Tag Archive: "Benchmarking"

• The Perils of Benchmarking

  • July 31, 2013
  • Paul Neiffer

  The next two sessions at FFSC dealt with the perils of benchmarking.  As farmers try to benchmark themselves against other comparable farm operations, it becomes readily apparent that many perils or issues can arise. In many cases farmers (since they are human) really like using benchmarking when they are above average.  In they are below […]

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• 5 + 5 + 5 = Home Run

  • November 8, 2009
  • Paul Neiffer

  Many farmers do a good job of benchmarking their operations to other operations in the same state of region.  By doing this benchmarking, they are able to see where they are either behind or ahead of other farmers.  Some get discouraged trying to get out of the middle range into the top 20%.  Most think […]

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