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1. Crop Acres Expected variation in percent Yield Price Cost MP Click on these bution to change values of those fields Plan One ll Carrier gt 8 04 AM Co Poan tuo NorthEast LI Select Crop System Conventional Organic Mx rt Plan One Plan Two O all Carrier gt 8 02 AM m Select a Crop Soybeans Corn ll Carrier gt 8 04 AM L Plan Two Select Land Type Dry Plan Two 24 3 2 1 3 Expected Variation For each plan there will be an Expected Variation table where the user can enter Yield Cost and Price that can vary at the user s farm The expected variation data helps estimate the best and worst of potential profit along with the average To enter expected variation data type a number and tap Done Selecting Done will cause the number pad to disappear il Carrier gt 8 02 AM Ca LI i Plan One BE Plan configuration applied to your Farm Plan configuration applied to your Farm V Crop Name e y Crop Name Crop System Conventional V Crop System Conventional V Land Type P v Land Type P V Crop Acres Crop Acres Expected variation in percent x_ _ _ A A Yield Price y Cosk y 1 2 _ Type a number and hit Enter to disappear the 5 number pad Plan Two O 3 2 1 4 Plan Comparison and Summary To view a plan comparison side by side configure both Plan 1 and Plan 2 Then select the Sum
2. eWebService CPSS5ervices sane String lt dict gt plist gt af T CPS Info plist 14 E Read Ovr Block Sync Rec Caps 3 Double click on CPS project file CPS xcodeproj and load the iPhone application on XCode IDE 4 Click on Build and Go to load the CPS Phone Application using iPhone Simulator 12 3 CPS Software Operation This section provides instructions on how to use the CPS Software 3 1 CPS Web Application Operation 3 1 1 Home Main Home Page Using your favorite browser hit the address where you have installed the CPS Web Application Client Developer s CPS Web application Client is accessible at http home nabi us CpsWeb Default aspx The Whole Farm Crop Profitability Simulator E http flocalhost cpsWebClient C Qr Google Biv CO Apple Yahoo Google Maps YouTube Wikipedia News 59 Y Popular Y Life is like riding a bike To keep your balance you must keep moving Albert Einstein CALA IFoWHOLE FARM Kansas State University _ Department of Agricultural Ec Crop Profitability Simulator Home Simulator FAQ ContactUs About cps The Whole Farm CPS Crop Profitability Simulator allows farmers in Kansas and surrounding states to assess market risks for multiple farming plans including conventional and organic farming methods LEH Plan 1 Pian 2 Plan 3 Crop Profitability Simulator I
3. 21 did CONT SUE a Plaid ii rc 23 3 2 1 2 Configure Crops Crop System and Land Type ccc cece eee eee e cece eeees 23 35 2 1 3 Expected VAIO a A wider tease eet ada 23 3 2 1 4 Plan Comparison and Summary esses 4 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ and Troubleshooting ccc ccc cece eee eee e eee ea noes 21 41 EPS IPhone Application EJAQ c enu bd Xue A EUM Ia ia odio adus 2 z SUUS PS WED Application PAO ada 20 RETOCAR 30 Revision History 04 24 2010 Initial draft 1s created 04 28 2010 Page number in table of content is updated iii 1 Introduction The Whole Farm CPS Software allows farmers in Kansas and surrounding states to assess market risks for multiple farming plans including conventional and organic farming methods In addition to the default values based on Kansas Farm Management Guides the Simulator allows you to customize your calculations to your individual situations in terms of specific revenue and cost items and possible variability in price yield and cost The whole farm profitability for multiple plans will be summarized in tabular format and Graph for web client for easy comparison Detailed feature is available in section 3 Software Operation Figure 9 1 1 CPS Software Highlights Plani Plan Plan 3 Plan d Summary Details RETURN OVER COST USD Acre BD 4 Plan 1 62 46 30 Cost 49 Yield 3 Price 2 a B Plan z 45 25 amp Cost 5
4. 250 X BE Farm Total 200 582 483 99 Farm Total 200 676 501 175 SUMMARY DETAILS PLAN 1 INCOME PER ACRE INCOME PER ACRE 20 3 2 CPS iPhone Application Operation 3 2 1 Simulator Since the iPhone application is not packaged by Apple yet which requires membership with Apple the only way we can operate the iPhone application is via simulator built in XCode an IDE for iPhone development To launch the CPS iPhone application do the following e Configure the Web Service URL for the iPhone Application To do this open CPS Info plist file and change the value of ServiceURL parameter that applies to your installation eoo CPS Info plist Z _ Add Item Delete Item 0 w Information Property List items Localization native development re English Bundle display name CPS 1 0 Executable file SMEXECUTABLE NAME Icon file aglogo png ServiceNamespace http agmanager infa Bundle identifier com yourcompany 5 PRODUCT_NAME rfc1034identifier InfoDictionary version 6 0 Bundle name SIPRODUCT NAME Bundle OS Type code APPL Bundle creator OS Type code ZUM Bundle version 1 0 Application requires iPhone enviror wi Main nib file base name MainWindow e Load the project by double clicking CPS codeproj file 21 ire e ous 1 of 36 selected 199 42 GB available Name Date Modified Size Kind aglogo Apr 13 2010 8 52 PM 40 KB Porta image AppData h Apr 12 2010 8 29 A
