{"id":127686,"date":"2025-03-12T04:31:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T04:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/agriculture\/time-to-check-the-simple-things-raynerag\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T04:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T04:31:28","slug":"time-to-check-the-simple-things-raynerag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=127686","title":{"rendered":"Time to check the simple things \u2014 RaynerAg"},"content":{"rendered":"


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One strategy I often use, is to sit down and start with a basic Gross Margin analysis of a system.\u00a0\u00a0Gross Margins work to separate the income and expenditure associated with a single enterprise.\u00a0\u00a0So it takes away the noise of the overall business costs \u2013 the fixed costs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

It gives you a chance to see what income is actually being derived from the enterprise.\u00a0\u00a0How much came in from all the sales.\u00a0\u00a0And then what were the costs.\u00a0\u00a0How much was actually spent on inputs for health, sales, transport, feed or those other costs for the program.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

When you see that in black and white you get the opportunity to critically check what is going on.\u00a0\u00a0Are those inputs needed? Or can you achieve better production through improved management of pastures; changing turn off times or being more focussed on fertility to have more calves on the ground?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

At every point ask yourself, are you getting the simple things right?\u00a0\u00a0Are you focussing on those things you can control?\u00a0\u00a0If you know the answers you can work on becoming a more profitable and productive producer.\u00a0\u00a0If you\u2019re not sure where to start, you will probably see the cost of getting some external advice is actually cheaper than a few cents a day that wont fix the long term problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n