Farm Biz

Potential Spreadsheet Automation Benefits that Farm Businesses Need to Succeed Better [Hint: Insights from Agribusiness Research Survey Interview of Farm Industry Stakeholders]

February 9, 2017

This article features - and discusses (with charts) - responses to questions in an agribusiness research survey questionnaire I circulated a few years ago. The semi-structured questionnaire was used to solicit responses from farm owners, feed makers and extension experts. Some were buyers/users of my Excel-VB Ration Formulator™. CEOs of smallholder (fish, pig, and poultry) farm […]

Entrepreneurship

5 Proven Smart Spreadsheet Automation Benefits to Any Business [Hint: Comparing a Manual Excel based Feed Formulation Spreadsheet with an Excel-VB Driven Ration Formulator Spreadsheet Application]

February 8, 2017

Various farm support experts already offer different Excel based feed formulation tools for farmers. Some itemize steps users can follow, to manually create formulas in MS Excel worksheets, to build simple feed formulation tables. When the user gets it right, this works okay. But such solutions can sometimes be like asking users to work in […]

Entrepreneurship

PII 052: Real Life Farm Business Case Study - Excel-VB Ration Formulator Spreadsheet Software Anatomy

February 6, 2017

In this week's issue of my Performance Improvement Ideas (PII) newsletter, I discuss - using annotated screenshot images - design considerations employed in developing my popular Excel-VB Ration Formulator spreadsheet software. Prospective buyers, as well as users/owners of this app curious to better understand how it works, and how to make more productive use of […]

Entrepreneurship

The FARM CEO (Issue 72) : One New Skill Modern Extension Professionals Need to Succeed, The Need to Explore Cheaper Local Alternative Feed Ingredients In Formulating Least Cost Diets, Two (2) Feed Formulation Compounding Problems Farm CEOs Need Extension Specialists to Help Them Solve

February 5, 2017

In this week's issue of the Farm CEO newspaper, I feature 3 articles discussing possible ways Extension solutions can evolve to better meet the needs of farm businesses. Especially in the area of data recording, analysis and report generation automation, towards achieving timely and cost-saving decision making. 1. Two (2) Feed Formulation Compounding Problems Farm CEOs […]

Career Development

[Recommended] 16 Essential Terms You Must Know To Learn VBA Programming

February 5, 2017

This week I refer members of my Excel Heaven Visual Basic Automation Club to an excellent article (by By Jorge A. Gomez) that discusses key VBA programming terms that one needs to understand, in order to succeed in developing useful VBA applications. Like I continue to emphasize to my club members, I believe in exposing […]

Entrepreneurship

Two (2) Feed Formulation Compounding Problems Farm CEOs Need Extension Specialists to Help Them Solve

February 4, 2017

In this article, I discuss two major challenges that many farm CEOs face that tend to limit their ability to deliver a consistent quality of balanced feed to their livestock – especially in Nigeria/Africa. 1. Poor Feed Compounding Know-How Apart from knowing the ingredients' nutrient compositions in order to formulate rations, there is also the […]

Career Development

One New Skill Modern Extension Professionals Need to Succeed

February 1, 2017

Findings from a 2013 questionnaire survey I conducted of Farm CEOs in Nigeria, for an international agribusiness paper I was engaged to write revealed 55.6% bought commercial feed (from "2 sources" or "anywhere they can find"). 66.7% of that percentage said their animals' performances varied noticeably with different sources of feed. Their farm output tended […]

Excel-VB Solutions

The Need to Explore Cheaper Local Alternative Feed Ingredients In Formulating Least Cost Diets

January 31, 2017

Rising prices of major feed ingredients like Maize, Fish Meal and Soya beans plus dangers associated with aflatoxin complications in use of groundnut cake, have driven many farm business owners to explore alternative feed ingredients. But in doing so, they also have to enter uncharted territory. Locally available ingredients which are often cheaper, typically tend […]

Entrepreneurship

Protected: The FARM CEO (Issue 71) : 11 Business Opportunities in Africa That Will Make More Millionaires in 2016, Investing in Africa's agriculture is the next best thing, AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT IN AFRICA: TOP COUNTRIES TO FOCUS ON, African farming is the new frontier for brave investors

January 29, 2017

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Entrepreneurship

[RECOMMENDED] Role of Feed Mill Laboratory Towards Improving Feed Quality - Feature article from thepoultrysite.com

January 26, 2017

Below is a preview of an excellent article I found on thepoultrysite dot com - which I recommend EVERY livestock Farm CEO read! It's packed full of practical wisdom about the value a Feed Mill Laboratory can add to the feed formulation operations of a commercial livestock farming entreprise. Even if you do NOT own a […]

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