5. Cost 5 Crop Acres fi D Land Type Dry Y E Crop 2 Show budget detail per acre SUMMARY PLAN 1 Crop Name Wheat y Crop System Conventional y Crop Acre Crop Acres fi 00 Land Type Dry y Sum ERE LI Soybeans 100 237 191 Farm Per Acre 291 241 Farm Total 200 582 483 Crop Alfalfa 100 54 Wheat 100 121 Farm Per Acre 88 Farm Total 200 A G Life is like riding a bike To keep your balance you must keep moving Albert Einstein PANAGER INFO WHOLE FARM State Universit of A y ss Crop Profitability Simulator ancultural Econ Home Simulator FAQ Contact Us About CPS Location of the land North East y 9 lllo Plan 1 J Plan 2 Plan 3 Plan4 Summary Details EXPECTED VARIATION PLAN 1 Number of Crops 2 y I J E NOTE To view the expected variation in Summary crop 1 Show budget detail per acre Details page enter the yield price and cost in ercentage that you think can vary at your farm Crop Name Corn y Crop System Conventional y P g y y aty Yield b Price 5b 36 Cost 5 96 Crop Acres fi oo Land Type Dry m Crop 2 Show budget detail per acre SUMMARY PLAN 1 Crop Name Soybeans z Crop System Conventional y Crop Acres Income Cost Retum Over Cost Crop acres 100 Land Type Dry Y Corn i00 345 291 54 Soybeans 100 237 191 45 Farm Per Acre 291 241 50 Farm Total 200 582 483 99 SUMMARY
6. Tools Window Community Help Quero DDD DDIS d AES PR R9 Object Explorer Connects 82 m j Y CHIMP SQL Server 4 0 1399 sa z Databases Attach CHIMP Databases Restore Database Restore Files and Filegroups L Refresh LA System Databases A Database Snapshots ee T Adventure Works oo T Adventure WorksD Wy E ise T BudgetSimulator ProjectTracker E cm5 UniBD Lj E ORcA Security Ly MenuDb Server Objects E OBS Ca Replication T ORCA 3 Management T PMSD Notification Services T ProjectTracker SQL Server Agent Agent Ps disabled T LIniBD E New Database A e al PRIMARY 2 By 1 MB unrestricted growth Not Applicable By 10 percent unrestricted growth Server CHIMP Connection sa View connection properties 3 Load the CPS Schema by executing CreateSchema sql which is available under DatabaseSetup folder x Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio CPS CreateSchema sql c 3 USE CPS CHIMP SQL Server 9 0 1399 sa E ij Databases Create CropDesc Table LA System Databases SET ANSI_NULLS ON Lj Database Snapshots GO Adventureworks SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON AdventureWorksDW GO BudgetSimulator IF NOT EXISTS SELECT FROM sys objects WHERE object_id OBJECT_ID N d CMS BEGIN E ORCA CREATE TABLE dbo CropDesc E Voting CropDescID int IDENTITY i1 1 NOT NULL MenuDb Name nvarchar 200 COLLATE SQL Latini General CP1 CI AS NULL OBS Ac
7. Yield 4 Price 4 rJ an a jm ii E 20 4 Flan 1 Flan 2 Builtusing ChartF X for NET Development Sumba Re PLAN 1 SUMMARY PLANH 2 Crop Acres Income Cost Retum Over Cost Crop Acres Income Cost Return Over Cost Corn 100 330 284 46 Wheat 100 261 235 25 Farm Per Acre 330 lt lt 254 5 nh Farm Der Acre 561 235 24 25 Farm Total 100 330 284 46 Farm Total 100 261 235 ake gt z all Carrior gt 118 Courrier 11 26 PM South West Plan Crop High Mean One Com 62 46 30 Crop Name es y 45 25 Morth Central Comentonal L Crop System South East Land Type Pr v Cost 4 Price 2 Yield 3 5 South Central Crop Acres 1 North West a Cost Wield Prine Cost 5 Price 4 Yield 495 Morth East 2 Software Installation This section provides required hardware software and installation process of CPS Software 2 1 Required Hardware DB Server Server should be equipped with at least 2 4 GHz CPU clock speed 2 GB RAM and 120 GB Hard drive Web Server Server should be equipped with at least 2 4 GHz CPU clock speed 2 GB RAM and 120 GB Hard drive iPhone Simulator Since Phone client needs to be packaged by Apple Developer Program and we don t have the subscription yet for now we need Mac pc or Macbook to test CPS iPhone client using built in iPhone simulator in XCode NOTE If client have limited resources one physical machine with 4GB RAM and 250 GB
8. having problem Installing CPS iPhone application What should I do Answer Please contact Reza Nabi reza ksu edu We will help you to resolve the problem you are encountering 4 1 6 I want to install this CPS iPhone application to real iPhone device How can I do that Answer As soon as we package CPS iPhone application via apple you should be able to download and install the application to either 1Phone or Pod touch from Apple store We have plan to do this over the summer Stay tuned 4 2 CPS Web Application FAQ A detailed version of the Fequently Asked Questions FAQ section is available for the Web application To access the FAQ page load the CPS web application and click on FAQ link The Whole Farm Crop Profitability Simulator m x 4 A http localhost CpsWebClient Fag aspx Or Google D 3t LI Apple Yahoo Google Maps YouTube Wikipedia News 60 Y Popular Y CE A PW ANAGER INFO WHOLE FARM PENTIS ORIS ONOIR Crop Profitability Simulator Department of Agricultural Economics FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FAQ 2 Iam at the main home page How do I bring up the simulator 1 farm 200 acres of non irrigated land in northwestern Kansas If I want to grow com on 100 acres and soybeans on 100 acres using conventional methods how do I simulate the whole farm profitability for my plan One can succeed at almost anything for which he has enthusiasm Charles Schwab pu Home Simulator Cont
