Handy tools
Quick calculators and guides for everyday farm jobs. They work on a phone, don't need an account and nothing you type is stored.
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Farm unit converter
Hectares ↔ acres, kg ↔ lb, c/kg ↔ $/cwt, spray and fertiliser rates, litres ↔ gallons, hp ↔ kW, °C ↔ °F.
9 converters
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Feed budget calculator
How much hay, silage or grain your stock need for the days ahead - in tonnes and bales.
Tonnes, bales, bales a day
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Feed cost comparer
Compare up to four feeds on a fair basis: cost per tonne of dry matter and per megajoule of energy.
Cheapest feed first
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Seeding rate calculator
Seeding rate in kg/ha and lb/acre from the plants you want, seed weight, germination and establishment.
kg/ha, seed and bags to order
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Fertiliser calculator
Tonnes, bags and spreader loads for a paddock - and the kg of N, P, K and S you put on, from the analysis on the bag.
Bags, loads, kg N-P-K-S
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Lime & gypsum calculator
Adjust a lime rate for your product’s neutralising value (NV), then the tonnes, spreader loads and truck loads for a paddock.
t/ha for your product, loads
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Spray tank mix calculator
Tank loads and how much of each product goes in every tank, from your area, water rate, tank size and label rates.
Mixing sheet per tank
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Boom spray calibration calculator
Jug test your boom: the L/min each nozzle needs for your water rate, the L/ha you are really putting out, nozzles to check, and the speed or pressure that fixes it.
Real L/ha, nozzles to check
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Fuel use calculator
Litres per hectare and per hour from a job you did - then the fuel, tank fills, hours and cost for the next job.
L/ha, L/h, tank fills
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Grazing rotation planner
How long each paddock feeds your mob, how much rest the paddocks get and how many paddocks you need - from your own numbers.
Days per paddock, rest, paddocks
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Livestock sale value calculator
Turn a c/kg price into dollars per head and in total - liveweight or carcase - and see what you keep after costs.
Per head, total, net c/kg
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Weight gain calculator
Average daily gain from two weighings - kg a day, the mob’s gain, days to your target weight and what the gain is worth at your price.
kg/day, days to target
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Hay & silage bale calculator
How many bales a paddock will make from your area, yield and bale weight - with truck loads and spare or short against what you need.
Bales, bales/ha, truck loads
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Grain moisture shrink calculator
Tonnes left after drying grain to your target moisture, the water taken out, shrink % and what it costs at your price.
Dried tonnes, shrink %
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Harvest & truck loads calculator
Tonnes off a paddock from your area and yield - then the truck loads, chaser bin or cart loads, hours of harvesting and how often a truck fills.
Tonnes, truck loads, bins
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Field work rate calculator
Hectares and acres an hour from your machine’s width and speed - then the hours, working days, fuel and cost for the job.
ha/h, hours, days
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Machinery cost calculator
Own or hire? What a machine really costs a hectare, an hour and a year - depreciation, interest, insurance and running - against a contractor’s quote.
$/ha, break-even area
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Loan repayment calculator
Repayments on a machinery, equipment or land loan from your own amount, rate and term - monthly, fortnightly or weekly, with an optional balloon and extra repayments.
Repayment, total interest
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Farm property price comparer
Line up to four farms or blocks: price per hectare and per acre, overall and per usable arable or grazing area.
Lowest $/ha first
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Crop gross margin calculator
Will the crop pay? Gross margin a hectare and for the paddock from your own yield, price and growing costs - with the yield and price you need to break even.
$/ha, break-even yield & price
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Store or sell grain calculator
Sell at harvest or store and sell later? What storing really leaves you after storage, handling, losses and interest - and the later price you need to break even.
Gain or loss, break-even price
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Freight cost calculator
Truck loads, km charged and the freight bill for grain, hay or stock from your carrier’s quote - the cost a tonne, a head or a bale, and how full the last truck is.
Loads, $ a tonne or head
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Agistment cost calculator
What agistment really costs a head a week once freight and extras are in, the cost of each kg gained - and whether it beats feeding at home.
Total, $/head/week, vs home
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Livestock break-even calculator
The c/kg liveweight price you need to cover what you paid for store stock and everything they cost until sale - and your profit or loss at the price you expect.
Break-even c/kg, profit a head
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Silo capacity calculator
How many tonnes a round silo holds - hopper and roof included - and how much is in it now from the grain depth.
m³ and tonnes, full and now
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Water tank & dam calculator
Litres in a round tank, a square tank or trough, or a dam - full and now - and how many days it lasts at your daily use.
Litres, % full, days left
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Irrigation calculator
Megalitres pumped and millimetres put on from your area, pump flow and hours - and how long to run for the depth you want.
ML, mm, hours to target
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Rain gauge diary
Log each rain gauge reading and see the last 7 days, this month, this year and a 12-month chart. Saved on your own device.
Totals, chart, CSV download
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Fencing calculator
Posts, wire and rolls for a paddock or a straight fence line, plus the paddock area.
Posts, wire, rolls, area
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Marking & weaning % calculator
Scanning, lamb marking or calf branding and weaning % from your own yard counts - and where the young were lost.
Marking %, weaning %, losses
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Livestock due date calculator
Calving, lambing, kidding, farrowing and foaling dates from the mating or joining date.
Due date + calendar reminder
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Farm words glossary
Plain explanations of farm and sale words - and what they are called in our other countries.
Words A–Z
Estimates, not advice. The tools use your own numbers and general figures. Check with your vet, agronomist, supplier or contractor before you buy or plan. Missing a tool you'd use? Tell us.
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