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Market
Plan
Setup |
Step A: Marketing Plan Initialization |
MDI Home |
Enter the time period of the Market Plan,
starting cash balance, operating debt, default interest rates. |
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Crop
Enterprises |
Step 1: Select Your Crop Enterprises |
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Here you will select the crops, how much
you will plant and estimate your yield. |
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Crop
Variable
Expenses |
Step 2: Determine Your Crop Variable Expenses |
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Here you will determine your expected expenses
for each crop you have selected in Step 1. |
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Breeding
Livestock Enterprises |
Step 3a: Select Your Breeding Livestock
Enterprises |
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Here you will select your breeding livestock,
enter sale weights, etc.. |
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Feeder
Livestock Enterprises |
Step 3b: Select Your Feeder Livestock
Enterprises |
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Here you will select your feeder livestock,
enter sale weights, etc.. |
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Livestock
Expenses |
Step 4: Determine Your Livestock Expenses |
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Here you will enter livestock costs and expenses. |
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Fixed
Expenses |
Step 5: Determine Your Fixed Expenses |
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Here you will enter your fixed expenses independent
of the crop and livestock expenses related to your farm. |
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Fixed
Income |
Step 6: Determine Your Fixed Income |
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Here you will enter your fixed income which
will offset your Fixed Expenses. |
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Excess
Margin/Profit |
Step 7: Determine Your Desired Excess Margin
/ Profit |
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Here you will determine your desired excess
margin or profit based upon percentage of gross variable income. |
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Review
Plan |
Step 8: Review Your Plan |
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Here you will review your plan and determine
if you should adjust crop types and acreage for each area based
on probabilities of price goals, and look at a cash flow with enterprise analysis. |