Tools and Programs for your Farm Business: AgSquared

February 28th, 2013Maryland Farmers Markets Conference

Jeff Froikin-Gordon, Ph.D.

Our mission:

Better farm record keeping

Record Keeping 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

The Problem:

What, exactly, is goodrecord keeping?

Good Record Keeping

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Targeted and OrganizedRecord Keeping

• Notebooks• Maps• Spreadsheets

• Paper calendars• Whiteboards /

blackboards• Daily to-do lists

• Journals• Timesheets• Invoices• Boxes of receipts

Two issues:1. Tools are not designed for farm

management

2. Tools are not integrated

Thank you!

Visit our website: www.agsquared.com