Operations · Jul 1, 2026

The books, at a glance.

What came in, what's going out, what's left for July. Two bean sales (Jun 1 + Jul 1) are what bridge cash through the bills.

YTD net grain
see books
Cash on hand
not tracked here
June bills
tax · Ritchie · Lattering
Cash runway · next 90 days Sales (sage) · bills (warn) · running balance (ink)
below $5k $40k $30k $20k $10k $0 $25k $37k $7k $19k $11k Jul 30 +$12k bean sale 1,000 bu @ Jun 1 −$30k Jun bills tax · Ritchie · Lattering +$12k bean sale 1,000 bu @ Jul 1 −$8k Jul chem Apr 30 Jun 1 Jun 15 Jul 1 Jul 15 Jul 30

Cash flow model from Apr 2026 — bean sales completed. Chart is historical reference only.

Hay bales · 2025
3,820
3 cuttings · ~$5
Calving
11 / 11
100% · all live
To Milford
6
Sep–Oct calves
Bull sale
May 22
18-mo · last of upgrade
New hayfield
10 ac
ready 2027
Farm Bridge
$4,521
received · Mar
Where else this could go Cash bids vs Ritchie · net of freight at 0.6¢/bu/mi
Elevator Miles Freight Corn $ Δ vs Ritchie Soy $ Δ vs Ritchie
Bids pending — auto-refresh from elevator websites wires up next. Distances are straight-line approximations from 19076 W Peotone Rd; freight assumes $5/loaded mi ÷ 890 bu/load corn. Source · elevator websites + Bushel

Yield · Margin · Benchmark · 2017–2025

How we stack up against Illinois.

See full benchmarks →

USDA NASS · farmdoc / IL FBFM · Freis_Farm_Books_and_Records.xlsx. 2025 bean $/ac is partial — rises as remaining bushels sell.