Predictive Soil Health Economic Calculator About
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Recurring budget changes

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Recurring budget change plots
How 10 years of new practice implementation could change soil organic matter (SOM)

Tillage

change in SOM

Nutrient Management

change in SOM

Cover Cropping

change in SOM
Predicted Yield vs. SOM
Table 1: SOM Yield Table

Estimated change in SOM (% of soil mass in the top 30 cm) is derived from COMET-Planner. This change assumes continuous practice implementation for 10 years.

  • Baseline SOM (%): the acre-weighted soil organic matter (SOM) used as the starting point for estimating SOM increases specified by COMET-Planner.
  • Updated SOM (%): reflects the SOM with COMET-Planner specified increases based on the selected soil health practices.
  • Predicted Yield: the anticipated yield at each COMET-Planner specified SOM (%) increase, as listed in the Updated SOM (%) column.
  • Baseline Yield: the yield associated with the Baseline SOM (%).
  • Yield Revenue Difference ($/Ac): calculated by multiplying the difference between the Predicted Yield and the Baseline Yield by the crop price.
Predicted yield change associated with severe drought across SOM
Short-Term Result Recap

Total Acreage

Change in cost per Acre

Study Area Cost Difference

Overall Results

Expected economic outcomes in 10 years

Net Income

Crop Yield Revenue

Yearly Costs
Net income is calculated as the difference between crop yield revenue changes and yearly cost changes, discounted to present value based on a discount rate of: