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Understanding management, planning operations, production, change, safety and more


Farm Management Library

List of Farm Management Lessons:

Introductory Lesson
   FM100 Farm Management Library Guide

Understanding Management
   FM101 The Meaning of Management in Farming
   FM102 Understanding Farm Costs and Profits
   FM103 How a Farm Becomes a Business
   FM104 Using Management Principles To Make Decisions

Planning Operations
   FM110 The Value of Scheduling Efficient Use of Equipment
   FM111 Calculating the Field Capacity of Farm Equipment
   FM112 Planter Cost Vs. Planter Capacity
   FM113 Calculating Combine Capacity Vs. Harvest Requirements
   FM114 Cotton Picker Vs. Stripper, Capacity and Efficiency
   FM115 Calculating Crop Labor Requirements
   FM116 Labor Required for Livestock and Dairy Enterprises
   FM117 Planning a Farm Labor Work Schedule
   FM118 Finding, Hiring And Managing Farm Labor
   FM119 Farm Labor Wages, Salaries and Incentives
   FM120 Maintaining a Safe Milk Supply

Making Cost Control Decisions
   FM125 Understanding YOur Cost Control Alternatives
   FM126 Improving Yields To Reduce Crop Costs
   FM127 Learn Buying Skills To Make Wise Purchases 
   FM128 Making Farm Equipment Decisions
   FM129 Planning a Farm Equipment System
   FM130 Understanding Farm Equipment Costs
   FM131 Selecting the Most Efficient Tractor
   FM132 Understanding Combine Efficiency and Costs
   FM133 Estimating Fuel Requirements for Farm Operations
   FM134 Using Custom Work To Reduce Fixed Costs
   FM135 Own, Lease or Rent Farm Equipment
   FM136 Buying New or Used Equipment
   FM137 When To Trade and When To Keep Used Farm Equipment
   FM138 More Labor or Larger Equipment?
   FM139 Managing the Cost of Moisture in Marketing Grain
   FM140 Reducing the Cost of Energy for Drying Grain
   FM141 Choosing a Tillage System To Save Soil and Reduce Costs
   FM142 Reviewing the Concepts of Managing Input Costs
   FM143 Managing the Cost of Financing Purchases

Making Production Decisions
   FM105 Finding Sources for Management Information
   FM106 Using Cooperative Extension for Management Information
   FM121 Finding Useful Weather Forecasts
   FM122 Understanding Growing Degree Days
   FM123 Adjusting Operations to Weather Changes
   FM150 Deciding To Diversify or Specialize
   FM151 Selecting a Profitable Combination of Crops
   FM152 Selecting Profitable Livestock Enterprises
   FM153 Deciding When To Expand an Enterprise
   FM154 Deciding When To Expand a Dairy Herd
   FM155 Deciding When To Buy and Finish Feeder Pigs
   FM156 Deciding When To Feed More Cattle
   FM157 Game Farms and Other Alternative Enterprises
   FM158 Choosing Organic Vs. Conventional Farming

Estimating Production Costs
   FM161 Cost of Producing Corn
   FM162 Cost of Producing Grain Sorghum
   FM163 Cost of Producing Oats
   FM164 Cost of Producing Barley
   FM165 Cost of Producing HRW Wheat
   FM166 Cost of Producing SRW Wheat
   FM167 Cost of Producing Spring, Durum and Other Classes of Wheat
   FM168 Cost of Producing Rice
   FM169 Cost of Producing Cotton
   FM170 Cost of Producing Soybeans
   FM171 Cost of Producing Sunflowers
   FM172 Cost of Producing Flax
   FM173 Cost of Producing Sugar Beets
   FM174 Cost of Producing Sugarcane
   FM175 Cost of Producing Potatoes
   FM176 Cost of Producing Tree Fruit
   FM177 Cost of Producing Grapes
   FM178 Cost of Raising Farrow-to-Finish Hogs
   FM179 Cost of Producing or Finishing Feeder Pigs
   FM180 Cost of Producing Feeder Calves
   FM181 Cost of Feeding Cattle
   FM182 Cost of Producing Milk
   FM183 Cost of Producing Sheep

Farm Safety
   SF001 Safety Issues: Silo Gas
   SF002 Protecting Children from Farm Accidents
   SF003 Preventing Farm Fires
   SF004 Portrait of a Farm Accident
   SF005 Static Electricity and Refueling Dangers
   SF006 Safety First with Anhydrous Ammonia
   SF007 Keeping Safe from Weather Problems
   SF008 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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