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» Tomorrow's Farm Managers: Who Will They Be and How Will They Learn?
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/7/2008 | Farming | Unrated

The changing agricultural environment has wide-reaching implications for farm and ranch managers of the future.


» Farming in the Shadow of the City
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/7/2008 | Farming | Unrated

What happens to traditional agriculture when the city's shadow creeps ever nearer to the farm?


» Rural Development: A Farm Manager's Perspective
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/7/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Rural development is often overlooked by farmers, agribusiness groups, and agricultural policymakers.


» Farm Managers Evaluate Biotechnology
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/7/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Technological advancements and breakthroughs have occurred regularly in agriculture.


» Staying Competitive in the Global Market
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/7/2008 | Farming | Unrated

As one of the world's largest traders of food and farm products, the United States has generated an agricultural trade surplus every year since 1960.


» The Changing Financial Environment
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/7/2008 | Farming | Unrated

The trend toward a farm sector composed of a large number of small, part-time farming operations and a much smaller number of large commercial farms will continue.


» Challenges Facing Farm Managers
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/7/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Decisionmaking has always challenged farm managers.


» Integrated Resource Management for Colorado Beef and Sheep Producers
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/6/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Since the early 1980's, Colorado beef producers have significantly improved the efficiencies (cost and physical production) of their businesses.


» Management Needs of Small-Scale Agriculture
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/6/2008 | Farming | Unrated

The only thing homogeneous about small-scale farms are the words "small-scale farms."


» Farm Business Management Associations Provide Decisionmaking Help
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/6/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Today, more than ever, farmers need sound help with management decisions.


» A Day in the Life of a District Farm Management Agent
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/6/2008 | Farming | Unrated

What happens during a typical day for a District Extension Farm Management Agent?


» How Extension Education Programs Help Farm Managers
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/6/2008 | Farming | Unrated

The Cooperative Extension System has a long history of offering educational programs about farm management.


» The Professional Farm Manager
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/6/2008 | Farming | Unrated

With the technological and practical changes that have taken place in American agriculture during the 20th century...


» Farm Lenders Offer Management Assistance
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/6/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Farm management assistance and related credit counseling are frequently available through farm lenders and their agricultural loan officers.


» Learning Financial Management by Interactive Videodisc
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/6/2008 | Farming | Unrated

An interactive videodisc learning system consists of a microcomputer, a videodisc player, a television, a printer, and the cables to connect them all.


» Filtering Information for Decisionmaking
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/6/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Farmers and ranchers are bombarded with information.


» Where and How Do Farm Managers Get Useful Information?
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/6/2008 | Farming | Unrated

The right information at the right time can mean success or failure for the farm manager.


» Integrated Pest Management Systems: Protecting Profits and the Environment
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/6/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Integrated pest management (IPM) is an ecologically based, environmentally conscious method to control plant pests.


» Farms That Succeed Using LISA
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/5/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Many people wonder whether commercial scale farms can succeed financially while fanning with low-input sustainable agricultural (LISA) systems.


» Incorporating Conservation and Wildlife Practices in a Farm Management Plan
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/5/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Land is a long-term resource, and for most owners, farmland ownership is more of a long-term commitment than a short-term investment.


» Farmers and the Environment
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/5/2008 | Farming | Unrated

From this Nation's beginnings through the first half of this century, America's natural resource base—its land, forests, water, and minerals—was viewed as virtually unlimited.


» Making it Work
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/5/2008 | Farming | Unrated

In 1986, my farming operation was falling short of making debt payments, and my family was making sacrifices that were becoming difficult to accept.


» Managing Assets on Small or Limited-Resource Farms
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/5/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Managing a small farm enterprise requires a logical business plan to develop and allocate the farm assets.


» Managing the Manager: The Professional Farm Manager
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/5/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Farm managers must be experts in production, disease and insect control, financial planning, marketing, and a host of other areas.


» Investing in Dairy Livestock Facilities
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/5/2008 | Farming | Unrated

The farmstead—including the buildings that comprise the dairy housing and milking center...


» Machinery Management
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/5/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Farm machinery and equipment are essential to the operation of most farm and ranch businesses.


