, yields, and market prices before making final sales or custom-work decisions. Version 2026.07.08.

How to use this tool

Select crop type, then enter the field, acreage, yield, and selling price.
Add fertilizer, lease, lime, fuel, baling, mileage, and miscellaneous costs.
Choose total or per-acre where offered so the tool does the conversion.
Review net profit, break-even price, and the cost breakdown.

Send feedback Updated July 8, 2026

Step 1 Select Field

Save a farm or field once, then load it later to add the next cutting or update costs. Profiles are saved on this browser only.

Saved field

Step 2 Field and Revenue

Field / job name Crop type Unit type Acreage ac Total yield bales Selling price $/bale

Step 3 Hay Cuttings and Revenue

Choose the cutting you are entering now. Saved data from the other cuts stays in the yearly totals.

Cut being entered

Step 4 Costs / Inputs

Fertilizer

Leasing

Lime

Spraying

Misc repairs / supplies

Step 5 Fuel and Machinery

Fuel price $/gal Cut fuel gal/ac Ted fuel gal/ac Rake fuel gal/ac Bale fuel gal/ac Machine / labor cost $/ac

Step 6 Baling and Hauling

Profile name Baling / hauling profile

Baling cost $/bale Round bale cost $/bale Small square cost $/bale Large square cost $/bale Tonnage handling cost $/ton Mileage from main farm mi Auto-calculate trips from hay units Round bale capacity /trip Small square capacity /trip Large square capacity /trip Tons per load /trip Trips Truck / hauling cost $/mi

Step 7 Target Profit

Target profit per acre $/ac Target total profit $