Assignment On Farm Management and Manager 3
Assignment On Farm Management and Manager 3
Assignment On Farm Management and Manager 3
Farm management is of the recent origin. The term “Farm Management” conveys
management as nothing more than the farmer’s art of carrying out the daily work
of supervision of farm.
farmer. On one hand a farmer has certain set of farm resources such as land,
labour, farm buildings, working capital, farm equipments etc. On the other side, the
same farmer has a set of goals or objectives to achieve, may be maximum family
Definitions
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the maximum possible return from the farm as a unit under a sound farming
programme.
can be defined as a science which deals with judicious decisions o the use of
scarce farm resources, having alternative uses to obtain maximum profit and
management of the farm enterprise for the purpose of securing the greatest
continuous profits.
Objective: Main object of farm management is to obtain the maximum net profit
from the various enterprises on a farm. The main aim is to get maximum net
returns from the farm as a whole. This leads to success. This object constitutes
agricultural policy.
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2. To determine the most profitable crop production and livestock raising
methods.
8. To find out ways and means for increasing the efficiency of farm business
Who is a Manager?
‘manage‘ the company. Managers may be in charge of a department and the people
who work in it. In some cases, the manager is in charge of the whole business. For
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A manager is a person who exercises managerial functions primarily. They should
have the power to hire, fire, discipline, do performance appraisals, and monitor
attendance. They should also have the power to approve overtime, and authorize
vacations.
Farm Manager
farm. On a crop farm, a farm manager will supervise the fertilizing, planting,
she will supervise the general care of the animals and be diligent in the control of
illnesses.
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CHAPTER TWO
Managers just don't go out and haphazardly perform their responsibilities. Good
particular goal. Say, for example, that the organization's goal is to improve
company sales. The manager first needs to decide which steps are necessary
inventory, and sales staff. These necessary steps are developed into a plan.
When the plan is in place, the manager can follow it to accomplish the goal
and materials according to her plan. Assigning work and granting authority
Staffing: After a manager discerns his area's needs, he may decide to beef
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A manager in a large organization often works with the company's human
Leading: A manager needs to do more than just plan, organize, and staff her
team to achieve a goal. She must also lead. Leading involves motivating,
Controlling: After the other elements are in place, a manager's job is not
finished. He needs to continuously check results against goals and take any
corrective actions necessary to make sure that his area's plans remain on
track.
All managers at all levels of every organization perform these functions, but the
amount of time a manager spends on each one depends on both the level of
Farm managers make many managerial decisions and are constantly taking
production and income into account when making these decisions. They have to
determine the best time to plant crops, taking into account the time of year,
climate, and weather. They have to be prepared for crops that may fail by planning
ahead of time so that another crop can make up for any loss of income.
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As farms and the methods employed on each become more complex, many farm
managers use computers to keep track of the financial and inventory records. They
The roles and responsibilities of the farm manager are diverse few of which are
mentioned below:
collaborates with the farm operators for carrying out these activities
Hiring employees for minor duties such as managing work schedule, daily
buildings
Purchasing farm supplies like agrochemicals and seeds, feed for livestock
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Meeting the deadlines for producing yield and sending the yield to market
for auctions
Monitoring the quality and quantity of crops and maintaining animal health
if need be
In addition to the ones mentioned above the farm managers also supervise various
activities for generating extra income such as wind power generation, processing
and selling farm products, breeding special herds, field sports, fishing and worm
farming. They also make necessary arrangements for holiday stays on the farm.
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CHAPTER THREE
Farm managers are employed to manage and carry out duties associated with the
responsibility to ensure that the farm runs efficiently and profitably. Their day-to-
Livestock (animals)
Work activities
On smaller farms, doing practical work such as looking after livestock, driving
1. Planning
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Breeding: Future of enterprise totally depends on the breeding planning of animals
which includes :- Both female & male selected for breeding should be superior in
characters such as high milk production, fat %, disease resistance, and resistance to
adverse climatic condition, etc. Which should be heritable to their offspring which
Organizing
It is the managers concern to know the norms & quantum of unit of work that a
laborer is expected to finished in certain unit of time, on this basis work has to be
assigned, a practical man know this more precisely . The manager should probe,
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the psyche of his subordinates deeply to find out their temperature & aptitudes so
Direction
Direction of manager to his labours should be specific & simple . A good manager
does not do much of bossing, he delegate some of his power to his coordinates .
Manager should supervises & inspires his coordinates. It some one has done a
good job . It someone has failed before firing him the manager should find out how
he has failed.
Any bad worker or non cooperative link can put entire operation out of gear .
working in different section like feeding feed supply, milk & milk handling ,
breeding
KEEPING RECORDS
Like a road map, a good record tells you where you are going in your business.
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Only with accurate records can the animal or manger judge his production, keep an
account of the amount feed consumed for production & determine whether his
It also provide adequate information for breeding & genetic improvement of stock .
1. Farm diary
2. Breeding records
3. Production records
4. Feeding records
5. Labour records
6. Health records
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