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Farm Management
by See Title Page
part of the Yearbook of Agriculture Series


Table of Contents


Farm Managers
What Do Farm Managers Do?
Successful Farm Manager
Characteristics of U.S. Farm Managers
Strategic Management
Using Strategic Planning
Setting Goals To Guide Management Decisions
Managing Family and Business Conflicts
How Farm Managers Make Risky Decisions
Entering Farming in the 1990's
Planning for Farm Expansion
Choosing Enterprises for Your Farm
The ABC's of Alternative Agriculture
Determining Your Competitive Advantage
Marketing Management on a Beef Ranch
Choosing a Business Structure for Your Farm
The Flickerville Mountain Farm and Groundhog Ranch: An Apprenticeship
Operating a Pick Your-Own Strawberry and Pumpkin Farm
Aquaculture: The Fastest Growing Farm Industry
The Pendletons of Kansas: Doing Better with Asparagus and Tomatoes
Profile of a Successful Manager: From Beef, Eggs, and Grain to a Dairy
Tools
Farm Records Can Improve Profitability
Evaluating Computerized Farm Accounting Systems
How To Use a Farm Accounting System To Help Analyze Your Finances
Comparative Analysis
Enterprise Budgeting
Partial Budgeting: Looking at the Small Picture
The Whole Farm Plan: Looking at the Big Picture
Using Computers To Improve Farm Management Decisions
Computer Assisted Management
Strategies for Risk Management
Tax Management
Potential Management Aids
A Farm Family Rebuilds

Resources
Land Purchase and Lease Decisions
Managing Water
How To Obtain and Use Agricultural Credit in the 1990's
Managing Human Resources on the Farm
Machinery Management
Investing in Dairy Livestock Facilities
Managing the Manager: The Professional Farm Manager
Managing Assets on Small or Limited-Resource Farms
Making It Work

The Environment
Farmers and the Environment
Incorporating Conservation and Wildlife Practices in a Farm Management Plan
Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture
Farms that Succeed Using LISA
Integrated Pest Management Systems: Protecting Profits and the Environment
For More Information
Where and How Do Farm Managers Get Useful Information
Filtering Information for Decisionmaking
Learning Financial Management by Interactive Videodisc
Where To Go for Information
Management Services
Farm Lenders Offer Management Assistance
The Professional Farm Manager
How Extension Education Programs Help Farm Managers
A Day in the Life of a District Farm Management Agent
Farm Business Management Associations Provide Decisionmaking Help
Management Needs of Small-Scale Agriculture
Integrated Resource Management for Colorado Beef and Sheep Producers
State Government Works with Farmers To "Grow Up" Florida Agriculture
The Future
Challenges Facing Farm Managers
The Changing Financial Environment
Staying Competitive in the Global Market
Farm Managers Evaluate Biotechnology
Rural Development: A Farm Manager's Perspective
Farming in the Shadow of the City
Tomorrow's Farm Managers: Who Will They Be and How Will They Learn