9. simulator by clicking on Crop Profitability Simulator image Crop Profitability Simulator vane Emutator sao contact us About cps The Whole Farm CPS Crop Profitability Simulator allows farmers in Kansas and surrounding states to assess market risks for multiple farming plans including conventional and organic farming methods 330 A 3 8 PROFIT USD 3 Plan 1 Plan 2 Plan 3 Crop Profitability Simulator In addition to the default values based on Kansas Farm Management Guides the Simulator allows you to customize your calculations to your individual situations in terms of specific revenue and cost items and possible variabilities in price yield and cost The whole farm profitability for multiple plans will be summarized in a graph for easy comparison If you have questions please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions FAQ page If the answer of your question is not available in FAQ please send your questions to the email address available in Contact Us page Q 1 farm 200 acres of non irrigated land in northwestern Kansas If I want to grow corn on 100 acres and soybeans on 100 acres using conventional methods how do I simulate the whole farm profitability for my plan ye b 3 1 3 Contact Us Click on Contact us link view the contacts of general questions or comments 14 The Whole Farm Crop Profitability Simulator l q gt http localhost CpsWebClient ContactUs
10. CPS application 15 D The Whole Farm Crop Profitability Simulator a http localhost CpsWebClient Simulator aspx c Qy Google LI Apple Yahoo GoogleMaps YouTube Wikipedia Mews 60 Popular Y Life is like riding a bike To keep your balance you must keep moving Albert Einstein MNANAGERINFO WHOLE FARM Kansas State University xm t of Agricultural E ProfitabilitySimulator ii leas FAQ contactus about cps Vepariment OF Al SIMULATOR Location of the land North Central y Y Plan 2 Plan 3 Plan4 Summary Details Number of Crops y 2008 Kansas State University 3 1 5 1 Configure a Plan Configuring a plan is a 4 step process o Select location of the land o Select how many crops you would like to include in this plan o Enter Crop Crop System Land Type and Crop Acre for each crop o Enter Expected Variation if you would like to see best and worst scenario of your profit return over cost One can succeed at almost anything for which he has enthusiasm Charles Schwab A Ca WHOLE FARM Kansas State University f Agricultural Economics Crop Profitability Simulator Department Home Simulator FAQ Contact Us About CPS SIMULATOR Location of the lend Narth East p Plan 1 J Plan 2 Plan 3 Plan 4 Summary Details EXPECTED VARIATION PLAN 1 Number of co x gt I NOTE To view the expected v
11. CROP PROFITABILITY SIMULATOR CPS USER MANUAL Version 1 0 Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING By REZA NABI CIS 895 MSE Project Spring 2010 Department of Computing and Information Sciences KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Manhattan Kansas Table of Contents T Introducir OE CRIADO 01 ZO AE T E E E E EE edi eiii 02 2k REQUIERA R 02 ZAR UCA SONN ALG NITET TTE TET TET ET EET 02 2 2 1 Required Software CPS Web APD ii 02 222 Required Sotware CPS IPhone A pp era dada 02 23 Install CPS Software and Seip ui A a 03 2 53 boad Data Das ido 03 2 32 MStall EPS WED Appl Cauion suda sor 06 2 9 9 Install CPS WebD SeEVICE tia 09 2 9 MINS ta e ps OMe C TIED acusado E E ted du E EE eto nana imt 12 o APS Or Ware OPEO aia 13 SCE WebZNDplicaton Opera Ost Gites genes DM eis tede Pre pO En Up E iss 13 o Il Home Main Home Pase assi eg otiose s oda den ive adn ve qat dors es vaso Perd ass ue guide 13 SIMMONS 14 SU NS Sore B T 15 S Do DOUG PS sean o E uma Mebs R mL AENEA E EU 15 301 5 SITHUTOEOE erep Snan ho datquugim ou aber EON do ded quad on iba 15 So Connbsure q PIS 6e ud tb E todo en ia Lentes whale MM pis Ven 16 2912 2 Ve SUMMA e stat 17 Se Expected VAIO 3usiedued s duo dar cesubo aser led uM oda web tum midufaled t auda 17 JLS A Comparine MUM ple Plas caricia in 18 3 15 53 summary Detalls and Print arar 20 5 2 CPS IPhone Application Opera hai 21 SN PRETI ane toes
12. KB Interf ument PlanTwoView xib Apr 13 2010 9 43 PM 40 KB Interf ument Ut preferences png Nov 2 2009 12 00 PM 4 KB Porta image RegionTableView xib Feb 27 2010 10 00 PM 8 KB Interf ument RegionTwoTableView xib Feb 28 2010 11 07 AM 8 KB Interf ument WebServiceHelper h Mar 10 2010 9 24 PM 4 KB C Hea ce File WebServiceHelper m Mar 10 2010 9 24 PM 4 KB Objec ce File XMLDataSetParser h Mar 10 2010 9 25 PM 4 KB C Hea ce File XMLDataSetParser m Apr 13 2010 8 51 AM 8 KB Objec ce File e Click on Build and Go icon eoo m CF egate m CPS O DDOL N imulato g Q7 String Matching Groups 4 Files I FileName V lt Code A joj wis cps E m CPSAppDelegate m 47K Y w ws H WebServiceHelper h m WebServiceHelper m u XMLDataSetParser h 4 CPSAppDelegate m 6 lt No selected symbol Cy 8 a m XMLDataSetParser m eg B u DataSet h CPSAppDelegate m 3 CPS m DataSet m 7 v 3 Utils Created by Reza Nabi on 2 27 18 u DdiCropSystem h 2 Copyright Kansas State University 2818 All rights reserved m DdiCropSystem m l 5 ponen import CPSAppDelegate h E DdiCrop m import PlanO neNavController h x DdlLandType h lel import PlanTwoNavControl ler h m DdlLandType m import PlanO neViewController h 4 AppData h f si AppData m import AppData h n DdlBase h implementation CPSAppDe legate m DdlBase m
