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035			_a(Sirsi) u128756
100			_aFranks, J.
245			_aBenchmarking farm enterprises
260			_c2005
490			_aJournal of Farm Management _v12(3) January 2005, 143-158(16)
520			_aExamines traditional farm and farm enterprise benchmarking and provides guidance on how to benchmark including 11 steps to effective benchmarking. Discusses partial, horizontal and vertical benchmarking in the context of increasing the use of benchmarking as a management tool and refers to the recent application of benchmarking to other aspects of farm production such as energy efficiency. Argues in conclusion that more farmers would benchmark their farm and farm enterprise performance if the likelihood of a positive payback to the costs incurred was increased and suggests several areas in which benchmarking can be expanded including an international dimension. Tables cover the 11 steps to effective benchmarking, comparisons of milk data collecting and reporting and the comparison of data collection methodology. References. Biographical notes.
590			_aABS
650			_aFARM MANAGEMENT
650			_aBENCHMARKING
650			_aFARMS
650			_aPERFORMANCE STANDARDS
690			_aRURAL-FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
700			_aHaverty, M.
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