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Manage input expenditure
during planting time
B
y the time you read this, you
have hopefully finalised at
least some of the following actions:
• preparation of fields;
• planting;
• crop spraying for the season.
Expenditure in this regard repre
sents the largest part of any producer’s operating capital during
a production year. It is of utmost
importance to have the necessary
record-keeping systems in place to
record and monitor expenditure per
item. If not recorded, it will be difficult to analyse inputs at the end.
Think for yourself - it would be
easier to regularly record all aspects
relating to planting throughout the
planting season than to do it at the
end of the production year, when
you will have to try to remember
all the details relating to the planting period.
Recording can be done in
numerous ways during the plan
ting season. List the inputs used
as well as the fields planted. Each
field can have its own book to be
updated as cultivation takes place.
After the last cultivation before
harvesting, each field’s book can
be taken to the office and the
information entered into the
computer. This will ensure more
correct information than trying to
process everything at the end of
the season.
In the end Rands and cents
matter. The above information
must be analysed at the end of the
production year in order to measure performance. The Agricultural
Services Division at Senwes assists
farmers with these analyses. A
platform was recently created
on MySenwes, called E-Bureau.
Farmers can register for access to
this platform and can enter all
their figures. The information
will be processed and discussed
with the farmer in the form of a
report. The objective is to generate
management statement driven
information rather than financial
information.
Contact the Senwes Agricultural Services Division regarding analysing the financial performance of
your farming activities.
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