General Farm & Ranch Operations
Farm Benchmarking Worksheet
A farm benchmarking worksheet for comparing your own results with past years or with peer and extension reference data, so owners can see where they stand and where to improve.
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What you fill in
- Farm and enterprise
- Measures chosen to compare
- Your results this year
- Your results last year
- Reference source used
- Gap noted
- Possible causes
- Changes to try
- Follow-up date
How to use this worksheet
Use the notes area for your arithmetic. Keep the finished sheet with your records so you can compare it with the next season.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with eXtension and USDA Economic Research Service.
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