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Practical farm management, written plainly.
Short articles on running the farm as a business. Agronomy varies by area — confirm with AGRITEX, your agronomist or vet.
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Money & records · 1 min read
How to cost a field properly
Inputs, labour and machinery: the three costs most farms miss when they work out what one field really cost them this season.
Workforce · 1 min read
Why approved timesheets beat estimated wages
Estimating labour as a fixed monthly share hides where people actually worked. Approved timesheets give you labour cost by field and by job.
Money & records · 1 min read
Keeping records in ZiG and USD
Mixed-currency farms need one clear rule: store what was actually paid, and convert only for display and reports.
Crop production · 1 min read
Build an irrigation water budget
List reservoirs, boreholes, pumps and permits.