Role of Illinois Test-Demonstration Farm Program in Farm Management Extension Education Activities

1966 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duane E. Erickson
Keyword(s):  
Farm Management ◽  
Extension Education ◽  
Farm Program

Economics of Farm Management

2018 ◽  
pp. 56-72
Keyword(s):  
Production Management ◽  
Farm Management ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Entrepreneurial Spirit ◽  
Investment Opportunities ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Factors Of Production ◽  
Profit Maximisation

The concept of farm management can be defined as the organization of land, labour, capital, and management (decision-making and risk-taking) in operating a farm enterprise to meet the stated objectives including profit maximisation. Of the four fundamental factors of production, management stands out in its onerous role in organizing all the others in meeting the defined objectives of the enterprise. Onerous as the role of management as a factor of production is, it cannot work in isolation of the others. There is therefore a need to discuss farm management as a concept with due focus on the notion of entrepreneurial spirit and at the same time bring out the peculiar features of the factors of production in working together to maintain a going concern. It is against this background that this chapter discusses the concept of farm management. The specific objectives of the chapter include defining the meaning and scope of farm management, highlighting the resources available to the farm enterprise, highlighting the relevance of entrepreneurship behaviour and entrepreneurship spirit in growing an enterprise, and highlighting the importance of farm management. The methodology adopted is descriptive. It is argued in this chapter that present and prospective farm managers should essentially have entrepreneurial spirit with which to start, grow, and expand their enterprise in line with the objective of the enterprise in question. Searching out investment opportunities and effectively ploughing back profits on existing or new investments for expansion enterprise is one of the decisions of management.

scholarly journals Dynamics in rural entrepreneurship – the role of knowledge acquisition, entrepreneurial orientation, and emotional intelligence in network reliance and performance relationship

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Bilaliib Udimal ◽  
Zhuang Jincai ◽  
Isaac Akolgo Gumah
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Knowledge Acquisition ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Extension Education ◽  
Business Network ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Social network and being a part of an established business network helps in the acquisition of resources. The purpose of this study specifically looked at the mechanisms through which network reliance (NR) influences the entrepreneurial performance (PERF) among rural farmer entrepreneurs in China. Design/methodology/approach The paper looks at the economic sociology perspective of social networks. A total of 450 rural farmer entrepreneurs were interviewed for the study. The study introduces emotional intelligence (EI) and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) into the relationship between NR, knowledge acquisition (KA) and entrepreneurial PERF. Findings The result shows that KA partially and positively mediates the relationship between NR and entrepreneurial PERF. EO is shown to moderate the relationship between KA and entrepreneurial PERF apart from its direct effect on entrepreneurial PERF. The EI of rural farmer entrepreneurs has a direct and significant effect on KA but does not moderate the relationship between NR and KA. Originality/value This study provides a new direction for extension education to rural farmer entrepreneurs. Knowledge building capacity programmes for rural farmer entrepreneurs should be an area of priority for extension education. Building the social capital and entrepreneurial capacities of rural farmer should be a new area of focus for policymakers. These measures will go a long to improving the capabilities of rural farmer entrepreneurs, which will, in turn, impact positively on their PERF.

The role of farm management in reducing the interval from weaning piglets to conception

2018 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. S37
Author(s):  
Danciu Gheorghe ◽  
Panici Goran ◽  
Petroman Cornelia ◽  
Marin Diana ◽  
Dumitrescu Carmen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Farm Management ◽  
Weaning Piglets

scholarly journals ANALISIS PERSEPSI PETANI PETERNAK SAPI POTONG TERHADAP PERAN PENYULUH DI KECAMATAN SANGKUB KABUPATEN BOLAANG MONGONDOW UTARA

ZOOTEC ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 513
Author(s):  
Repli . Talibo ◽  
B F.J Sondakh ◽  
A A. Sajow ◽  
J . Lainawa
Keyword(s):  
Likert Scale ◽  
Farm Management ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Farmer Groups ◽  
Cattle Farming ◽  
The Village ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

ANALYSIS OF CATTLE FARMERS PERCEPTION ON THE ROLE OF EXTENSION AGENTS IN SANGKUB DISTRICT NORTH OF BOLAANG MONGONDOW  REGENCY. There are about 596 cattle farmers in Sangkub county North of Bolaang Mongondow Regency.  Two hundreds and ten farmers from them are being corporated in 21 farmer groups. From those twenty one farmers, seven farmer groups that are actively categorized in farming operation, while others are considered inactive anymore. The reason for that might be due to the lack of capital or farm management misconduct, or the lack of knowledge in the value of cattle farming. The present study was designed to elaborate the perception of cattle farmers on the role of extension agents in Sangkub County North ofBolaang Mongondow  Regency.            The research was conducted in a descriptive method that delineated phenomenon of research variables. Cattle farmers group samples were choosen purposely and finally farmers in the village of Tombolango Induk, Busisingo, and Sangkub II were included in the study. All of thirty cattle farmers were  taken as samples. Variables measurement were conducted using ‘Likert Scale’ and scoring at each indicator.            Research results showed that perception of cattle farmers on the role of extension agents in Sangkub County North  of Bolaang Mongondow  Regency can be rated as follow: in term of extension agents as facilitator: 96.67% good, 3.33% very good; extension agents as mediator: 83.33% good enough (fair), 3.33% good; extension egents as motivator: 83.33% good enough (fair), 16.67% very good; extension agents as educator: 93.33% good, 6.67% very good; extension agents as communicator: 100% good.  Overall, it can be concluded that perception of cattle farmers on the role of extension agents in Sangkub County of Bolaang Mongondow Utara Regency rated 93.33% as good and 6.67% as very good. Keywords: Perception,Cattle Farmers, Extension Agents, North of Bolaang Mogondow  Regency

Conservation and Sustainable Management of Agroecosystems

2019 ◽  
pp. 126-143
Author(s):  
Nicola P. Randall ◽  
Barbara Smith
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Management ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Ecological Engineering ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Agroforestry Systems ◽  
Farm Management ◽  
Agricultural System ◽  
Alternative Systems ◽  
Biological Impacts

This chapter focuses on the role of farm management in biodiversity conservation (and the potential conflicts and synergies between them). It addresses the question of the relationship between productivity and biodiversity, and how this varies between spatial scale and agricultural system. Different methods of farm management for improved biodiversity and resource management on farmland are presented. The focus areas are reintroducing diversity, sustainable pest and nutrient management, and the role of alternative systems such as organic and biodynamic agriculture. Frameworks for regulating the biological impacts of agriculture (e.g. pesticide regulation, ecological engineering, and funding for conservation are also introduced. Other case studies may include organic farming systems, agroforestry systems, and perennial-based cropping systems, as well as the use of integrated pest management techniques.

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