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Jul

Knowing Your Cost of Production Can Help with Sound Management Decisions

July 10, 2018

By: Chris Laughton

In any business, including natural resource-based enterprises like farming, fishing and forestry, knowing your costs has always been important. But in today’s world of tight margins, it is imperative. Knowing, and managing, your cost of production is essential to running a profitable operation.

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Posted In: Business Tips and Tools

Tags: ag expenses, business management, cash accounting, cash flow statement, cash flow, cash management, efficiency, employee management, farm business, farm expenses, financing, fixed costs, labor, milk, profitability, variable costs
3
Jul

Support local producers: Buy local

July 03, 2018

By: Kristie Matuszewski

Summer is in full swing, and with it, local farmers and fishermen are hard at work producing the fresh, quality agricultural and seafood products we all enjoy. Celebrate the bounty of Northeast agriculture by visiting local farmers’ market and ag retail locations.

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Posted In: Ag Economy

Tags: ag retail, commercial fishing, community support, dairy, economy, farm business, fruit & vegetables, fruit production, produce management, vegetable production, wine production, wineries
6
Jun

Dairy's Contribution to the Northeast Economy

June 06, 2018

By: Heather Hunt

The new “Got Jobs?” campaign from the National Milk Producers Federation, the U.S. Dairy Export Council and the International Dairy Foods Association highlights the dairy industry’s role as an economic engine. To celebrate dairy month, we recognize the economic impact dairy products have on the local economy here in the Northeast.

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Posted In: Ag Economy

Tags: ag outlook, community support, dairy revenue, dairy, economy, export, farm business, farm management, milk, National Dairy Month, production
15
May

A Review: 2017 Northeast Dairy Financial Results

May 15, 2018

By: Chris Laughton

Farm Credit East recently presented the results of the 2017 Northeast Dairy Farm Summary. It was a mixed bag – average earnings increased due to a rise in milk prices, but cash flow came in at breakeven for the third year in a row. Read more here.

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Posted In: Ag Economy

Tags: ag outlook, balance sheet, business management, business planning, cash flow, consulting, dairy expenses, dairy revenue, dairy, dairy benchmarking, economy, efficiency, farm business, farm expenses, farm management, financial management, fixed costs, labor, production, variable costs

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