» Managing Human Resources on the Farm
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/5/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Effective human resource management begins with planning.


» How to Obtain and Use Agricultural Credit
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/5/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Sound use of agricultural credit is a two-way street affecting both borrower and lender.


» Managing Water: Economics of Complex Systems
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/5/2008 | Farming | Unrated

To the many American farmers in the Midwest and East, water management for crop production is often left to the whims of nature.


» Land Purchase and Lease Decisions? Taking the Long View
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/5/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Agricultural real estate and the real estate market are different from many other types of investments.


» From Boom to Bust and Back Again: A Farm Family Rebuilds
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/5/2008 | Farming | Unrated

The agricultural boom of the 1970's produced many farm management success stories.


» Expert Systems: Potential Management Aids
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/5/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Farmers and ranchers are often envious of large businesses that can afford consultants to sift through information and help them make informed management decisions.


» Tax Management: Taking Taxes Into Account
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/5/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Tax management is fundamental to good business management.


» Computer Assisted Management: The Case of Jim and Kathy Moseley
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/5/2008 | Farming | Unrated

This is the story of Jim and Kathy Moseley, who are recognized as outstanding farmers and who share both in business and in family growth and development.


» Using Computers to Improve Farm Management Decisions
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/4/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Farming and ranching have never been more dynamic and competitive than they are today.


» The Whole Farm Plan: Looking at the Big Picture
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/4/2008 | Farming | Unrated

The whole farm plan, or total farm budget, is an outline of the proposed operation of a farm business.


» Partial Budgeting: Looking at the Small Picture
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/4/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Managers of today's farms are constantly being assailed by situations requiring them to make decisions.


» Enterprise Budgeting
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/4/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Management is a process in which information is the input and decisions are the output.


» Comparative Analysis
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/4/2008 | Farming | Unrated

John T. Farmer, a midwestern grain and beef producer, knew that some changes were needed in his farm operation.


» How to Use a Farm Accounting System to Help Analyze Your Finances
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/3/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Planning and financial control are two of the most difficult and troublesome tasks faced by modern farmers and ranchers, but they are also the cornerstones of the management process.


» Evaluating Computerized Farm Accounting Systems
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/3/2008 | Farming | Rating:

Many farm and ranch managers have discovered that the amount and quality of information they use to make decisions contribute directly to the success of their businesses.


» Farm Records Can Improve Profitability
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/2/2008 | Farming | Unrated

Farm managers need a complete and accurate farm records system in order to make informed management decisions that will help maintain or improve farm business profitability.


» Profile of a Successful Manager: From Beef, Eggs, and Grain to a Dairy
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/2/2008 | Farming | Unrated

The decision to convert to a dairy operation was not an easy one for James and Ann Shipley.


» The Pendletons of Kansas: Doing Better With Asparagus and Tomatoes
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/2/2008 | Farming | Unrated

John and Karen Pendleton are enthusiastic and articulate college graduates.


» Aquaculture: The Fastest Growing Farm Industry
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/2/2008 | Farming | Unrated

When settlers arrived in this country several hundred years ago, they found a land rich in animals that could be hunted to supply them with food.


» Operating a Pick-Your-Own Strawberry and Pumpkin Farm
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/1/2008 | Farming | Unrated

In 1984, our family moved to the Bellevue Berry Farm, just south of Omaha, Nebraska.


» The Flickerville Mountain Farm and Groundhog Ranch: An Apprenticeship
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/1/2008 | Farming | Unrated

All right. You've bought the farm, so to speak, and you're ready to become your own boss, set out to make a comfortable income in the inspiring solace of the bucolic countryside.


» Choosing a Business Structure for Your Farm
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/1/2008 | Farming | Unrated

A business entity is the legal structure under which a farm or any business is organized and operated.


» Integrating Production and Marketing Management on a Beef Ranch
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/1/2008 | Farming | Unrated

The management of a ranch operation, like any other business, requires careful consideration of the interrelationships between production and marketing decisions.


» Determining Your Competitive Advantage
By Clayton Yeutter | Published 06/1/2008 | Farming | Unrated

To be successful, farmers must produce the commodity or combination of commodities for which their resources are best suited.




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