Well Prepared Financials Reflect Good Management Skills

Good production numbers are great, but management skills are a must in today’s environment of tight margins and the endless pressures from third parties. Every opportunity you get to show your landlord, banker, integrator, employees, and others that you are a good manager will pay off down the road.

Management skills can be shown in many ways, but I will focus on just one today. The quality of an operation’s financial statement is a big indicator of the management ability of the producer. The financial statement is usually pushed to the side and not even thought about until the banker asks for it, and then it’s often put together at the last minute. We see all types of financial statements. We have received numbers written on a piece of paper that we could barely make out detailed financial statements.

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Mom's Sweet Potato Bake

Ingredients

3 cups cold mashed sweet potatoes (prepared without milk or butter)
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1/2 cup 2% milk
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cold butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, beat the sweet potatoes, sugar, eggs, milk, butter, salt and vanilla until smooth. Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish.

2. In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, pecans and flour; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over sweet potato mixture. Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 160°, 45-50 minutes.

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We plan on attending the following shows in 2023 and hope to see you there!

Farm & Ranch Show Schedule 2023:

November 10-12-Alaska Food & Wine Festival

November 30-WIN Expo

December 12-14 Western Alfalfa & Forage Symposium