JOHN BERRY
Ag Marketing Agent
Lehigh Co. Extension
Information is power! Think
of the power and money one
could command with perfect
information. Think of all the
regulatory statutes used to prevent
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Medford Meals
Lewis Veterinary Clinic
Myhn Good
Thrifty Pallet Co
Lyn-Lee Farms
Dr Robert Steele, PSU
Calydon Farms
Altmeyer’s Western Wear
& Trailer Sale
Chapman Corp
Centre Equine Practice
Metzler Systems
Tn State Supply Co
PA Simmental Assoc
Maple Knoll Cattle Co
Dutch Country Fancy Veal
Peoples Bank
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AgwayAgn Products
Keystone Enterprise
Del-Wood Kitchens Inc
Tice Farms
Ridgeview Vet Clinic
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Dale Welk
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Marshall Machinery Co
Wayne Bank
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Deep Run Sheep
Berlin Milling
Bryan L Crouse
Wayne Feeds Supply
Store
Smith's Hog Farm
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the misuse of “insider”
information. Unfortunately, we
live in a world of imperfect
information. Still, think of all the
available information not being
properly used that potentially
could be transferred into power
and money. A major
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Weimer Custom Meats
Reading Kubota
T D N Gram Co
Glenn Hoover
Arnold Yorkshire Farm
Terry Weyandt,
Livestock
Fox Hill Lumber
Cresson Feed Mill Inc
Bankert’s Duroc
Rentzel’s Auction
Service
Bernard C Morrissey,
Insur
Country Butcher Shop
Zartman Farms
Don Gibas
Lebanon Valley Auction
Co
Dime Bank
William/Robin Hill
Prime Veal Feed
Greystone Personal Care
Dale Lyle Contracting
Dr Jeffrey B Becker
Roupp Funeral Home
Denms/Nancy Lyle
Ezra H Good Inc
Good’s Receiving
Station
Strock’s Farm Fresh
Glass Lounge
William McFadden
Harry H Bachman,
Auct
Wild Bill’s Foods
Livestock Reporter
W Irvin Nelson
Keyestone Show Pigs
Edgar S Heberhg
Stonehurst Farms
Winebanks Hampshires
& Simmentals
BCE Junk Removal
Bill & Debi Piper
Herbalife Independent
Distributor
L & R Enterprises
Cedar Grove
Environmental
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Farm Show Security
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Ryan Marshall
Gene Schenck
Robert’s Insurance
Agency
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management challenge is to
collect, sort out, and use accurate
pertinent information for
decision-making, while ignoring
volumes of useless, time
consuming and erroneous
information, and at the same time
not overlook essential helpful
information.
Record keeping is not
particularly exciting work. In
fact, it is usually quite boring. It
is time consuming, often tedious,
and has few immediate tangible
benefits. The benefits come from
being able to make correct
decisions based on credible,
documented information; and
remember, information is power.
Power to make the right decision
with confidence; or at least as
much confidence as is humanly
possible m an imperfect world.
Essential
Effective management depends
on accurate measurement. In fact,
if it can’t be measured, it can’t be
effectively managed. With risk
management, the rub comes
because measurement of many
important variables is often
subjective, and extremely difficult
if not impossible. For this reason
it is important to accurately
measure those variables that can
be objectively measured. Thus,
the answer to the question for
why detailed farm records are
necessary and important.
The popular expression made
famous in the computer world,
GIGO (garbage m-garbage out)
applies to farm record-keeping.
Any analysis is only as accurate
and strong as the information
used to support it. Farmers
typically concentrate on activities
exhibiting tangible results.
Record-keeping for the sake of
record-keeping is a waste of time.
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Bence’s Farm Equipment
116 Willow Brook Lane
Meyers Implements, Inc.
400 North Antrim Way, P.O. Box 97...717-597-2176
..M.M. Weaver & Sons, Inc.
169 North Groffdale Rd
...Hetricks Farm Supply, Inc.
Rt. 3, Box 177
...Smith’s Farm Equipment
30 Acker Road
Sandy Lake: Sandy Lake Implement Co., Inc
Rt. 173, 3675 Sandy Lake Rd
Longeneckers, Inc
Rd. 2, Box 121 A-1
Bedford:
Greencastle:
Leola:
New Bethlehem:
Newport:
Williamsburg:
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information that can aid in the
decision process and the effective
management of risk is viewed as a
worthwhile activity.
Many record-keeping and
accounting software packages are
commercially available. Typical
features include double entry
accounting, preparing enterprise
budgets, generating complete
coordinated financial statements,
and calculating the “sweet
sixteen” financial performance
measures. These packages are
relatively inexpensive. Moreover,
professional assistance is
available from a multitude of
private companies and institutions
that specialize in helping farmers
with their record-keeping and
accounting activities
In conclusion, remember it
takes time to document farm
performance. Time is a precious
resource. So is accurate
information about farm
productivity. As profit margins
narrow, survival depends on all
resources available to the farm
manager being put to their most
productive use.
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