Wheatland Ag
Alma Janzen · Clay County, KS · Wes Tolliver · client since 2015
190k bu at 82% priced
$812.2K under management
Price to the planCosts from their booksLast spoke in 4 months3 other findings(785) 555-9614
Every break-even on this account came out of Alma Janzen's own books and is current. That is the strongest footing a marketing plan can have: the cost side is measured rather than remembered, so the margins on the other tabs mean what they say.
From their books
100%
The rest were stated on a call or estimated from county averages.
Oldest
2 mo
The desk treats anything past 6 months as not trusted.
Desk cushion
$0.10
A break-even is an estimate, so pricing exactly at one is pricing at the midpoint of an error bar.
On Farmer Metrics
Yes
Costs arrive from their own books and update when they do.
Cost of production, by crop
| Crop | Break-even | Source | As of | Expected | Cost of the crop | Cash bid over cost | Trusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milo new crop · 701 acres at 100 bu | $3.84 | Their books | Jul 9, 2026 1 month old | 70k bu | $269,184 $384/acre | +$0.02 bid $3.86 | Yes |
| Milo old crop · 700 acres at 101 bu | $3.63 | Their books | Aug 9, 2026 | 71k bu | $256,641 $367/acre | +$0.09 bid $3.72 | Yes |
| Wheat new crop · 416 acres at 65 bu | $5.64 | Their books | Jun 9, 2026 2 months old | 27k bu | $152,506 $367/acre | +$0.11 bid $5.75 | Yes |
| Wheat old crop · 410 acres at 55 bu | $4.87 | Their books | Jul 9, 2026 1 month old | 23k bu | $109,819 $268/acre | +$0.33 bid $5.20 | Yes |
The desk treats a break-even older than 6 months as not trusted, because six months spans a planting-to-harvest change in fertilizer, fuel and cash rent. A February break-even used to justify an August sale is a different farm's numbers.
Cost per acre is the cost of the crop divided by planted acres, so it moves with yield as well as with cost. A good year lowers the cost per bushel without a single input getting cheaper, which is the part clients find hardest to believe and the reason the plan is written in dollars per bushel.