13. M 4 KB C Hea ce File AppData m Apr 12 2010 8 29 AM 4 KB Objec ce File gt build Feb 27 2010 3 36 PM Folder gt Classes Apr 15 2010 12 05 AM Folder CPS Prefix pch Feb 27 2010 2 57 PM 4 KB C Prec e File CPS Info plist Today 7 11 AM 4 KB XML P ty List CPS xcodeproj Apr 15 2010 12 06 AM ct File DataSet h Mar 10 2010 9 26 PM 4 KB C Hea ce File DataSet m Mar 18 2010 9 26 AM 8 KB Objec ce File dd Mar 14 2010 6 31 PM 8 KB Porta image DdiBase h Mar 9 2010 11 01 PM 4 KB C Hea ce File m DdiBase m Mar 9 2010 11 01 PM 4 KB Objec ce File DdiCrop h Mar 14 2010 5 08 PM 4 KB C Hea ce File DdiCrop m Apr 12 2010 8 41 AM 12 KB Objec ce File Ihi DdiCropSystem h Mar 14 2010 5 08 PM 4 KB C Hea ce File DdiCropSystem m Mar 14 2010 6 11 PM 8 KB Objec ce File DdiLandType h Mar 14 2010 5 09 PM 4 KB C Hea ce File DdiLandType m Mar 14 2010 6 11 PM 8 KB Objec ce File doneup Mar 10 2010 8 49 PM 8 KB Porta image graph png Nov 2 2009 12 00 PM 4KB Porta image e house png Nov 2 2009 12 00 PM 4 KB Porta image m main m Feb 27 2010 2 57 PM 4 KB Objec ce File MainWindow xib Mar 7 2010 2 01 PM 24 KB Interf ument mg Mar 23 2010 10 23 PM 8 KB Porta image PlanOneTableViewController h Feb 27 2010 9 30 PM 4 KB C Hea ce File PlanOneTableViewController m Feb 27 2010 9 25 PM 8 KB Objec ce File PlanOneView xib Apr 13 2010 9 39 PM 44
14. O i Plan 1 Plan 2 Plan 3 Plan 4 M Summary Details RETURN OVER COST USD Acre Plan 1 156 99 45 Cost 5 Yield 596 Price 5 Nolan 2241 175 112 Cost 5 Yield 5 Price 5 PROFIT USD _ N 8 8 8 8 L Plan 1 Plan 2 Builtusing ChartFX for NET Develo ment SUMMARY PLAN 1 INCOME PER ACRE Crop Acres Income Cost Retum Over Cost Crop Acres Income Cost Retum Over Cost Corn 100 345 291 54 Alfalfa 100 345 291 54 Soybeans 100 237 191 45 Wheat 100 331 209 121 Farm Per Acre 291 241 50 Farm Per Acre 338 250 88 Farm Total 200 582 483 99 Farm Total 200 676 501 175 SUMMARY DETAILS PLAN 1 SUMMARY PLAN 2 INCOME PER ACRE 18 When we are planning for posterity we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary Thomas Paine PAG PrIANAGERINFO WHOLE FARM Kansas State University x Jepartment of Agr conomics Crop Profitability Simulator Home Simulator FAQ Contact Us About CPS Location of the land North Fast y o il Plan 1 tan 2 lan 3 Plan 4 Summary Details EXPECTED VARIATION PLAN 2 Number of Crops 2 y I NOTE To view the expected variation in Summary crop 1 Show budget detail per acre Details page enter the yield price and cost in ercentage that you think can vary at your farm Crop Name Alfalfa y Crop System Conventional y P g y y aty vYield b Pricei 5 96
15. PLAN 2 Crop Acres Income Cost Return Over Cost Alfalfa 100 345 291 54 Wheat 100 331 209 Farm Per Acre 338 250 Farm Total 200 676 501 19 3 1 5 5 Summary Details and Print The summary along with its breakdown will be available for each plan in the Summary Details tab The whole farm profitability return over cost for multiple plans will also be summarized in a graph for easy comparison with best worst estimates when expected variation value is entered User may print the detailed report by clicking on Print icon AG ANAGERINFO VV HOLE FARM Kansas State University us Broma adlata Crop rotitabi ity imulator Home Simulatar FAQ Contact Us About CPS Department of Agricultural Economics Life is like riding a bike To keep your balance you must keep moving Albert Einstein Location of the land North Fast ed pm Plan 1 Plan 2 Plan 3 Plan al Summary Details h RETURN OVER COST USD Acre Plan 1156 99 45 Coast 5 Yield 5 Price 5 mp lan 2241 175 112 Cost 5 Yield 5 Price 5 PROFIT USD Plan 1 Plan 2 Builtusing ChartFX for NET Development SUMMARY PLAN 1 SUMMARY PLAN 2 Crop Acres Income Cost Return Over Cost Crop Acres Income Cost Return Over Cost Corn 100 345 291 f a4 Alfalfa 100 345 291 f a4 Soybeans 100 237 191 t 45 Wheat 100 331 209 1 121 Farm Per Acre 2071 221 50 Farm Per Acre 338
16. PS dbo CropType in DataFiles CropType txt c T Starting copy 2 rows copied Network packet size bytes 4096 Clock Time ms total 1 C KSUNDatabaseSetup gt bep CPS dbo LandType in DataFiles LandType txt c T Starting copy 2 rows copied Network packet size bytes 4096 Clock Time ms total 1 C KSUNDatabaseSetup gt bep CPS dbo Yieldlevel in DataFiles Yieldlevel txt c T Starting copy J rows copied Network packet size bytes 4096 Clock Time ms total 15 C KSUNDatabaseSetup gt bep CPS dbo CropDesc in DataFiles CropDesc txt c T Starting copy 9 rows copied Network packet size bytes 4096 Clock Time ms total 15 C KSUNDatabaseSetup gt bep CPS dbo Crop in DataFiles Crop txt c T Starting copy 216 rows copied Network packet size bytes 4096 Clock Time ms total 16 C KSUNDatabaseSetup gt bep CPS dbo Cost in DataFiles Cost txt c T Starting copy 216 rows copied Network packet size bytes 4096 Clock Time ms total 46 C NKSU DatabaseSetup bcp CPS dbo Income in DataFiles Income txt c T Starting copy 216 rows copied Network packet size bytes 4096 Clock Time ms total 15 LoadResults t t File LoadResults txt 1450 bytes 48 lines PC ANSI 2 3 2 Install CPS Web Application 1 Download the CPS Web Client MSI Package Available online at http home nabi us CpsWeb docs PhasellI Setup CpsWebClientSetup msi 2 Double cl
