Tools and Apps

Example shows how to complete the Costs to Raise Replacement Heifers spreadsheet, uses data from Penn State research.

Provides a tool to determine the actual costs of raising heifers on any dairy operation.

A mobile application to assess heifer availability and needs for a dairy operation. Provides ability to investigate scenarios and economic impact.

A simple method of providing first-hand information about hazards, a process for evaluating hazards, and recommendations on correcting hazards.

This web application provides wine grape cultivar-specific information on a statewide and county-specific basis in Pennsylvania. Cultivar-specific vineyard performance, wine production, and sales trends are also documented.

This calculator will help you to determine the grade or durability of your pellets by calculating the Pellet Durability Index or PDI of your biomass pellets.

This calculator will assist you with calculating the moisture content of biomass to make a strong, durable biomass pellet.

Calculate the energy savings from adding a Variable Speed Drive (VSD) to a milking system

Use this tool to estimate energy and cost savings from installing an engine heater timer for your tractor.

Use this calculator tool to estimate energy and cost savings from high efficiency electric motors.

Use this calculator tool to estimate energy use from various field operations for a farm.

Use this calculator to estimate the energy savings from using well water to pre-cool milk on the farm.

Estimate energy savings from efficient barn ventilation

This tool will assist growers with the decision making process of determining the cost of two trellis systems.

Here you can input your key information from your utility bill to better understand trends in your energy usage.

If your utility provider offers an option between fixed and tiered energy use rates, this tool can help you decide which plan is most cost-effective based on your average monthly energy usage.

The Penn State Extension Home Energy Log provides instructions and a template to track your home energy use.

Introducing major change into our daily lives can be very challenging. Choosing a heart healthy lifestyle is like setting off on a journey – it requires a step-by-step approach.

Muchas granjas urbanas tienen múltiples fuentes de financiamiento y una superficie limitada para producir sus cultivos.

These tools will assist with keeping good farm records and will develop enterprise and whole-farm budgets.

To better enable school districts to provide educational services to their students, this map provides the latest available FCC internet speed data. Map colors indicate 'served' (green) and 'unserved' (red).

Pennsylvania ranks third in the nation for the number of farms we have that sell directly to consumers. You can shop from more than 6,400 farms and enjoy agritourism activities at more than 700 farms.

To make calculating seed density for growing microgreens easy, we have developed a microgreens seed density calculator.

This map represents FCC data in terms of broadband service for the purpose of enabling bidders to better estimate their project costs in providing service to locations not having broadband services as defined by the FCC.

Estimate the cost impact of using different heating fuels with the help of this calculation tool