An edition of Farm management
(2003)
Farm management
principles and strategies
by Kent D. Olson
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Farm management: principles and strategies
2004, Iowa State Press
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Farm Management: Principles and Strategies
July 30, 2003, Iowa State Press
Hardcover
in English
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Table of Contents
The scope of farm management
The farming environment
The functions of management
The decision process
The farm business life cycle
A business plan
Strategic management
A game plan
Crafting a strategy
Strategic planning
Strategy implementation
Strategic control
Marketing plan
Marketing plan components
Historical price patterns
General price forecasting methods
Marketing control
Budgeting
General budget terminology
Types of budgets
Microeconomic principles for management
Budget development
Production and operations management
Process mapping
Improving the current process
Enterprise selection
Input supply management
Scheduling operations
Quality management and control
Quality defined
The costs of quality
Quality management
Process control
Tools for process improvement
Financial analysis
Understanding financial statements
Measures of financial position and performance
Initial analysis
Diagnostic analysis
Financial management
Sources and uses of capital
Calculating loan payments
Estimating the cost of credit
Cash flow management
Financial control
Investment analysis
The time value of money
Investment analysis (a.k.a. capital budgeting)
Land purchase and rental
Purchasing land
Land rental
Risk management
Sources of risk
Managing risk
Crop insurance
Making risky decisions
Scenarios for management planning
Production contract evaluation
Types of production contracts
Evaluating production contracts
A production contract checklist
Staffing and organization
Human and employee needs
Human resource management
Business organization
The future farm manager
Farmers' responses
Concluding comments.
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