17. act Us About CPS Q the default values for INCOME PER ACRE and COST PER ACRE found in the Summary Details page are not applicable to my farm Can I personalize the budgets Q whatis the Expected Variation table in each plan for Q in the Simulator I see tabs for 4 available plans How can I make the best use of it Can you please give an example Q if any field in COST PER ACRE or INCOME PER ACRE for my field is left blank the page does not do anything What am I doing wrong Q Isee there are only 4 crops available to choose from How can I add a crop in the simulator that I am interested in Q I founda bug in the application What can I do 2008 Kansas State University 29 References 1 Reza Nabi Vision Document Online Available http cis895 nabi us Accessed April 2010 30
18. ariation in Summary E Crop 1 Show budget detail per acre Details page enter the yield price and cost in ercentage that you think can vary at your farm Crop Namex lt Corn Lxrop System id Conventional y i or 9b Price 96 Cost 96 Crop Ace amp I00 gt Land TeK Dy 2 Crop 2 Show budget detail per acre SUMMARY PLAN 1 s DbEBpppnn Crop Name Soybeans zl Grop Systemi Conventional H Crop Acres Income Cost Retum Over Cost Crop Acres fi 00 Land Type Dry y Corn 345 291 54 Soybeans 237 191 45 Farm Total Farm Per Acre 291 241 50 582 483 99 2008 Kansas State University 16 3 1 5 2 View Summary As user configures a plan Summary is updated automatically RAG WHOLE FARM Kansas State Universit 3a ep i Crop Profitability Simulator One can succeed at almost anything for which he has enthusiasm Charles Schwab Department of Agricultural Economics Home Simulator FAQ Contact Us About CPS SIMULATOR Location of the land North Fast y Plan 1 Plan 2 Plan 3 Plan 4 Summary Details Number of Crops 2 EXPECTED VARIATION PLAN 1 p NOTE To view the expected variation in Summary B Crop 1 Show budget detail per acre Details page enter the vield price and cost in ercentage that you think can vary at your farm Crop Name Corn y crop system Conventional y 3 yaty Yield b Pr
19. aspx c f Q Apple Yahoo GoogleMaps YouTube Wikipedia Qy Google News 60 Popular v When we are planning for posterity we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary SAC INFO Kansas State University WHOLE FARM Department of Agricultural Economics OA AMRIT one simulator Eao contact us m CONTACT US Department of Agricultural Economics Kansas State University 345 Waters Hall Manhattan KS 66506 4024 Thomas Paine Questions or Comments contact Dr Kevin Dhuyvetter Dr Rich Llewelyn Phone 785 532 3527 Phone 785 532 1504 Email kcd ksu edu Email rllewely ksu edu o 2008 Kansas State University 3 1 4 About CPS Click on About CPS link to view the name of the product version and copyright information D The Whole Farm Crop Profitability Simulator a http localhost Cpsweb AboutCPS aspx c A CO Apple Yahoo GoogleMaps YouTube Wikipedia News 60 Y Popular Qy Google When we are planning for posterity we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary AVijANAGER cC M FARM ee Thomas Paine Home Simulator FAQ Contact Us About CPS ABOUT CPS Crop Profitability Simulator CPS Version 1 0 Copyright c 2008 Kansas State University All Rights Reserved o 2008 Kansas State University 3 1 5 Simulator Click on Simulator link to bring up the main Crop Profitability Simulator
20. ation Cancel Back iR CPS Web Client 1 0 Ioj x Installing CPS Web Client 1 0 PAG a mar CPS Web Client 1 0 is being installed Please wait 6 CPS Web Application Client installation complete Click on Close to exit the setup wizard i CPS Web Client 1 0 Installation Complete CPS Web Client 1 0 has been successfully installed Click Close to exit Please use Windows Update to check for any critical updates ta the MET Framework 2 3 3 Install CPS Web Service 1 Download the CPS Web Service MSI Package Available online at http home nabi us CpsWeb docs PhasellII Setup CpsWebService msi 2 Double click the CpsWebServiceSetup msi file and load the CPS Web Service 1 0 setup wizard 3 Click on Next button to continue lx Welcome to the CPS Web Service 1 0 Setup PAG Wizard Cus The installer will guide you through the steps required to install CP S web Service 1 0 en your computer WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Cancel lt Back 4 Provide the installation address you like and click Next to continue 29 CPS Web Service 1 0 Ioj xj oelect Installation Address PAG The installer will install CPS Web Ser
