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How to keep simple farm accounts in a notebook or on your phone

Write every cost and sale on the day it happens, crop by crop.

How to keep simple farm accounts in a notebook or on your phone
Photo: Illustration: Furrowline Farm (synthetic)

Key points

  • One page per crop.
  • Keep every bill and receipt.
  • Add up the month on the last day.

Simple accounts show which crop really earns money and help when you ask for a loan.

What to do

  1. Seed, fertiliser and spray costs.
  2. Labour and machine hire.
  3. Sales with weight and price.

A notebook works; a phone spreadsheet adds totals for you.

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