2010 Budgets for Horticultural Crops Grown in a Hightunnel

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1 2010 Budgets for Horticultural Crops Grown in a Hightunnel by Natalie Fullerton, Graduate Student and Roger Wilson, Farm Management / Enterprise Budget Analyst

2 Budgeting Assumptions Everyone's situation is different so no budget is accurate for more than one operation. The budgets in this workbook were developed from data collected from work done in a Master' degree program at the University of Nebraska. The following description of the growing operation is provided to enable people using these budgets the opportunity to evaluate their appropriateness. Select inputs on the spreadsheets can be changed so the budgets can be modified as needed. Labor - $10.00 per hour Fuel - $2.60 per gallon s Interest Rate - 8% Investment Interest Rate - 3% Current Structure Value - $4,000 Structure Value in 5 years - $2,000 Annual Overhead - $695 (Overhead allocated proportionately by gross income) Size - 4 feet by 10 feet Real Estate Value per Acre - $4,000 Real Estate Tax per Acre - $20.00 Production (s Grown) Green Beans (Northeaster) Cucumbers (Diva) Lettuce (Mesclun Mix) Radishes (Cherry Belle) Sweet Peppers (Green) Tomatoes (Sweet Cluster) Broccoli (Marathon) Eggplant (Orient Express) Table of Contents 1. Broccoli 2. Cucumbers 3. Eggplant 4. Green Beans 5. Lettuce 6. Radishes 7. Sweet Peppers 8. Tomatoes

3 Crop Name Broccoli (Marathon) Year 2010 Income 8.00 lbs/ $ 3.00 Income per Seed Starting Transplanting Weeding Harvest; Cutting Product Packaging; Bagging End of Year Cleanup Insect Control Total for Field s Category % s Rate Media Media 50% 1.00 Pot Inserts Container 50% 1.00 Each Broccoli Seeds 100% Seed Drip Line Equipment 100% Markers Equipment 100% 2.00 Each Hay Mulch 100% 1.00 Bale Bags Packaging 100% Each Organic Insecticide Container 100% 1.00 Gallons Total Material Costs and Custom Hire Costs for Field s and and Services Interest on s Expense Interest Rate months % Total Operating Expendable and Allocated Expenses per Area Overhead (Allocated by) Gross Total Cost per Area

4 Crop Name Cucumbers (Diva) Year 2010 Income lbs/ $ 0.60 Income per Seed Starting Transplanting Weeding Trellising Harvest; Picking Product Packaging; Bagging End of Year Cleanup Insect Control Total for Field s Category % s Rate Media Media 100% 1.00 Pot Inserts Container 100% 1.00 Each Cucumber Seeds 100% Seed Drip Line Equipment 100% Trellising: Netting Equipment 100% ft Trellising: Post Equipment 100% 3.00 Post Markers Equipment 100% 1.00 Each Hay Mulch 100% 1.00 Bale Flats Container 100% 1.00 Each Boxes Packaging 100% Each Organic Insecticide Container 100% 1.00 Gallons Total Material Costs and Custom Hire Costs for Field s and and Services Interest on s Expense Interest Rate months % Total Operating Expendable and Allocated Expenses per Area Overhead (Allocated by) Gross Total Cost per Area

5 Crop Name Eggplant (Orient Express) Year 2010 Income lbs/ $ 0.55 Income per Seed Starting Transplanting Weeding Harvest; Cutting Product Packaging; Boxing End of Year Cleanup Total for Field s Category % s Rate Media Media 50% 1.00 Pot Inserts Container 50% 1.00 Each Flats Container 50% 1.00 Each Eggplant Seeds 100% Seed Drip Line Equipment 100% Markers Equipment 100% 2.00 Each Hay Mulch 100% 1.00 Bale Boxes Packaging 100% Each Total Material Costs and Custom Hire Costs for Field s and and Services Interest on s Expense Interest Rate months % Total Operating Expendable and Allocated Expenses per Area Overhead (Allocated by) Gross Total Cost per Area

6 Crop Name Green Beans (Northeaster) Year 2010 Income lbs/ $ 4.00 Income per Direct Seeding Weeding Harvest; Picking Product Cleaning Product Packaging; Bagging Trellising End of Year Cleanup Total for Field s Category % s Rate Bean Seeds 100% Seed Drip Line Equipment 100% Hay Mulch 100% 1.00 Bale Trellising: Netting Equipment 100% ft Markers Equipment 100% 1.00 Each Trellising: Post Equipment 100% 2.00 Post Bags Packaging 100% Each Total Material Costs and Custom Hire Costs for Field s and and Services Interest on s Expense Interest Rate months % Total Operating Expendable and Allocated Expenses per Area Overhead (Allocated by) Gross Total Cost per Area

7 Crop Name Lettuce (Mesclun Mix) Year 2010 Income lbs/ $ 6.00 Income per Direct Seeding Weeding Harvest; Cutting Product Packaging; Bagging End of Year Cleanup Total for Field s Category % s Rate Lettuce Seeds 100% Drip Line Equipment 100% Markers Equipment 100% 4.00 Each Bags Packaging 100% Each Hay Mulch 100% 1.00 Bale Total Material Costs and Custom Hire Costs for Field s and and Services Interest on s Expense Interest Rate months % Total Operating Expendable and Allocated Expenses per Area Overhead (Allocated by) Gross Total Cost per Area

8 Crop Name Radishes (Cherry Belle) Year 2010 Income lbs/ $ 3.50 Income per Direct Seeding Weeding Harvest; Pulling Product Packaging; Bagging End of Year Cleanup Total for Field s Category % s Rate Radish Seeds 100% Seed Drip Line Equipment 100% Markers Equipment 100% 6.00 Each Bags Packaging 100% Each Hay Mulch 50% 1.00 Bale Total Material Costs and Custom Hire 6.27 Costs for Field s and and Services Interest on s Expense Interest Rate months % Total Operating Expendable and Allocated Expenses per Area Overhead (Allocated by) Gross Total Cost per Area

9 Crop Name Sweet Peppers (Green) Year 2010 Income lbs/ $ 1.00 Income per Seed Starting Transplanting Weeding Harvest; Cutting Product Packaging; Boxing End of Year Cleanup Total for Field s Category % s Rate Media Media 100% 1.00 Pot Inserts Container 100% 1.00 Each Flats Container 100% 1.00 Each Pepper Seeds 100% Seed Drip Line Equipment 100% Markers Equipment 100% 2.00 Each Hay Mulch 100% 1.00 Bale Boxes Packaging 100% Each Total Material Costs and Custom Hire Costs for Field s and and Services Interest on s Expense Interest Rate months % Total Operating Expendable and Allocated Expenses per Area Overhead (Allocated by) Gross Total Cost per Area

10 Crop Name Tomatoes (Sweet Cluster) Year 2010 Income lbs/ $ 2.50 Income per Seed Starting Transplanting Weeding Harvest; Picking Product Packaging; Boxing End of Year Cleanup Insect Control Total for Field s Category % s Rate Media Media 100% 2.00 Pot Inserts Container 100% 2.00 Each Flats Container 100% 2.00 Each Tomato Seeds 100% Seed Drip Line Equipment 100% Markers Equipment 100% 4.00 Each Hay Mulch 100% 4.00 Bale Boxes Packaging 100% Each Organic Insecticide Container 100% 3.00 Gallons Total Material Costs and Custom Hire Costs for Field s and and Services Interest on s Expense Interest Rate months % Total Operating Expendable and Allocated Expenses per Area Overhead (Allocated by) Gross Total Cost per Area