Calculators by Crop

Corn

The most widely grown crop in the US, used for grain, silage, ethanol, and livestock feed.

Wheat

A staple grain crop grown for flour, bread, pasta, and animal feed across the Great Plains and Pacific Northwest.

Soybeans

A nitrogen-fixing legume grown for oil, meal, and livestock feed — the second most planted US crop.

Tomatoes

A high-value vegetable crop grown fresh and for processing into sauce, paste, and canned products.

Potatoes

A starchy root crop grown for fresh market, chips, fries, and dehydrated products.

Cotton

A major fiber crop grown in the Southern US for textile production and cottonseed oil.

Rice

A paddy grain crop grown in flooded fields across Arkansas, California, Louisiana, and other southern states.

Alfalfa

A perennial legume forage crop prized for high-protein hay and nitrogen fixation.

Oats

A cool-season grain used for feed, food products, and as a nurse crop for forage establishment.

Barley

A versatile grain grown for malt, animal feed, and food products in northern climates.

Sorghum

A drought-tolerant grain and forage crop widely grown in the southern Great Plains.

Sunflower

An oilseed and confection crop grown for cooking oil, snack seeds, and birdseed.

Canola

A cool-season oilseed crop grown for cooking oil and meal in northern states.

Peanuts

A nitrogen-fixing legume grown for peanut butter, snacks, oil, and livestock feed.

Tobacco

A specialty crop grown in the Southeast for cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless products.

Strawberries

A high-value berry crop grown for fresh market and processing in California and Florida.

Peppers

A warm-season vegetable including bell, hot, and specialty varieties for fresh and processed markets.

Onions

A bulb crop grown for fresh, storage, and dehydrated markets across diverse US climates.

Lettuce

A cool-season leafy vegetable grown for fresh salad markets, primarily in California and Arizona.

Carrots

A root vegetable grown for fresh market, baby carrots, and processing in deep, loose soils.

Garlic

A bulb crop planted in fall and harvested in summer, prized for culinary and health uses.

Beans

A nitrogen-fixing legume including dry, snap, and lima varieties grown for food and cover cropping.