Managing For Profit In Commerical Agriculture
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface | CLICK FOR EXCERPT |
Introduction | CLICK FOR EXCERPT |
Chapter I | The Need CLICK FOR EXCERPT |
Agricultural Credit Policy Changes Agriculture’s Profit Track |
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Chapter II | Business Forecasting and Control |
Evolution of the Ferguson system Resource Analysis Management Management By Objective Budget Development and control Resource Strategy And Economics Plan |
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Chapter III | Accounting in Agriculture |
Inconsistent and Contradictory Terminology Balance Sheets Income Statements Modified Value Balance Sheets Hybrid Balance Sheets What Is Profit? |
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Chapter IV | Financial Documentation |
Balance Sheet Structure Basic Formats for Balance Sheets Operating Statements Cash Flow Statements Loan Documentation Requirements |
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Chapter V | Fourteen Signals of Financial Health CLICK FOR EXCERPT |
Chapter VI | Calculating Ratio & Index Guideline Adjustments |
Guidelines for Specific Farms and Ranches Adjusting for Interest Expense Index Varying from 16% Guideline Enterprise Analysis Index Adjustments |
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Chapter VII | Thirty-Six Ferguson System Financial Ratios and Indices |
Ratio and Index Examples Key Points |
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Chapter VIII | Case Analyses |
Actual Cases #1-9 |
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Chapter IX | Eight Fatal Flaws Leading To Problem Debt |
Chapter X | Farmland Purchase Economics |
Purchasing Farmland Can Be Financially Disastrous Owning Versus Renting Cash Flow Requirements |
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Chapter XI | Capital Development |
Winning With Lenders What Is Negotiable? Investor Capital Combining Both Lender And Investor Capital Seeking Lender Financing Presentations To Potential Investors Funding...One-Third Of The Total Challenge |
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Chapter XII | Management Stardom’s Five Points |
Maintaining The Correct Internal Business Structure Eliminating Price Risk Maintaining Efficient Operations Using Effective People Using Professional Counsel |