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Description

Welcome to the online Farm Cost and Return Tool (CART) page designed for beginning farmers and ranchers as part of the FAPRI initiative. This user-friendly tool serves as a valuable resource for individuals contemplating a career in farming or those who are already operating a farm. It features comprehensive data sourced from the FAPRI baseline and the USDA, covering a curated selection of commodities (as outlined below), along with historical production data, cost information, and projections for the next five years. Users can choose which commodities to grow, indicate the acreage dedicated to each crop, specify the number of livestock they own, and adjust yields, prices, and costs as needed. After constructing their farm profile and entering the relevant information, users receive a five-year forecast of costs and returns, which facilitates the assessment of potential profitability for various farming ventures. This tool is essential for making informed decisions in the agricultural sector.

Description

Farm Focus is cloud-based farm financial management software for farmers and growers in New Zealand and Australia, used on more than 10,000 farms. Formerly Cashmanager RURAL, it is built on 45 years of farm finance experience. One subscription covers the farm cashbook and planning, with no separate accounting ledger needed: - Bank feeds from Westpac, ANZ and Rabobank, with automatic transaction coding - Paperless invoice capture, including Farmlands and Farm Source statements - GST returns filed directly with Inland Revenue - Working Plan: a living budget that compares actual and planned cash flow through the season - Livestock reconciliation and production KPIs, such as kg carcass weight per hectare - Dairy production forecasting with automatic Fonterra and Synlait milk price updates - Performance and bank-ready reporting, plus DairyBase benchmarking - Farm Assistant AI: ask questions in plain language for report summaries, trends and variances Farm Focus suits owner-operators, sharemilkers and contract milkers, and dairy, sheep and beef farms that want one system for their numbers. Accountants and farm advisers manage client farms in Focus Workspace. Pricing (NZD, excluding GST): $139 a month or $1,379 a year, with unlimited users. Add-ons: Focus Payroll from $31 a month (powered by Lightning Payroll, with payday filing to Inland Revenue), Focus Lite for a second entity, and Management Tags. Focus Advantage is free for up to 12 months for new ventures before they start trading. Every plan includes a 30-day free trial and free onboarding and phone support from a New Zealand-based team. Integrations also include PaySauce, Crystal Payroll and Mobble in New Zealand.

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API Access

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Integrations

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

NZ$139 per month
NZ$139/month or NZ$1,379/year excl GST, unlimited users. Add-ons: Focus Payroll from $31/month, Focus Lite $35/month, Management Tags $39/month. Focus Advantage free for up to 12 months for new ventures. Accountants: Focus Workspace from $299/year. 30-day free trial.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute

Country

United States

Website

www.fapri.missouri.edu/Tool/

Vendor Details

Company Name

Farm Focus

Founded

1981

Country

New Zealand

Website

www.farmfocus.co.nz/

Product Features

Financial Risk Management

Compliance Management No 
Credit Risk Management No 
For Hedge Funds Yes 
Liquidity Analysis No 
Loan Portfolio Management No 
Market Risk Management No 
Operational Risk Management No 
Portfolio Management No 
Portfolio Modeling No 
Risk Analytics Benchmarks No 
Stress Tests No 
Value At Risk Calculation No 

Product Features

Farm Management

Barcoding / RFID No 
Built-in Accounting Yes 
CRM No 
Contract Management No 
Crop Management No 
Customer Management No 
Financial Management Yes 
Greenhouse Management No 
Inventory Management No 
Labor Management Yes 
Livestock Management Yes 
Order Processing No 
Pricing Management No 
Supplier Management No 
Traceability No 
Weather Records No 

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