Self-Devpt. Nuggets™

In this week’s non-password protected issue of The Farm CEO newspaper, I feature 3 articles from my Cost-Saving Best Practice Farm Business Ideas series.

<h3>1. Five Essential Poultry Layer Farm Production Records</h3>

In this article, I discuss five (5) important farm production records a poultry farmer needs to diligently capture, to ensure s/he can take timely farm planning decisions that will result in the best possible performance.

The records discussed are operational in nature, and NOT financial. Relevant financial records – and related Key Performance Indices (KPIs) – useful for farm business evaluation will be highlighted in a future write-up.

At various points below, I have highlighted certain important farm production KPIs. The idea is to illustrate real world relevant…

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<h3>2. Five Powerful Tools for Accurately Measuring Your (Farm) Business’ Health</h3>

Sometimes you need to get a loan from a bank; win over equity investors or attract strategic partners. If you’re a big thinker, you could even have a vision to sell your farm business’ shares in the capital market. Or you might want to expand by buying another farm(s). And sometimes you may just want to ascertain that all is well with your farm. The requirements to be met for each of the foregoing will differ.

But one thing is certain: To do any of the above, you need accurate production records to generate reliable financial performance indicators! As long as you keep good production records, don’t be in a hurry to hire a potentially expensive expert.

This article discusses five powerful financial performance indication tools…

<a href=”http://nigeriabusinesscommunities.com/features/5-powerful-tools-for-accurately-measuring-your-farm-business-health.html” target=”blank”>http://nigeriabusinesscommunities.com/features/5-powerful-tools-for-accurately-measuring-your-farm-business-health.html</a>.

<h3>3. Five Proven Ways to Boost Farm Profits without Raising Prices</h3>

This article will interest you if you run a farm business (or are aspiring). With today’s tough economic conditions, any smart business person will be open to ideas that can help boost profits.

Read the strategies outlined below with an open mind. They are not based on unfounded assumptions or theoretical musings. Rather, they have been used to increase profits without raising prices, in real-life batch operations similar to farm businesses. Adopt them today and begin to reap improved farm profits!

<b>1. Reduce Your Variable Costs: </a> Aim to spend less to produce the same farm output. I refer here to routine expenses to keep your farm business running.

Identify items responsible for up to 80% of your total…

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