Eric Nankivell Farmanco, Albury, NSW, Australia ABSTRACT Benchmarking is used widely in farm management helping managers identify key opportunities for business improvement. The Farmanco Profit Series is a numbered benchmarking service. Each number represents a farming business. The detail...
- January 23, 2019
Muhammad Imran Siddique1, Peter Tozer1, Nicola Shadbolt1 1Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand ABSTRACT Since 2006, milk prices, on average, have increased but there has been a great deal of price volatility in global dairy trade prices as well...
- January 23, 2019
Mike Stephens Director Meridian Agriculture mstephens@meridian-ag.com.au ABSTRACT In Australia there are 52,140 broadacre (sheep, beef cattle and crop) farms. Few of these farms have been retained in the ownership of the same family for three or more generations. The...
- January 23, 2019
Mike Stephens1, Paul Blackshaw1 1Directors, Meridian Agriculture mstephens@meridian-ag.com.au ABSTRACT A positive relationship between the farm business manager and their accountant is a key one in the management and success of the farm. While this relationship is very positive in...
- January 23, 2019
Jaka Zgajnar2, Emir Becirovic1 1Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina 2Biotechnical faculty, University of Ljubljana Domzale, Slovenia ABSTRACT The paper presents a risk analysis for hypothetical farms focused on berry fruits production. The...
- January 22, 2019
David Stevens1, Bob Cottrell2, Tanira Kingi3, Weo Maag4, Tony Whaata5, Clinton Hemana6, Andrew Beijeman7, Marie Casey8, Fiona Comer9 and Shona Frengley9 1AgResearch Ltd 2 Tarawera Farm Trust 3 Whakaue Farming Ltd 4 Pukepoto Farm Trust 5Tautara Matawhaura Trust 6 Opepe...
- January 22, 2019
Holmes, S1, Heather Watson1 1Farm Management Canada (FMC) ABSTRACT The next generation are the future of farming and lifeblood of the agriculture and agri-food industry. Farm transition is arguably the most critical time in the lifecycle of the farm...
- January 22, 2019
Jia Lei1, Morita Kiyohide2, Zhang Lixia3, Zhao Xintong4 1.3Information Research Institute of Science and Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; 2Department of Intercultural Communication, Komatsu University, Komatsu, Ishikawa 9230921, Japan; 4Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University,...
- January 22, 2019
Mr Guido van der Hoeven, Mr J.C. Hobbs Nc State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States Abstract This paper discusses and illustrates potential financial risk exposure farmers and ranchers may have as...
- January 22, 2019
Prof CA Bisschoff & Mr B Grainger NWU Business School, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa Christo.bisschoff@nwu.ac.za Abstract The agricultural tractor market in South Africa and more particular the landlocked bread basket status of the North West province, near the...
- January 22, 2019
