Economic and Environmental Manure Solutions
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Purpose
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The purpose of the financial model is to assist dairy producers in analyzing the economics of implementing one or more of the identified manure management technologies.
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The model will produce financial projections (income statements, cash flow statements, and balance sheets) for individual technologies as well as for the collective manure management system.
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These financial projections can be used by the producer to help manage the implementation of the various project technologies and obtain additional funding.
Inputs Required
Considerable information is required for the financial model. For each
technology to be implemented, the following information will be required:
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Asset information such as total building and fixed costs, total equipment costs, depreciation terms,
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Financial information such as grant funding, term of grant funding, borrowed principal, interest rates and terms,
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Construction and operating schedule information such as construction start date, construction end date, and system start date, and
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Technology operating information such as monthly raw material costs, electrical use, fuel use, labor required, insurance requirements, and repair service required.
Some input information will be required from equipment vendors, other information can be found through existing manure management web sites and information sources (see the related links page), while still other information will simply need to be estimated based on producer and nutrient planner experience.
THE MODEL
The model is currently operational and will be continually refined over
the course of the project based upon user feedback.
Click here to access the spreadsheet Manure Management Pro-Forma Financials.
Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering
Ithaca, NY 14853
Fax: 607.255.4080