Farm Planning and Control - Softcover

Barnard, C. S.; Nix, J. S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521296048 ISBN 13: 9780521296045

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1980

Synopsis

Although there are many motives for farming, the achievement of a worthwhile financial return, coupled with a good standard of living, ranks high among them. This implies the need for sound business organisation - the more so as holdings become larger, more specialised and more capital intensive. The present book offers a comprehensive treatment of farm business organisation and control. Although designed primarily as an intermediate text for students in universities and agricultural colleges, it is of interest and value to all those concerned with farm business, including business advisers, land agents, accountants and bank managers. The book's wide coverage is made possible by a mainly non-mathematical presentation coupled with a liberal use of examples drawn from farming practice. The book is divided into four parts: the organisation of resources, the organisation of enterprises, the combination of enterprises and the control of resources and enterprises. The overtaking theme is that, in order to make the most economic use of the resources at his disposal, the farmer has to decide what resources to use, how to organise their use within individual enterprises and how to combine the enterprises into an integrated farming system. Lastly, if these efforts are not to be largely wasted, he must initiate the keeping of suitable records to provide both planning data and a system of checks and controls when his plans are put into practice.

About this title

Book Description

The second edition of this book offers comprehensive treatment of farm business organization and control.

About the Author

Barnard is Lecturer in Land Economy, University of Cambridge.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521296048
• ISBN 13: 9780521296045
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 612