5. Record Keeping Process: Targeting
1.What goal do I want to
accomplish?
2.What pieces of information do I
need to accomplish that goal?
3.Where in my farming process is
that information generated?
6. Targeted 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
7. Record Keeping Process: Organizing
1.What is the easiest way to capture farm
information as it is generated?
2.What is the easiest way to keep that
information organized to enable later
use?
14. AgSquared case studies
• Richard Kanak – Four
Sisters Farm
Cherry Valley, Illinois
– Using detailed records
to make informed
decisions about
varieties
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16. AgSquared case studies
• Lara and Roger
Anderson – Farm
Where Life Is Good
River Falls, Wisconsin
– Beginning farmers
using AgSquared to
organize their
operation
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24. AgSquared case studies
• Scott Thellman –
Juniper Hills Farm
Lawrence, Kansas
– Streamlining farm
management and
team coordination
31. AgSquared Case Studies
•
Joe Bozzelli Five Elements Farm –
Worthington, Pennsylvania
Expanding Farm business using
AgSquared to track Labor costs
for specific Crops throughout the
growing season
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35. AgSquared Case Studies
• David Baker Primrose Valley Farm –
Madison, Wisconsin
Diversified Grower using
AgSquared for Tracking
Inventory of Important
Materials and Supplies