21. hard drive playing both DB server and web server role should be sufficient as well 2 2 Required Software 2 2 1 Required Software CPS Web App Microsoft Windows 2008 Server with Web Server role MS SQL Server 2008 or MS SQL Server 2005 CPS Web Client MSI Package Available online at http home nabi us CpsWeb docs PhasellI Setup CpsWebClientSetup msi CPS Web Service MSI Package Available online at http home nabi us CpsWeb docs PhaselllI Setup CpsWebServiceSetup msi CPS Database Installation Scripts available online at http home nabi us CpsWeb docs PhasellI Setup DatabaseSetup zip 2 2 2 Required Software CPS iPhone App Mac OS 10 5 or Higher Apple iPhone Development Kit 3 0 or Higher XCode IDE CPS Phone Client Available online at http home nabi us Cps Web docs PhasellI Setup iPhoneClhient zip 2 NOTE When iPhone application will be packaged by Apple none of the above software is required All we need is 1Phone or 1Pod Touch with deployable CPS iPhone Application package 2 3 Install CPS Software and Setup This section provides steps to load the database setup web client web service and iPhone application 2 3 1 Load Database 1 Download and unzip the Database Installation scripts available online at http home nabi us CpsWeb docs PhasellII Setup DatabaseSetup zip 2 Load SQL Server Management Studio and create a database called CPS Es Microsoft SOL Server Management Studio File Edit View Project
22. ice Cost Crop Acres fi 00 Land Type Dry Y F Crop 2 Show budget detail per acre SUMMARY PLAN 1 Crop Name Soybeans z Crop System Conventional Ej Crop Acres Income Cost Retum Over Cost Crop acres 100 Land Type Dry Y Corn i00 345 291 54 Soybeans 237 191 45 Farm Per Acre 291 241 50 Farm Total 200 582 483 99 2008 Kansas State University 3 1 5 3 Expected Variation For each plan there will be an Expected Variation table where user can enter Yield Cost and Price that can vary at user s farm The expected variation data helps to the best and worst estimate of profit along with the average RAG WHOLE FARM Kansas State Universit 3 a 3 t of Agricultura non cs Crop Profitability Simulator Jenartrner Vepariment Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other John F Kennedy Home Simulator FAQ Contact Us About CPS SIMULATOR Location of the land North East y 9 Plan 1 Plan 2 Plan 3 Plan 4 Summary Details Number of Crops 2 7 EXPECTED VARIATION PLAN 1 i o O0 mndesde i NOTE To view the expected variation in Summary Crop 1 Show budget detail per acre Details page enter the yield price and cost in E t Crop Name Com y Crop System Conventional y percentage that you think can Yield 5 Price 5 96 Crop Acres f 00 Land Type Dry m A Crop 2 Show budget detail pe
23. ick the CpsWebClientSetup msi file and load the CPS Web Client 1 0 setup wizard CpsWebclient Setup msi 3 Click on Next button to continue lol xl Welcome to the CPS Web Client 1 0 Setup Wizard A The installer will quide you through the steps required to install CPS Web Client 1 0 on your Computer WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Cancel lt Back i 4 Provide the installation address you like and click Next to continue By default CPSWebClient is set as virtual directory for the web application You may change it to any meaningful name you like e g CPSWeb i CPS Web Client 1 0 EN rf xj Select Installation Address PAG AO The installer will install CP S Web Client 1 0 to the following web location 1 To install to this web location click Nest To install to a different web location enter it below Sibe Defaut Web Site Disk Cost Virtual directory CpswebClient Application Pool DefaultAppP ool Z m des C 5 Click Next to begin installation i CPS Web Client 1 0 Confirm Installation The installer is ready to install CPS Web Client 1 0 on pour computer Click Next to start the install
24. mary tab The system should display a Return Over Cost summary table if an expected variation value is entered a the system will also display best and worst scenarios 25 ll Carrier gt 8 07 AM amma A Plan Two Plan configuration applied to your Farm Crop Name heat V Crop System Conventional V Land Type P V Crop Acres 1 Expected variation in percent Yield Price Cost Plan Two One Corn Two Wheat 134 121 109 Plan Expected Variation One Cost 2 Price 2 Yield 2 Two Cost 2 Price 2 Yield 2 Comparing return over cost of Plan 1 and Plan 2 side by side with best and worst scenarios m Summary ll Carrier gt 8 07 AM regy Plan One JTL enre Plan configuration applied to your Farm Crop Name Crop System Conventional V Land Type P V Crop Acres Expected variation in percent Yield Price Cost E Ay d Bu Plan One Plan Two Summary O 26 4 FAQ and Troubleshooting This section provides information on frequently asked problems and how to troubleshoot the reported problem 4 1 CPS iPhone Frequently Asked Question FAQ 4 1 1 When launching the iPhone application I get service not available error What should I do CPS Error Sorry the Web Service is currently unavailable Please report this to reza ksu edu Answer Open CPS Info plist file and make sure the ServiceURL a
