Tools and Programs for your Farm Business: AgSquared
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Tools and Programs for your Farm Business: AgSquared
February 28th, 2013Maryland Farmers Markets Conference
Jeff Froikin-Gordon, Ph.D.
Our mission:
Better farm record keeping
Record Keeping Goals:
• Agronomy: Maximize yield, optimize soil fertility, maximize water use efficiency, select cultural practices
• Business: Increase efficiency of labor, input, energy use, identify profit centers, more effectively target markets
• Reporting / Compliance: Organic, GAP, taxes, customer communications
• Workflow: Improve on-farm collaboration, accumulate institutional knowledge
The Problem:
What, exactly, is goodrecord keeping?
Good Record Keeping
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Targeted and OrganizedRecord Keeping
• Notebooks• Maps• Spreadsheets
• Paper calendars• Whiteboards /
blackboards• Daily to-do lists
• Journals• Timesheets• Invoices• Boxes of receipts
Two issues:1. Tools are not designed for farm
management
2. Tools are not integrated