Below is a message I received from a Farm CEO few days ago, asking for a software solution:

“…I’m currently running a piggery business with no record keeping. At best, very poor and would love you developing a software that can help in terms of reporting, analysing and profitability including growth, effectiveness and efficiency.

I also have several colleagues needing same and it would be my pleasure leading them to you based on your products delivering my needs.

Let us explore this further please.”

I’ve been getting requests like these more frequently in the recent past, indicating that more Farm CEOs are keen to adopt best practice management of their farm businesses.

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PII 015: To Succeed, Your Farm Does Not Just Need a Software – It Needs a BOPMS!

Below is a message I received from a Farm CEO few days ago, asking for a software solution:

“…I’m currently running a piggery business with no record keeping. At best, very poor and would love you developing a software that can help in terms of reporting, analysing and profitability including growth, effectiveness and efficiency.

I also have several colleagues needing same and it would be my pleasure leading them to you based on your products delivering my needs.

Let us explore this further please.”

I’ve been getting requests like these more frequently in the recent past, indicating that more Farm CEOs are keen to adopt best practice management of their farm businesses.

Below is a generic response message I typically send to them, in which I outline my recommendation for a complete solution, ending with several offers for the relevant CEO to choose from.

I share the contents of that message here, in the hope that others might learn a thing or two.

Dear (name here),

Thanks for your request. I’m an advocate of Best Practice Farm Business Management driven by the often neglected strategy of Variable Cost Reduction (VCR).
In 2009, I used my training and experiences as a Best Practice Batch Production Process Manager from my successful 7 year run in Guinness Nigeria, to develop what I call a BOPMS (Best Operating Process Management System) model, that I now encourage farm owners to adopt, and of which VCR is an integral element powered by custom software or Enterprise Information Systems (EIS).

I mentioned this BOPMS concept, with its mind map on page 11 of the International Agribusiness paper I got paid to write by a European Union funded NGO in 2013. Learn more about it at http://tinyurl.com/AgribizPDF.

I see the BOPMS format missing in many farm businesses. And that’s why many struggle to yield consistent output. As a result, most owners cannot stay away for too long for fear of things going wrong.

Among other benefits, the BOPMS, used correctly, as I prescribe after setup, can help you maintain – even increase! – your profits without raising your prices.

Years ago I published the following article on the foregoing theme:

http://ezinearticles.com/?You-Can-Increase-Your-Profits-Without-Raising-Your-Prices&id=199684

Now, given the multiple layers of input price increases and scarcity (e.g. of maize, petrol) faced by farms and their target buyers, you will agree with me that raising farm gate prices will likely cause drops in sales volumes. But I argue that you can maintain or boost your profits by spending less while producing more AND selling more via a BOPMS. You will be increasing or maintaining profits by reducing operating expenses, increasing output, and selling more. This will not happen overnight, but it can, if done right.

And that’s why I would like to offer you a ONE Year BOPMS based Support Service.

I recommend you adopt what I call a BOPMS for Profitable and Stress-FREE Farm Business Management.

My Poultry Farm Manager app was built in 2009 for use by Farm businesses as a first step towards getting them to adopt the BOPMS. I can build a similar performance improvement app for your kind of farm business as part of a custom BOPMS in the same way.

Get 2 FREE bonuses:

1. One year Marketing Support to find bulk buyers

This is as per the details spelt out on the Dec 2016 offer page for my 1 year Web Marketing Support Service – see below.

http://tayosolagbade.com/smclub-nonfarm.html

Ignore the dates. Ignore the N150k service offer fee: If you take up my BOPMS offer, you will get the service promised on that page – completely FREE for 1 full year (you purchase domain/hosting with me). That means I will develop and implement a Web Marketing System to promote your farm business’ to attract bulk buyers for 1 year at zero cost to you.

So, you will end up with an Effective Online presence (built around www.yourfarm.com for example) updated with 100% original bulk-buying client attracting content ghost-written in your name by me and auto-published via your website, blog, facebook and Twitter platforms. See full details at http://tayosolagbade.com/smclub-nonfarm.html

What I will do for you is what I do for my brand (via www.tayosolagbade.com which led YOU to me).

2. FREE Customization of your Enterprise Information System (EIS) or Software

During the course of the 1 year period, I will modify the software I build for you to:

A. Meet any additional needs we identify and agree on for your farm business

B. Accommodate the various aspects of the BOPMS that will be setup for you. This will ensure you and your team members have ready access to required documents, farm record forms and reports that will be auto generated for use in your BOPMS from custom interfaces in the app.

What you need to do to get the above bonuses:

Signup to have me setup a BOPMS for your Farm business. Attached to this email is a mind map (bopms-video-shot.png) with highlights of key components. Pay particular attention to the Workplace Organization module (which includes development of Job Descriptions, Work Instructions, Record formats, KPIs, Problem Solving Guides etc).

 

Below are introductory articles about the BOPMS

Its proprietary nature makes it difficult for me to reveal more, except to paid clients.

http://tayosolagbade.com/sdnuggets/best-practices-boost-farm-employees-productivity-3-tips

http://tayosolagbade.com/sdnuggets/powerful-resources-to-boost-your-poultry-farms-performance/

FREE BOPMS Training:

I will provide FREE downloadable PDF, Video (and if you want, FREE on-site coaching) for you and members of your farm business on how to make effective use of your BOPMS daily, weekly, monthly etc

Payment Options

Option A: Standard BOPMS development fee – which includes building a custom EIS or software – is N500k (Five Hundred Thousand Naira).

However, you can sign up for full BOPMS by…

1. Paying N250k at once on or before (deadline here)

Or

2. Paying N350k in 3 installments, starting with N200k on or before (deadline here) followed by N75k payments every 30 days for 2 months.

Tip: You can take up ANY of the above time limited offers by sharing the payment with up to 4 other Farm CEOs. That way each of you only pays a fraction (e.g. N50k per CEO for Offer 1) of the fee to get the full BOPMS (which includes the software).

Another tip: If you need time to get buy-in from others, pay N75k on or before (deadline here), to tie down Offer 1, then pay the balance or before (deadline here).

Option B: If however the above offer of the BOPMS does not interest you, here’s an alternative offer:

I will build for you, a Custom Excel VB driven Pig Farm Business Manager software (based on requirements you specify), with similar best practice automated data handling and report generation features to my Poultry Farm Manager:

If you pay N200k instead of the standard N300k fee, on or before (deadline here)

Tip: You can take up this time limited offer to build a custom software for your farm by sharing the payment with up to 4 other Farm CEOs. That way each of you only pays a fraction (i.e. N40k per CEO) to get the full software.

Another tip: If you need time to get buy-in from others, pay N75k, on or before (deadline here), to tie down the offer, then pay the balance or before (deadline here).

Summary

Those are my offers (name removed). I hope you find one that meets your needs.

The options I have given you are a gesture of goodwill borne out of a desire to help you achieve profitable and stress-free benefits from your farm business.

I have done extensive research and review of best practice pig/swine farm business, and also have close contact with some active pig farm owners in Nigeria.

This is why I’m able to confidently offer you the above solutions. It goes without saying that I will still use my standard Functional Requirements Specification (FRS) Form to obtain additional information about specific features you want in your app, if you decide to go further with this.

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Protected: One Danger of Using Shortcut Keys for Your Excel-VB Macros, and How to Guard Against It [Coding Tip for Tayo Solagbade’s Excel VB Automation Club Members]

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