25. n addition to the default values based on Kansas Farm Management Guides the Simulator allows you to customize your calculations to your individual situations in terms of specific revenue and cost items and possible variabilities in price yield and cost The whole farm profitability for multiple plans will be summarized in a graph for easy comparison If you have questions please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions FAQ page If the answer of your question is not available in FAO please send your questions to the email address available in Contact Us page Partial funding for AgManager info has been provided by K State Research amp Extension the Kansas Corn Commission and AgMRC CORN resource center COMMISSION WPICSTATE Research and 3 1 2 FAQ From the main home click on FAQ hyper link to load FAQ page Click on question to view the answer of the question 13 The Whole Farm Crop Profitability Simulator a gt http localhost CpsWebClient Fag aspx e CO Apple Yahoo GoogleMaps YouTube Wikipedia Mews 60 Y Popular v TY A G One can succeed at almost anything for which he has enthusiasm Charles Schwab ANAGER INFO UYHOLE FARM Home Simulator Contac Us About CPS Qr Google 3 3t tate University FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FAQ 4 I am at the main home page How do I bring up the simulator 1 farm 200 acres of non irrigated land in northwestern Kan
26. nd Service Namespace is configured correctly as per your installation e00 e CPS Info plist w Information Property List 14 items Localization native development re English Bundle display name CPS 1 0 Executable file EXECUTABLE_NAME Icon file aglogo pna Bundle identifier com yourcompany PRODUCT_NAME rfc1034identifier InfoDictionary version 6 0 Bundle name S PRODUCT NAME Bundle OS Type code APPL Bundle creator OS Type code 7 Bundle version 1 0 Application requires iPhone enviror M Main nib file base name MainWindow 27 4 1 2 When I click on Summary I get Incomplete Plan What should I do CPS Information Incomplete Plan Please configure at least one plan to view the summary Answer To display summary system requires at least one plan to be configured Please click on either Plan One or Plan Two select a region and enter all required values like Crop Crop System Land Type and Total Acre Then click on Summary tab 4 1 3 Ihave found a bug with the Application What should I do Answer Please contact either Dr Andresen dan ksu edu or Dr Hikaru hpp ksu edu or Reza Nabi reza ksu edu We will address it in our next release 28 4 1 4 Ihave an enhancement request Who should I contact Answer Please contact either Dr Andresen dan ksu edu or Dr Hikaru hpp ksu edu or Reza Nabi reza ksu edu We will address it in our next release 4 1 5 Iam
27. p IPhoneClient IPhonec E File Edit Search wiew Tools Macros Configure Window Help x D h Sern B 5c m s UE oa ug ee gt h Yunl version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 73 gt IDOCTYPE plist PUBLIC Apple DTD PLIST 1 0 EN http wow apple co plist yversion 1 0 gt dict gt key gt CPBundleDevelopment Region key gt string English lt string key gt CFbBbundleDisplayrHamex lt key gt string CPsS 1 0 lt string key gt CFBundleEzecutable key gt string gt S EXECOTABLE NAME lt string gt key gt CFbBundlelconPF1 lex key gt stringtaglogo pngt string hey gt 5ervicelEL lt key gt de le ald ete lala khey gt ServiceNaneSpace key gt zstring http agmanager infoz o ztring key gt CFbBbundleldentitier lt key gt string com yourcompany S PRODOCT NAME rfcl03didentitiertirstring key gt CEBundlelnftoblictionaryYers1on lt key gt atring 6 0 string gt key gt CFbBundleName lt key gt string PRODUCT_HAWE lt string key gt CFbundlePackageType lt key gt string APPL string gt key gt CPBundleSignature lt key gt atring 7 lt string key gt CPBundleVersion lt key gt etring 1 U lt string key gt LoRequires PhoneOS lt key gt EEUE gt key gt HSHainHN1bFile x key gt string MainWindow lt string
28. r acre SUMMARY PLAN 1 Crop Name Soybeans z Grop Systemi Conventional Crop Acres Income Cost Retum Over Cost Crop acres 100 Land Type Dry M Corn i00 345 291 54 Soybeans 100 237 191 45 Farm Per Acre 291 2431 50 Farm Total 200 582 483 99 Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other John F Kennedy RAG WHOLE FARM Kansas State University 3 a Agricultural EconomcsB Crop Profitability Simulator Department Home About CPS Simulator FAQ Contact Us Location of the land North Fast y Plan i Plan 2 Plan 3 Plan4 f Summary Details RETURN OVER COST USD Acre Plan High Mean Low Expected Variation plan 1156 99 45 Cost 5 Yield 5 Price 5 a 7 d E LL O ra a Plan 1 ChartFX for NET Develo Built usin ment SUMMARY PLAN 1 Crop Acres Income Cost Return Over Cost Corn 100 3 345 4291 54 Soybeans 100 237 191 45 Farm Per Acre 291 241 50 3 1 5 4 Comparing Multiple Plans Configure multiple plan and then click on Summary Details tab This will display comparison of plans you have configured side by side VV MANAGER INFO WHOLE FARM Life is like riding a bike To keep your balance you must keep moving Albert Einstein Kansas epartment of Ag About CPS Home Simulator FAQ Contact Us Location of the land North East y m O
