Farm Management

One has to demonstrate how the addition of mulch animals to a farm fits into its resource organisation & yields higher returns. With land as a scarce resource, efforts are made to intensify its use for maximising profits through multiple cropping. During a given period, the relative profitability of different crop rotations is evaluated & finally selected for adoption. A farm's management unit consists of the individual or group responsible for decisions about how a farm will be operated. How a farm is legally organized is often viewed as being the same as its management. A proprietor makes decisions for proprietorships, partners for partnerships, and elected directors and officers for corporate farms. However, a farm's management unit may not be synonymous with its ownership. For example, land owners may or may not participate in management decisions. The Census of Agriculture reported in 1999 that 14 percent of landlords either made or shared in decisions related to selection of fertilizer and chemicals, while 13 percent helped decide cultivation practices. The publication is timely in view of the impressive development of the methods and techniques with their application to understanding the subject.