Breeder Donates BOZEMAN, Mont.—Jo Ann Srebnik, a Simmental cattle breed er from New York City, N.Y., has donated 3,000 units of Simmental cattle semen to Kasetsart Univer sity of Thailand. The semen will be used in pro ducer herds throughout Thailand to illustrate the positive advan tages of crossbreeding domestic Zebu or Brahman cattle with American Simmental cattle. Animal Housing Expo Jt ♦ Open Front Heifer Bam Tie Stall Barn w/Tunnel Ventilations * No Need For Low Efficiency Circulation Fans * Hot Weather Comfort For Milking Personnel THINKING ABOUT BUILDING OR EXPANDING A DAIRY FACILITY "Use Our Experience - From Design to Completion " We at Triple H Construction believe our experience with agricultural projects insures our fulfill ment of your needs. 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The shipment of semen to Thai land was completed through the cooperative efforts of Ag-World Exports, Bloomington, 111.; Aris tocrat Land ahd Cattle. Plattsville, Colo.; Progressive Genetics, Winter Haven, Fla.; and the American Simmental Association, Bozeman,' Mont. yVSv/-' ' W Calf Barn We can let decisions be made by default—let the salesman tell us. Tiactor-seat thinking lets our emotions rule our minds. We could use a consultant or adviser to help us, or we can rely on our own business analysis and dollars and cents calculations to evaluate our alternatives. i-£3? i Many options should be explored. These might include, but not be limited to: • Different markets, or value-added products • Changing enterprises such as more produc tion, more or less acres or animals • Reduce debt by liquidating assets or buy more assets and increase debt y,<A x.VV' • Discontinue an enterprise, or discontinue fanning. Brainstorming can help a management team think of numerous possibilities. In many cases, one of these changes brings about a combination of other changes which must all be considered together. Financial impact of a change should be mea sured in terms of: • Profitability—how will it change “the bot tom line.” • Liquidity what will it do to “cash-flow.” • Solvency how it affects net worth or “equity." Other important criteria should include expo sure to risk, labor needs, next generation impact, environmental impact, and personal satisfaction. Some of these may be difficult to estimate. Ultimately we need to answer the question: “Will it help us to reach our fiunily goals?” We have teen that decision-making involves a mountain of computations. Many of you use computers to maintain records and do routine calculations. Software is available that does the math to give you numbers which you can use for many of the evaluations outlined above. Farm manage ment agents, bankers, and consultants in many states have been using FINPACK as a decision making aid for many years. This is now available to farmers. It is not a record keeping program but it is: * A great tool for business and enterprise analysis. • An exceptional “what if?” projector. * The best farm cash flow planner available at any price. If you want Ip, control your business into the next century, you’ll need this tool. If you are planning a major change in the business, you should not be without it If you can ran your own farm FINPACK, it will do more for you than Extension could do in a week of farm visits. You will need an IBM-compatible computer with a 286 or higher processor, MS-DOS 2.1 or higher, a hard disk with SMB of free space. 640 K of RAM, a check for $295 or a credit card. For orders, information, and program support you can call the Center for Farm Financial Man agement, Minnesota, (800) 234-1111. They supply the program with a great, clearly written user’s manual. Their friendly support staff are very helpful. In southeastern Pennsylvania we plan to offer training in Fanner FINPACK on December 12, 1995. For local information, support, or training, please call your equal-opportunity farm manage ment agent or contact Roland Freund at (717) 240-6500. r. November 4, t«O5-E3 (Continued from Page E 2) How Will Decisions Be Made? Which Alternatives Should Be Considered? How Do We Evaluate Alternatives? Computers To The Rescue Is Farmer FINPACK For You? Orders And Support
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