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Riparian Buffers:
Economic Tools
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Economic Data
One of the major goals of the WSU Riparian Buffer Research
Project is to evaluate the economic impacts of riparian buffers on farming
enterprises in the Skagit Valley. Toward this end, economic tools and
accompanying user instructions have been developed for four farm types
including: Dairies, Red Potatoes, Blueberries and Raspberries. These tools
can be used by farmland owners to enter their own data and evaluate the
impact of buffers on their specific farms.
Two additional tools which can be used by beef cattle
and silage production enterprises are also included. These were not funded
by the WSU Buffer Project, but are structured similarly and were created
for the same purpose - to evaluate how buffers interact with farm
production economics.
All the tools included here are applicable to farms
located in NW Washington, west of the Cascade Mountain Range. Results from
one farm should not be interpreted as generally representing farms of the
same type.
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Dairy Budgets and
Riparian Buffers
This Excel workbook
takes a standard annual dairy enterprise budget and looks at the annual
cost and income effects of installing and maintaining riparian buffers
along watercourses located on the farm property. The intended target
audiences for this workbook are dairy producers and other agriculture
professionals interested in the economic impacts of riparian buffers. A
basic understanding of dairy enterprise budgets and a basic competence
level in Excel are required to use this workbook.
The workbook is designed to work like a normal dairy
enterprise budget with additional worksheets added to calculate buffer
economic effects. The basic operational structure and enterprise budget on
which this workbook is based is "1992 Dairy Enterprise Budget: 200 Cow
Herd" by John W. Bernard et al. It can be downloaded or ordered from
the Washington
State University Cooperative Extension web site. This original budget
has been modified and updated to better suit larger, modern dairies. The
default numbers that appear in the worksheets do not represent a particular
farm. Rather, they represent specific assumptions, prices and resulting
costs and returns used for this budget. The exercise will only have meaning
if farm operators enter their own information.
The user provides preliminary information specific to
his enterprise and buffer situation, and the workbook produces a budget
before and after the buffers are installed. The user can then compare these
two budgets. The initial input of farm and buffer information takes
approximately 45 minutes. Once the basic farm information is input, then a
number of buffer scenarios can be evaluated.
 Download the
Instructions (29kb requires Acrobat Reader)
 Download the Excel workbook (651kb)
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Red Potato Budgets
and Riparian Buffers
This Excel workbook
takes a standard annual potato enterprise budget and looks at the annual
cost and income effects of installing and maintaining riparian buffers
along watercourses located on the farm property. The intended target
audiences for this workbook are potato producers and other agriculture
professionals interested in the impacts of riparian buffers. A basic
understanding of potato enterprise budgets and a basic competence level in
Excel are required to use this workbook.
This workbook is designed to work like a standard
Pacific Northwest red potato enterprise budget with additional worksheets
added to calculate buffer economic effects. The basic operational structure
and enterprise budget on which this workbook is based are information from
Skagit Valley potato producers and a potato production budget in "1995
Estimated Red Potato Production Costs For Fresh Market in Northwest
Washington" by Richard W. Carkner and Dyvon M. Havens, and published
by Washington State University Cooperative Extension, publication EB1801.
The default numbers that appear in the worksheets do not represent a
particular farm. Rather, they represent specific assumptions, prices and
resulting costs and returns used for this budget. The exercise will only
have meaning if farm operators enter their own information.
The user provides preliminary information specific to
his enterprise and buffer situation, and the workbook produces a budget
BEFORE and AFTER the buffers are installed. The user can then compare these
two budgets. The initial input of farm and buffer information takes
approximately 45 minutes. Once the basic farm information is input, then a
number of buffer scenarios can be evaluated.
Download the
Instructions (25kb requires Acrobat Reader)
Download the Excel workbook (738kb)
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Blueberry Budgets
and Riparian Buffers
This Excel workbook
takes a standard annual blueberry enterprise budget and looks at the annual
cost and income effects of installing and maintaining riparian buffers
along watercourses located on the farm property. The intended target
audiences for this workbook are blueberry producers and other agriculture
professionals interested in the impacts of riparian buffers. A basic
understanding of blueberry enterprise budgets and a basic competence level
in Excel are required to use this workbook.
This workbook is designed to work like a normal
blueberry enterprise budget with additional worksheets added to calculate
buffer economic effects. The basic operational structure and enterprise
budget on which this workbook is based are information from Skagit Valley
blueberry producers and a compilation of various blueberry budgets from
Washington and Oregon States. The default numbers that appear in the
worksheets do not represent a particular farm. Rather, they represent
specific assumptions, prices and resulting costs and returns used for this
budget. The exercise will only have meaning if farm operators enter their
own information.
