Online Lime Calculator

The Online Lime Calculator calculates which lime will be the most effective in increasing soil pH from the total cost of liming (lime + freight + spreading) on your farm. Select the Aglime minesite of your choice and click another lime to compare it to. The Total ENV is the ability of a unit mass of lime to change soil pH.  This takes into account the chemical composition (NV) and particle size distribution of a lime. Note: If the values do not appear you may need to install Java or stop blocking active content.

 

1. Use the Lime Specifications to calculate the Total Effective NV

 

Product 1 : Aglime Limesand

Product 2 : Other Limes
   
   
Particle size % of product NV ENV   Particle size % of product NV ENV
                 
0.000-0.125

  0.000-0.125
0.125-0.250   0.125-0.250
0.250-0.500   0.250-0.500
0.500-1.000   0.500-1.000
above 1.000   above 1.000
Total

  Total

     
To analyse another source of lime, download a Product Information Sheet from LimeWA, enter the values into the table and press Recalculate ENV.

 

 

2. Calculate how many t/ha are needed to increase pH an equal amount

 

Aglime Limesand :

 t/ha Other Lime :

 t/ha

 

3. Add freight and spreading costs to the cost of liming

 

Aglime Price

 $/t Other Lime Price

 $/t
Freight

 $/t Freight

 $/t
Spreading

 $/t Spreading

 $/t
Total cost per t

 $/t Total cost per t

 $/t

 

4. The total cost to increase pH an equal amount on your farm is

 

Aglime Limesand :

 $/ha Other Lime :

 $/ha
     
It is True.  Aglime is the best value lime for your farm.  Try changing some values and recalculate the cost to see the value of Aglime.  

 

Note: Grey boxes represent calculated values, they cannot be changed manually.  Other values such as lime price, freight and spreading costs, and the % of product and NV of limes can be changed.  The ENV of a lime is calculated by multiplying the % of product by the NV and the factor of which that particle size group is effective.  Particles under 0.5mm are 100% effective, particles over 0.5mm but less than 1mm are assumed to be only 50% effective and particles over 1mm are assumed to be 25% effective.  This formula is used around the world in determining the effectiveness of agricultural limes.  The t/ha rate is calculated by comparing the two ENVs, and the total cost is the t/ha rate multiplied by lime price + freight + spreading.

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