Flex Lease Computations Spreadsheet Tool

by Michael Langemeier

Updated August 2025

This spreadsheet can be used alongside the articles Comparing Net Returns for Alternative Leasing Arrangements and Flexible Cash Lease Comparisons to compute cash rents and net returns for a specific year for 75% and 90% base cash rent leases. Users can enter custom values for crop budget line items, yields, prices, and payments to calculate lease rates and earnings per acre. The tool is useful for both landowners and tenants.

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Comparing Net Returns for Alternative Leasing Arrangements

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Leases on agricultural land are strongly influenced by local custom and tradition. However, in most areas, landowners and operators can choose from several types of lease arrangements: crop share, fixed cash rent, flexible cash leases. Each leasing arrangement has advantages and disadvantages. Rather than focusing on the advantages and disadvantages of various lease arrangements, this article uses a case farm in west central Indiana to illustrate net returns to land derived from crop share, fixed cash rent, and flexible cash lease arrangements.

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