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Understanding Management Lessons

• FM101 The Meaning of Management in Farming
• FM102 Understanding Farm Costs and Profits
• FM103 How a Farm Becomes a Business
• FM104 Using Management Principles to Make Decisions

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Planning Operations Lessons

• FM110 The Value of Scheduling Efficient Use of Equipment
• FM111 Calculating the Field Capacity of Farm Equipment
• FM112 Planter Cost Vs. Planter Capacity
• FM113 Calculating Combine Capacity Vs. Harvest Requirements
• FM114 Cotton Picker Vs. Stripper, Capacity and Efficiency
• FM115 Calculating Crop Labor Requirements
• FM116 Labor Required for Livestock and Dairy Enterprises
• FM117 Planning a Farm Labor Work Schedule
• FM118 Finding, Hiring And Managing Farm Labor
• FM119 Farm Labor Wages, Salaries and Incentives
• FM120 Maintaining a Safe Milk Supply

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Making Cost Control Decisions Lessons

• FM125 Understanding Your Cost Control Alternatives
• FM126 Improving Yields to Reduce Crop Costs
• FM127 Learn Buying Skills to Make Wise Purchases
• FM128 Making Farm Equipment Decisions
• FM129 Planning a Farm Equipment System
• FM130 Understanding Farm Equipment Costs
• FM131 Selecting the Most Efficient Tractor
• FM132 Understanding Combine Efficiency and Costs
• FM133 Estimating Fuel Requirements for Farm Operations
• FM134 Using Custom Work to Reduce Fixed Costs
• FM135 Own, Lease or Rent Farm Equipment
• FM136 Buying New or Used Equipment
• FM137 When to Trade and When to Keep Used Farm Equipment
• FM138 More Labor or Larger Equipment?
• FM139 Managing the Cost of Moisture in Marketing Grain
• FM140 Reducing the Cost of Energy for Drying Grain
• FM141 Choosing a Tillage System to Save Soil and Reduce Costs
• FM142 Reviewing the Concepts of Managing Input Costs
• FM143 Managing the Cost of Financing Purchases

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Making Production Decisions Lessons

• FM105 Finding Sources for Management Information
• FM106 Using Cooperative Extension for Management Information
• FM121 Finding Useful Weather Forecasts
• FM122 Understanding Growing Degree Days
• FM123 Adjusting Operations to Weather Changes
• FM150 Deciding to Diversify or Specialize
• FM151 Selecting a Profitable Combination of Crops
• FM152 Selecting Profitable Livestock Enterprises
• FM153 Deciding When to Expand an Enterprise
• FM154 Deciding When to Expand a Dairy Herd
• FM155 Deciding When to Buy and Finish Feeder Pigs
• FM156 Deciding When to Feed More Cattle
• FM157 Game Farms and Other Alternative Enterprises
• FM158 Choosing Organic Vs. Conventional Farming

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Estimating Production Costs Lessons

• FM161 Cost of Producing Corn
• FM162 Cost of Producing Grain Sorghum
• FM163 Cost of Producing Oats
• FM164 Cost of Producing Barley
• FM165 Cost of Producing HRW Wheat
• FM166 Cost of Producing SRW Wheat
• FM167 Cost of Producing Spring, Durum and Other Classes of Wheat
• FM168 Cost of Producing Rice
• FM169 Cost of Producing Cotton
• FM170 Cost of Producing Soybeans
• FM171 Cost of Producing Sunflowers
• FM172 Cost of Producing Flaxseed and Canola
• FM173 Cost of Producing Sugar Beets
• FM174 Cost of Producing Sugarcane
• FM175 Cost of Producing Potatoes
• FM176 Cost of Producing Tree Fruit
• FM177 Cost of Producing Grapes
• FM178 Cost of Raising Farrow-to-Finish Hogs
• FM179 Cost of Producing or Finishing Feeder Pigs
• FM180 Cost of Producing Feeder Calves
• FM181 Cost of Feeding Cattle
• FM182 Cost of Producing Milk
• FM183 Cost of Producing Sheep

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Farm Safety Lessons

• SF001 Safety Issues: Silo Gas
• SF002 Protecting Children From Farm Accidents
• SF003 Preventing Farm Fires
• SF004 Portrait of a Farm Accident
• SF005 Static Electricity and Refueling Dangers
• SF006 Safety First with Anhydrous Ammonia
• SF007 Keeping Safe From Weather Problems
• SF008 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

NOTE: For more SAFETY LESSONS, see our complete list of lessons containing safety information.

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