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Summary Book - All Counties
May 1, 2015
Dear Farm Managers and Friends,
The 2014 Profit‐link Summary and Analysis information was processed from the farm records of participating Kansas
Farm Management Association members from 17 counties of Northwest Kansas. The location of the participating members is
shown in the map on page 3. One hundred twenty‐three farms were summarized and represent 49% of the Farm Management
Association, NW 2014 membership. The Association Economists and staff of the KFMA, NW wish to say “thank you” to these
families for their efforts in keeping records complete enough for analysis and for sharing their data to be utilized in this
summary. Additional appreciation is extended to the Association support staff and the individuals at the KMAR‐105 Association
for their part in this analysis work.
After the lower net farm income of $35,791 recorded in 2013, net farm income for 2014 did improve even with the
continued drought. For the 123 farms in the summary, net farm income averaged $108,532. On page 6 you can see a
comparison of farms by net income quartile groups. The bottom 25% (30 farms) averaged $‐158,517 of net farm income, while
the top 25% (31 farms) averaged $431,829 of net farm income. The driving force behind the increase in 2014 average net farm
income was an increase of 10.1% in value of farm production from an average of $833,732 in 2013 to $917,918 on average in
2014. This increase in value of farm production can be attributed mostly to higher yields and higher cattle prices. Total expense
increased 1.4% from an average of $797,941 in 2013 to $809,387 on average in 2014.
With the exception of the irrigated corn enterprise, all fall crop yields improved in spite of the continuing drought. Non‐
irrigated wheat yields averaged between 29 and 32 bushels per acre while non‐irrigated corn and milo averaged 71 and 72
bushels per acre, respectively. Non‐irrigated soybean yields averaged 14 bushels per acre. Irrigated corn yields were down from
an average of 195 bushels per acre in 2013 to 177 bushels per acre in 2014. Irrigated soybeans averaged 63 bushels per acre.
Irrigated wheat yields in 2014 averaged 52 bushels per acre. Review the non‐irrigated enterprise summary that begins on page
23 and the irrigated enterprise summary that begins on page 49.
Beef Cow‐calf operations that sell weaned calves experienced an improvement in their Net Returns above Variable cost
in 2014 to $516.46 per cow compared with $100.70 in 2013. This was due to higher market prices and the help of the Livestock
Forage Disaster Program. Feed cost for Cow‐calf operators decreased from $598.93 in 2013 to $545.65 in 2014.
We hope you will find the information useful and insightful for evaluating the KFMA, NW members in general and your
farm in particular. If you want to know more about how your farm compares to similar farms, and you are currently not a
member of the Farm Management Association, NW, consider giving us a call. We are taking applications for membership in all of
the KFMA, NW area.
Sincerely,
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Summary Book - All Counties
May 1, 2016
Dear Farm Managers and Friends,
The 2015 Profit‐link Summary and Analysis information was processed from the farm records of participating Kansas
Farm Management Association members from 17 counties of Northwest Kansas. The location of the participating members is
shown in the map on page 3. One hundred fifty‐three (153) farms were summarized and represent 61% of the Farm
Management Association, NW 2015 membership. The Association Economists and staff of the KFMA, NW wish to say “thank
you” to these families for their efforts in keeping records complete enough for analysis and for sharing their data to be utilized
in this summary. Additional appreciation is extended to the Association support staff and the individuals at the KMAR‐105
Association for their part in this analysis work.
After a good 2014 year with net farm income of $108,532, 2015 took a downhill slide to a net farm income of
$(2,971). After 66 analysis years, this is only the fifth year in the history of KFMA, NW to post a negative net farm income
following 1953, 1956, 1981, and 2002. Although the average net farm income was a small negative, there is a variation of
income across farms. On page 6 you can see a comparison of farms by net income quartile groups. The bottom 25% (39
farms) averaged $‐202,117 of net farm income, while the top 25% (38 farms) averaged $183,650 of net farm income. The
driving force behind the decrease in 2015 average net farm income was a decrease of 21% in value of farm production from
an average of $917,918 in 2014 to only $722,590 in 2015. Total expense also decreased in 2015 to $725,561 but not enough
to avoid a loss on the year.
