Fearless Farm Finances: Farm Financial Management Demystified - Softcover

Dietmann, Paul; Chase, Craig; Blanchard, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615582192 ISBN 13: 9780615582191

Publisher: Midwest Organic and Sustainabble Ed Service, 2012

Synopsis

Fearless Farm Finances is a resource for new farmers,farmers new to financial management, and those wishing to increase their understanding. The book simplifies the concepts and techniques of successful farm financial management, from setting up data collection systems and designing a QuickBooks bookkeeping program to understanding standard financial statements such as the balance sheet and income statement. Ways to assess and increase profitability, including the use of standardized ratios, enterprise budgets and partial budgets, budgeting and monitoring, as well as assessing markets and pricing, are also covered. Numerous examples from a diversity of working farms are used, as well as financial data from a fictional sample farm. This book will be relevant and useful for those managing all types of farms, including new farms, small farms, and diversified farms.

About this title

About the Author

Jody Padgham, the project manager and editor, is the finance director of the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service. She has owned and managed a 60-acre grass-based sheep and organic poultry farm in north central Wisconsin since 2001.

Review

"...my PA Women in Ag Network group did a learning circle around your (Fearless Farm Finances) book! I cannot tell you enough how much this book has helped not only myself with getting our finances under more control, but the wonderful things everyone else had to say, too. You broke everything down in a way that allowed us to move forward with purpose and get a plan together. I'm actually excited about working on our finances now because I'm excited to see what Mike and I will be able to do once we have a really firm handle on where everything stands and we are making really smart decisions!" - Christie Badger, Badger's Millside Farm Fearless Farm Finances does an excellent job making complex subjects easy-to-understand and relevant. It's a must-read for farmers but also for agriculture students in high school and community college settings. - Brian Campbell, South Piedmont Community College

Edition details

• Publisher: Midwest Organic and Sustainabble Ed Service
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0615582192
• ISBN 13: 9780615582191
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 266