Calculate cover crop seed and cost by acreage.
Cover crops are seeded by the pound per acre, so multiplying the field's acres by the recommended rate gives the seed order. Cover crops rebuild organic matter and hold soil between cash crops, and the seed cost is small against the fertility it returns.
Cover Crop Seed
Seed = acres x rate per acre; cost = seed x price
Seed = acres x rate per acre; cost = seed x price Cover crops are seeded by the pound per acre, so multiplying the field's acres by the recommended rate gives the seed order.
Cover crops rebuild organic matter and hold soil between cash crops, and the seed cost is small against the fertility it returns.
This calculator takes 3 inputs: Field acres, Seed rate, Seed price. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.