29. sas If I want to grow corn on 100 acres and soybeans on 100 acres using conventional methods how do I simulate the whole farm profitability for my plan Q The default values for INCOME PER ACRE and COST PER ACRE found in the Summary Details page are not applicable to my farm Can I personalize the budgets Q whatis the Expected Variation table in each plan for Q inthe Simulator I see tabs for 4 available plans How can I make the best use of it Can you please give an example Q if any field in COST PER ACRE or INCOME PER ACRE for my field is left blank the page does not do anything What am I doing wrong Q isee there are only 4 crops available to choose from How can I add a crop in the simulator that I am interested in Q rfounda bug in the application What can I do 2008 Kansas State University 9 The Whole Farm Crop Profitability Simulator 4 10 http localhost CpsWebClient Fag aspx e Qy Google D wt CO Apple Yahoo GoogleMaps YouTube Wikipedia Mews 60 Popular v TY A G One can succeed at almost anything for which he has enthusiasm Charles Schwak ANAGER INFO WHOLE FARM Kansas State University Department of Ag al E Home Simulator FAQ Contact Us About CPE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FAQ 1 am at the main home page How do 1 bring up the simulator Click on the Simulator hyperlink on the top navigation bar You can also bring up the
30. tive bit NULL ssn CONSTRAINT PK_CropDesc PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED i a CropDescID ASC UniBD os WITH IGNORE DUP KEY OFF ON PRIMARY 9 Database Diagrams ON PRIMARY E Tables END E Views L3 Synonyms E Programmability Go 59 Service Broker E Storage Create CropType Table LA Security SET ANSI NULLS ON E Security GO LA Server Objects SET QUOTED IDENTIFIER ON LA Replication GO 3 Management IF NOT EXISTS SELECT FROM sys objects WHERE object id OBJECT ID N d E Notification Services BEGIN gt amp SQL Server Agent Agent XPs disable CREATE TABLE dbo CropType aw Tren THI im THER TPS A 15 MOT NTIT T D E E E E E 9 E FE EE FE E EH 4 Load the CPS data by running LoadData bat like the following c CA WINDOWS system32 cmd exe CIAKSUADatabasesetup gt Co KSU DatahbaseSetup LoadData_ hat gt LoadResults txt C KSU DatahbaseSetup gt 5 Verify that there is no error in LoadResults txt file Healthy logfile may look like the following e TextPad C KSU sDatabaseSetup LoadResults txt I mi xj e File Edit Search View Tools Macros Configure Window Help 81 x Bosu 8emng coe2cjmmios9evugi Gem ose gt N C KSUNDatabaseSetup gt bep CPS dbo Region in DataFiles Region txt c T Starting copy 6 rows copied Network packet size bytezs 4096 Clock Time ms total 63 C KSUNDatabaseSetup gt bep C
31. v Classes synthesize window w CPSAppDelegate h synthesize rootControl ler v CPSAppDelegate m synthesize plan neNavController m eg synthesize planTwoNayControl ler n SummaryViewController h synthesize planOneViewControl ler m SummaryViewController m u PlanOneNavController h voidyapplicationDidFinishLaunching Ul pplication japplication 4 m PlanOneNavController m 4 j a u RegionTableViewController h AP tst dba agitan usas E mi RegionTableViewController m E shoreddnnNiata l nnhata sharedAnnnataTnstonce l La PlanQneViewController h DA 22 3 2 1 1 Configure a Plan Configuring a plan 1s a two step process o Select a region e g North Central ul Carrier gt 8 08 AM ll Carrier gt 8 07 AM Cm South Central Crop Name North East Conventional Crop System South West Land Type P South East Crop Acres North Central E a Plan One Plan Two o For convenience all fields are populated except Expected Variation Change the value of Crop Land Type Crop System and Crop Acre that apply to your farm 3 2 4 2 Configure Crops Crop System and Land Type To change Crop Crop System and Land Type tap the down arrow button This will invoke a selection list Select the desired value and tap the OK button Below are few screenshots 23 all Carrier gt 8 01 AM Crop Name Crop System Conventional C Land Type P f
32. vice 1 0 to the following web location To install to this web location click Mest To install to a different web location enter it below Site Default Web Site Disk Cost Virtual directory Cpsws Application Pool Default par oo crest en i 5 Click Next to begin installation i CPS Web Service 1 0 EE Imi ed Confirm Installation The installer is ready to install CPS Web Service 1 0 on your computer Click Next to start the installation Cancel Back 10 ie CPS Web Service 1 0 a al xj Installing PS Web Service 1 0 PAG CPS Web Service 1 0 is being installed Please walt lt Back ext gt 6 CPS Web Service installation is complete Click on Close to exit the setup wizard ic xi Installation Complete PAG pled ME CPS Web Service 1 0 has been successtully installed Click Close to exit Please use Windows Update ta check for any critical updates to the NET Framework Earcel x Back 11 2 3 4 Install CPS iPhone Client 1 Download CPS iPhone Application Source Code Available online at http home nabi us CpsWeb docs PhasellI Setup iPhoneClient zip to MacBook or Mac PC where iPhoneSDK 3 0 or higher and XCode is installed 2 Open up CPS Info plist file and make sure SeriveURL is pointed to the correct address where you have installed in section 2 3 3 E TextPad 0 K5U CPSApp Cps Web docs phaselll Setu

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