The Farmer’s Office

Second Edition

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The Farmer’s Office, Second Edition is the complete guide to starting, managing, and growing an agricultural or farm business. Fully updated and expanded to include tutorials on basic farm financial management, QuickBooks, business planning, navigating uncertainty, business growth, and thinking like an entrepreneur.

Chapter Contributors Pages Year Price
11 $1.10
Understand What Makes You Money (and Why) – Invest in Your Business – Plan for Growth – Plan for Slow Periods – Avoid Out-of-Control Debt – Weather Covid-like Pivots …
8 $0.80
The Income Statement–A Summary of the Operations – The Balance Sheet–What You Have and How You Got It – The Statement of Cash Flows–Where Cash Rules the Roost …
24 $2.40
This chapter covers how to begin planning your farming venture.
5 $0.50
Getting Started – The Business Planning Process – Busines Plan Writing Guide – Creating Financial Projections
25 $2.50
Save Money – Borrow from Friends and Family – Outside Organizations – Financing Sources – Preparing for Investors
14 $1.40
QuickBooks (and Bookkeeping) Best Practices – Choosing a Bookkeeping Software – The Initial Setup – QuickBooks: An Overview of Things You’ll Do – Reports in …
38 $3.80
Create Your Annual Budget by Month – The Bank Feed – Regular Bookkeeping–Every Day-ish (10 minutes) – Review, Refine, and Stay on Target– Every Month (1 hour) …
24 $2.40
Section 1: Calculating the Cost of Production – Section 2: Allocating General Production Costs and Enterprise Analysis – Section 3: Marketing and Pricing Strategies – Section 4: …
32 $3.20
Managing the Hole – Should You Stop or Preserve? – Key Takeaways
12 $1.20
Establish Goals – Is "Growth" the Right Strategy? – Deciding How to Grow – Growing Your Team – Marketing – Key Success Factors
28 $2.80
The Process to Pivot – Shifts vs. Pivots – Building Resiliency into Your System
12 $1.20
The Entrepreneurial Mindset – Getting Comfortable with the Uncomfortable – Money Shame – Mental Models – Time Management – Being the Employer of Choice – …
31 $3.10