For producers interested in starting or expanding a specialty agriculture enterprise, interactive budgets are available to evaluated expected costs and returns for various crops and agricultural products. Producers can download and customize resources to simulate establishment and/or growth of specialty agriculture products on their operation.

  • Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) Enterprise Budgets (XLSX) - Farmers can develop custom enterprise budgets for an aquaculture RAS operation using this spreadsheet. Estimates are provided for establishing an operation, and producers can select the aquaculture species to further customize budgets.
  • Using the RAS Aquaculture Enterprise Budget:
  • Beekeeping Planning Budget
  • Beekeeping Enterprise Budget (XLSX) - Customize this tool to estimate the feasibility of beekeeping. An establishment worksheet reflects an individual’s first year of beekeeping, while subsequent worksheets reflect operations with varying numbers of hives for honey production.
  • Using the Beekeeping Enterprise Budgets:
  • Cut Flower Enterprise Budget (XLSX) - Use this budget to develop a customized cut flower (Lisianthus) enterprise budget. Assumptions can be changed based on your production situation.
  • Using the Cut Flowers Enterprise Budget:
  • Hydroponic Farming - Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) describes approaches to growing crops under managed environments in order to optimize resources and productivity.
  • Leafy Green Hydroponic Enterprise Budget (XLSX) - Customize this tool to develop an enterprise budget for a hydroponic deep water culture system growing leafy greens. Assumptions can be changed to fit your growing situation.