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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.
API Access
Has API
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API Access
Has API
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Integrations
No details available.
Integrations
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Pricing Details
No price information available.
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