Tools and Apps

Muchas granjas urbanas tienen múltiples fuentes de financiamiento y una superficie limitada para producir sus cultivos.

Customizable spreadsheet tool for business owners to estimate the net present value (NPV) of an investment to start or expand a value-added dairy foods processing venture.

Use this spreadsheet to estimate the economic returns from an on-farm anaerobic digester.

This tool allows you to make a prediction for how much nitrogen (N) fertilizer is needed for a corn crop based on credits that are given to soil organic matter and cover crop residues.

This curriculum helps organizations that want to assist nonprofits and their volunteers understand the risks associated with preparing large amounts of food and the essential food safety practices needed to ensure a safe event.

Customizable spreadsheets will assist organic grain farmers to estimate profitability and document management of a 3-year crop rotation.

Use the Monthly Monitor to track key production and financial indicators for dairy advisory teams.

This map represents FCC data in terms of broadband service for the purpose of enabling bidders to better estimate their project costs in providing service to locations not having broadband services as defined by the FCC.

Compares costs and returns for medium vs high tree density orchard systems.

Compares costs of production for multiple blocks and fruit types on a farm.

Choose feeds from the library or enter the composition of feeds on your farm, then balance a diet to meet a targeted growth rate.

This checklist is a brief overview of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Worker Protection Standard (WPS) for agricultural pesticide requirements for compliance.

This Recordkeeping form can be used by commercial/public applicators, private applicators, and by operations covered by the WPS to keep records of all their pesticide applications.

Pennsylvania ranks third in the nation for the number of farms we have that sell directly to consumers. You can shop from more than 6,400 farms and enjoy agritourism activities at more than 700 farms.

Automates calculation of nitrate intake from feed and water, suggests ways to limit nitrate intake, and converts expressions of nitrate concentration.

Adjust readings from a colostrometer to provide the value expected if colostrum was tested at 68°F.

The Job Description Generator is an online tool that automates the process so preparing a job description is quick and easy.

Goal-setting worksheet to help outline specific goals for a dairy advisory team with an example

This curriculum package will allow you to prepare your clients for certification with Penn State Extension's Food Safety Manager Prep Course.

This mapping instrument has been designed to assist policymakers, entrepreneurs, farmers, and other food system actors to make informed decisions concerning local development.

FEAAD is a user friendly model designed to evaluate energy use, nutrient balances, greenhouse gas emissions, and economic outcomes for different agricultural systems.

This quick exercise will help you to determine the Proportional Stock Density (PSD) for your pond to help in managing the bass and bluegill population.

Analyze the potential economic performance of an anaerobic digester on a swine farm

This example shows how to complete the Costs to Raise Replacement Heifers spreadsheet and uses data from Penn State research.

A tool to determine the actual costs of raising heifers on any dairy operation