A 21st Century Approach to Farm Business Management

Download or read book A 21st Century Approach to Farm Business Management written by Megan Rowlands and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-10 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book "21st Century Approach to Farm Business Management - Quadruple Bottom Line Approach" has been created using experience gained from presenting the planning process to undergraduates at Charles Sturt University - Orange. The Quadruple Bottom Line (QBL) management model is an extension of Triple Bottom Line management as it emphasises four distinct and interrelated domains that require attention when developing business plans for farming families and businesses.The farm manager and student markets have been targeted. The book is equally relevant to the undergraduate management student market and to practising farm managers seeking a systematic approach to become more efficient and plan for the future.The QBL planning system highlights a holistic way of thinking in a structured manner. This management thinking approach has been tested and refined in a farm management subject developed for Charles Sturt University - Orange. The authors have extensive experience working with farmers and see that the management system contained in the book as equally applicable to any practising farm managers and farming families. The book, through the QBL approach amalgamates the technology and planning tools that already exist into a workable, interrelated framework by using a planning process that accommodates four domains that influence decision making.