Herbicide return on investment, generic vs branded cost analysis, cover crop ROI, and resistance management cost modeling — powered by USDA ARS research and live NASS market data.
Official USDA price received and yield data by commodity, state, and year. Price auto-populates Storage Loss market price (SF18-E.003). Yield provides per-acre quantity reference for drying and storage calculators.
Source: USDA NASS QuickStats. Reference data used as fallback. Not endorsed by NASS.
Monthly USDA WASDE forecast — U.S. production, use, ending stocks, and projected season-average price. Use alongside NASS actuals to stress-test storage loss and drying calculations against forecast price scenarios.
Source: USDA FAS PSD Online (WASDE-aligned monthly forecast). Reference data used as fallback.
Side-by-side view of NASS historical actuals versus USDA WASDE forecast. Fetch both sources first, then select a commodity to compare. Use the price difference to run scenario analysis in the economics calculators.
Tip: Use the WASDE forecast price in economics calculators to model best-case / worst-case ROI scenarios alongside the NASS actual.
Calculate net return per acre from a full-season herbicide program including pre-emergence and post-emergence applications. Accounts for yield protection, application costs, and commodity price.
Compare the economics of generic versus branded herbicide programs. Accounts for efficacy differences, tank-mix requirements, and total cost of application per acre.
Evaluate the economic return on cover crop investment for weed management. Quantifies herbicide savings, yield protection value, and breakeven cover crop cost per acre.
Estimate the cumulative economic cost of confirmed herbicide-resistant weed populations over a 5-year planning horizon including yield loss, additional inputs, and management escalation.
Built on USDA-ARS weed management economics research — AgrStak SF18 economics calculators help agronomists and farmers quantify the financial return of herbicide programs and alternative weed management strategies. From herbicide program net return and generic vs. branded comparisons to cover crop ROI and resistance cost modeling, these 4 tools turn weed management decisions into measurable economics.
Models are grounded in USDA-ARS weed interference data and herbicide efficacy research. Part of AgrStak's 431-model platform — patent pending.