Although net farm income was negative, crop yields were better in 2015 than 2014. Dryland wheat averaged 35
bushels per acre while dryland corn and milo averaged 83 and 77 bushels per acre, respectively. Dryland soybean yields
averaged 20 bushels per acre. Irrigated corn yields were up to an average of 210 bushels per acre and irrigated soybeans
averaged 61 bushels per acre. Irrigated wheat yields in 2015 averaged 58 bushels per acre and irrigated milo average 109
bushels per acre. Review the non‐irrigated enterprise summary that begins on page 25 and the irrigated enterprise summary
that begins on page 57 for more details.
Beef cow‐calf operations that sell weaned calves experienced a positive $132 net return above variable cost in 2015.
Cattle prices were still historically high in 2015, but nothing compared to the end of 2014 and with the nation’s cow herd in
expansion, it is fairly safe to say the cattle market is on a downturn. Feed cost for cow‐calf operators decreased from $545.65
in 2014 to $500.02 in 2015 which will become more and more important for cattle producers to control feed and non‐feed
costs to maintain positive returns.
We hope you will find the information useful and insightful for evaluating the KFMA, NW members in general and
your farm in particular. If you want to know more about how your farm compares to similar farms, and you are currently not
a member of the Farm Management Association, NW, consider giving us a call. We are taking applications for membership in
all of the KFMA, NW area.
Sincerely,
Mark A. Wood …
Summary Book - All Counties
May 1, 2017
Dear Farm Managers and Friends,
The 2016 Profit‐link Summary and Analysis information was processed from the farm records of participating Kansas
Farm Management Association members from 17 counties of Northwest Kansas. The location of the participating members is
shown in the map on page 3. One hundred sixty‐four (164) farms were summarized and represent 65% of the Farm
Management Association, NW 2016 membership. The Association Economists and staff of the KFMA, NW wish to say “thank
you” to these families for their efforts in keeping records complete enough for analysis and for sharing their data to be utilized
in this summary. Additional appreciation is extended to the Association support staff and the individuals at the KMAR‐105
Association for their part in this analysis work.
With net farm income dropping dramatically from 2014 to 2015, we saw a slight bounce back in 2016 to a net farm
income of $389. Although the average net farm income was a small positive, there is a variation of income across farms. On
page 6 you can see a comparison of farms by net income quartile groups. The bottom 25% (41 farms) averaged $‐189,786 of
net farm income, while the top 25% (41 farms) averaged $180,734 of net farm income. The change upward in 2016 average
net farm income was an increase of 4% in value of farm production from an average of $722,590 in 2015 to $751,325 in 2016.
Total expense increased 3.5% in 2016 from an average of $725,561 in 2015 to $750,936 in 2016.
Crop yields were mostly better in 2016 than 2015. Dryland yields were higher than the previous year. Irrigated corn
and soybean yields were actually lower than the previous year while irrigated wheat and milo yields improved from 2015.
Dryland wheat averaged 66 bushels per acre while dryland corn and milo averaged 107 and 87 bushels per acre, respectively.
Dryland soybean yields averaged 39 bushels per acre. Irrigated corn yields were down to an average of 199 bushels per acre
and irrigated soybeans averaged 51 bushels per acre. Irrigated wheat yields in 2016 averaged 81 bushels per acre and
irrigated milo average 119 bushels per acre. Review the non‐irrigated enterprise summary that begins on page 26 and the
irrigated enterprise summary that begins on page 58 for more details.
Beef cow‐calf operations that sell weaned calves experienced a negative net return of $‐32 above variable cost in
2016. Feed cost for cow‐calf operators decreased from $500 in 2015 to $402 in 2016 which will become more and more
important for cattle producers to control feed and non‐feed costs to get back to positive returns.
We hope you will find the information useful and insightful for evaluating the KFMA, NW members in general and
your farm in particular. If you want to know more about how your farm compares to similar farms, and you are currently not
a member of the Farm Management Association, NW, consider giving us a call. We are taking applications for membership in
all of the KFMA, NW area.
Sincerely,
Mark A. Wood …
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