How do I read the farm reports?

Four reports that answer the questions a farm owner actually asks.

The reports

1. Open Farm Management → Reports — Figure 1.
2. Farm profitability — Figure 2 — sets each farm’s revenue against its costs (feed, wages, inputs and veterinary).
3. Production volume — Figure 3 — brings milk, eggs, dates and fruit together over the period.
4. Mortality trend — Figure 4 — shows how mortality moves over time, the fastest warning signal on a farm.
5. There is also branch profitability if you run more than one branch.
6. Every report filters by period and farm and exports to a spreadsheet.

Notes

• The profitability report is only honest if feed and wages are recorded as they happen; a farm with no costs looks like gold.
• Compare a cycle with a comparable cycle rather than month against month; seasons differ a great deal.
• The mortality trend is the first thing to open when you sense something is wrong.