{"product_id":"farm-planning-and-control-paperback-9780521296045","title":"Farm Planning and Control (Paperback) 9780521296045","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFarm Planning and Control\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive treatment of farm business and control, with many examples drawn from farming practice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eC. S. Barnard (Author), J. S. Nix (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521296045, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 7 February 1980\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e612 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.7 x 15 x 3.8 cm, 0.995 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlthough there are many motives for farming, the achievement of a worthwhile financial return, coupled with a good standard of living, ranks high among them. This implies the need for sound business organisation - the more so as holdings become larger, more specialised and more capital intensive. The present book offers a comprehensive treatment of farm business organisation and control. Although designed primarily as an intermediate text for students in universities and agricultural colleges, it is of interest and value to all those concerned with farm business, including business advisers, land agents, accountants and bank managers. The book's wide coverage is made possible by a mainly non-mathematical presentation coupled with a liberal use of examples drawn from farming practice. The book is divided into four parts: the organisation of resources, the organisation of enterprises, the combination of enterprises and the control of resources and enterprises. The overtaking theme is that, in order to make the most economic use of the resources at his disposal, the farmer has to decide what resources to use, how to organise their use within individual enterprises and how to combine the enterprises into an integrated farming system. Lastly, if these efforts are not to be largely wasted, he must initiate the keeping of suitable records to provide both planning data and a system of checks and controls when his plans are put into practice.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNotice to readers\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the first edition\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the second edition\u003cbr\u003e Selected metric conversion factors\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Organisation of Resources: 1. The planning environment and the managerial function\u003cbr\u003e 2. Basic principles and concepts of planning\u003cbr\u003e 3. The organisation of capital - general\u003cbr\u003e 4. The organisation of capital - machinery, buildings and land\u003cbr\u003e 5. The organisation of labour\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Organisation of Enterprises: 6. An introduction to enterprise organisation\u003cbr\u003e 7. Livestock yield and fixed costs\u003cbr\u003e 8. Yield, variable costs and optimal feed conversion\u003cbr\u003e 9. The selection of feedstuffs\u003cbr\u003e 10. The influence of season on livestock production\u003cbr\u003e 11. The provision of replacements\u003cbr\u003e 12. Crops and cropping\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Combination of Enterprises: 13. Principles and procedures in planning enterprise combination\u003cbr\u003e 14. Budgeting and programme planning\u003cbr\u003e 15. Linear programming\u003cbr\u003e 16. Uncertainty and farm organisation and planning\u003cbr\u003e 17. Further programming techniques\u003cbr\u003e 18. Matrix construction\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Control of Resources and Enterprises: 19. Data recording\u003cbr\u003e 20. Data analysis\u003cbr\u003e 21. Methods of control\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Environmental economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Environmental economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Environmental%20economics%20%5BKCN%5D%22\"\u003eKCN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004025786648,"sku":"9780521296045","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521296045_90113df5-7c6c-47b0-94dd-16758b1941cd.gif?v=1691374865","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/farm-planning-and-control-paperback-9780521296045","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}