The user provides preliminary information specific to
his enterprise and buffer situation, and the workbook produces annual
budgets BEFORE and AFTER the buffers are installed. The user can then
compare these two sets of budgets. The initial input of farm and buffer
information takes approximately 60 minutes. Once the basic farm information
is input, then a number of buffer scenarios can be evaluated.
Download the
Instructions (25kb requires Acrobat Reader)
Download the Excel workbook (820kb)
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Raspberry Budgets
and Riparian Buffers
This Excel workbook
takes a standard annual red raspberry enterprise budget and looks at the
annual cost and income effects of installing and maintaining riparian
buffers along watercourses located on the farm property. The intended
target audiences for this workbook are red raspberry producers and other
agriculture professionals interested in the impacts of riparian buffers. A
basic understanding of red raspberry enterprise budgets and a basic competence
level in Excel are required to use this workbook.
This workbook is designed to work like a normal red
raspberry enterprise budget with additional worksheets added to calculate
buffer economic effects. The basic operational structure and enterprise budget
on which this workbook is based are information from Skagit Valley red
raspberry producers and a red raspberry production budget in "Red
Raspberry Production Costs and Returns, Western Washington" by Richard
W. Carkner and William P.A. Scheer, and published by Washington State
University Cooperative Extension, publication EB0930. The default numbers
that appear in the worksheets do not represent a particular farm. Rather,
they represent specific assumptions, prices and resulting costs and returns
used for this budget. The exercise will only have meaning if farm operators
enter their own information.
The user provides preliminary information specific to
his enterprise and buffer situation, and the workbook produces annual
budgets BEFORE and AFTER the buffers are installed. The user can then
compare these two sets of budgets. The initial input of farm and buffer
information takes approximately 60 minutes. Once the basic farm information
is input, then a number of buffer scenarios can be evaluated.
Download the
Instructions (28kb requires Acrobat Reader)
Download the Excel workbook (726kb)
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Cow-Calf Budgets and
Riparian Buffers
This Excel workbook
takes a standard annual cow-calf enterprise budget and looks at the annual
cost and income effects of installing and maintaining riparian buffers
along watercourses located on the farm property. The intended target
audiences for this workbook are cow-calf operators and other agriculture
professionals interested in the impacts of riparian buffers. A basic
understanding of cow-calf enterprise budgets and basic competence level in
Excel is required to use this workbook.
This workbook is designed to work like a normal
cow-calf enterprise budget with additional worksheets added to calculate
buffer economic effects. The basic operational structure and enterprise
budget on which this workbook is based is "2002
Idaho Livestock Costs and Returns Estimate" by Robert Smathers et
al from the University of Idaho Cooperative Extension web site. It is
recommended that you download this budget as a reference, though this is
not necessary to complete the workbook.
The user provides preliminary information specific to
his enterprise and buffer situation, and the workbook produces a budget
BEFORE and AFTER the buffers are installed. The user can then compare these
two budgets. The initial input of farm and buffer information takes
approximately 45 minutes. Once the basic farm information is input, then a
number of buffer scenarios can be evaluated.
Download the
Instructions (110kb requires Acrobat Reader)
Download the Excel workbook (566kb)
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Grass Silage Budgets
and Riparian Buffers
This Excel workbook
takes a standard annual silage enterprise budget and looks at the annual
cost and income effects of installing and maintaining riparian buffers
along watercourses located on the farm property. The intended target
audiences for this workbook are silage producers and other agriculture
professionals interested in the impacts of riparian buffers. A basic
understanding of silage enterprise budgets and a basic competence level in
Excel are required to use this workbook.
This workbook is designed to work like a normal silage
enterprise budget with additional worksheets added to calculate buffer
economic effects. The basic operational structure and enterprise budget on
which this workbook is based are information from Stillaguamish
Valley grass silage producers and a grass forage production budget for
the Fraser Valley, BC.
The user provides preliminary information specific to
his enterprise and buffer situation, and the workbook produces a budget
BEFORE and AFTER the buffers are installed. The user can then compare these
two budgets. The initial input of farm and buffer information takes
approximately 45 minutes. Once the basic farm information is input, then a
number of buffer scenarios can be evaluated.
Download the
Instructions (108kb requires Acrobat Reader)
Download the Excel workbook (474kb)
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