Encyclopaedia Of Farm Business Management

Farm management deals with the organization & operation of a farm with the objective of maximizing profits from the farm business on continuing basis. The farmer needs to adjust his farm organisation from year to year to keep abreast of changes in methods price variability and resources available to him. Thus farm management is the science which deals with the analysis of the farming resources alternatives, choices and opportunities within the framework of resource restrictions and social and personal constraints of farming business. The present book goes beyond the conventional discussion of a farm operation, and delves into the business aspect of the filed delineating the commercial aspects of farm. it makes assessment of the principles trends and development which molding the farm business, and the prospects offered by it. Contents: Farm Business Management; Cattle Housing; Dairy Calf Dairy Heifer Management; Farmer Decision Making and Genetic Diversity; Farm Management; Development of Modern Agriculture; Land and Farm Resources; Pastures: Sustainable Management; Cities Farming for the Future; implementation of the Farming Systems Development Approach.