TRUE ACRE CALCULATOR

True Acre v4.0 — Farm Decision Center

Farm Profitability Operating System

TRUE ACRE

Know what each acre costs, which machine is earning its keep, and what decision improves profit next.

V4.0 SHOPIFY FORM FIX

Your True Acre Workflow

Complete these in order. The Decision Center automatically combines every finished calculation into one recommendation.

Step 1

Operation Cost

Not completed

Step 2

Machine ROI

Not completed

Step 3

Repair vs Replace

Optional

Step 4

Custom Work

Optional

Operation Cost / Acre

Not run

Complete Step 1

Machine Fit

Not run

Complete Step 2

Annual Opportunity

Pending

Uses completed calculations

Best Next Move

Start Step 1

Updated automatically

Decision Center

Farm Snapshot

Total Farm Acres

Target Profit / Acre

Primary Constraint

Calculations save automatically in this browser.

1. Operation Setup

Operation Type

Annual Acres

Working Width (ft)

Enter the effective working width.

Field Speed Profile

Current Diesel Price ($/gallon)

Use the current delivered or pump price you are actually paying today.

2. Ownership & Labor

Machine Value

Expected Resale

Years Kept

Interest / Opportunity %

Labor / Hour

Annual Repairs

Cost / Acre

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Annual Cost

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Acres / Hour

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Savings Potential

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Cost Breakdown

Category	$/Acre	Share

Recommended Actions

Machine ROI & Fit

Current Machine Value ($)

What you could sell it for today—not original purchase price.

Annual Acres This Machine Serves

Count each acre once for this machine's main operation.

Annual Ownership + Repairs ($)

Depreciation, interest, insurance, storage, and repairs.

Practical Annual Capacity (acres)

Acres it could realistically complete in your available field window.

Comparable Custom-Hire Rate ($/acre)

What a reliable operator would charge for the same job.

Convenience / Timeliness Value ($/acre)

Estimated value of controlling timing versus waiting for custom work.

Machine Fit Result

Machine Fit Score

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Owned cost / acre—

Custom equivalent—

Capacity used—

Run the score to see whether ownership is justified at your acreage.

Repair vs Replace

Current Machine Value Before Repair ($)

Immediate Repair Cost ($)

Expected Value After Repair ($)

Realistic sale value immediately after the repair.

Years You Need It to Last

Current Machine Future Repairs ($/year) — Optional

Use 0 if unknown. Only enter a realistic average based on recent repair history.

Current Machine Downtime Days / Year — Optional

Use 0 if unknown. Enter only days the machine was unavailable when you needed it.

Downtime Cost ($/day) — Optional

Only enter this when you can estimate custom hire, crop loss, or labor cost from a missed day. Blank means downtime dollars are excluded.

Annual Acres

Replacement Purchase Price ($)

Replacement Value After Term ($)

Replacement Repairs ($/year) — Optional

Use 0 if unknown. Enter only expected out-of-pocket repairs not covered by warranty.

Replacement Downtime Days / Year — Optional

Use 0 if unknown. Only enter a value when reliability history supports it.

Operating Savings With Replacement ($/acre) — Optional

Enter only documented fuel, labor, or field-loss savings. Blank means the replacement receives no assumed efficiency credit.

Capital Cost / Interest (%)

Decision

Keep & repair / year—

Replace / year—

Break-even replacement price—

Waiting for comparison

True Acre will compare depreciation, capital cost, future repairs, downtime, and operating savings.

Custom Work Pricing

Your True Cost / Acre

Desired Margin %

Round-Trip Travel (miles)

Total miles from your yard to the job and back.

Truck / Support Cost ($/mile)

Fuel, truck wear, trailer, and support vehicle cost.

Load, Setup & Cleanup Time (hours)

Non-field time specifically caused by this job.

Setup Labor Rate ($/hour)

Acres in Job

Recommended Quote

Minimum Rate

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Target Rate

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The minimum covers cost and job setup. The target includes your selected margin.