When approaching a loan officer for a farm loan, that loan officer may want the farmer to provide a metric ton (figuratively speaking) of paperwork proving the viability of their farming enterprise mix. Why? Because, the lending institution needs affirmation that the loan will be repaid in a timely manner.
Topics: farm cash flow projections
Life's been good…and easy…for most crop producers in the past seven years. Changing conditions, though, will require a new emphasis on proven farm management accounting principles aided by 21st Century technologies.
Topics: cost accounting, agricultural managerial accounting, farm budgeting, farm mamanagement accounting, Dick Wittman, Farm Futures, farm cash flow projections
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