Using QuickBooks to
Manage Your Dairy Farm

By Ken Bailey and Amy Kleiboeker

Dairy Cow

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Ken Bailey is an Extension Associate Professor of Dairy Economics and Amy Kleiboeker is an undergraduate student majoring in Agriculture Economics and Accounting. Both are in the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri.

The development of this manual was funded by the Commercial Agriculture Program, University Extension. The manual is part of a pilot project to assist Missouri family dairy farmers to become more competitive by becoming proficient in business records and their use.

For more information contact:
Dr. Ken Bailey
223 Mumford Hall
Commercial Agriculture Program
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211

Note: This manual was designed to work with a special QuickBooks startup file developed by the authors. This startup file can be downloaded from the web site below. To use this file, install QuickBooks, download the file, and then click File Restore to create a dairy company file. The setup file can be downloaded from:

http://agebb.missouri.edu/commag/dairy/tools.htm

Acknowledgement

The authors thank David and Janet Hemme and Brent and Bess Madsen for volunteering their farm records and showing a willingness to learn QuickBooks. Their cooperation greatly facilitated the completion of this project.

Disclaimer

Ken Bailey, Amy Kleiboeker, Commercial Agriculture Program and the University of Missouri make no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Neither Ken Bailey, Amy Kleiboeker, Commercial Agriculture Program, nor the University of Missouri shall be liable to the user or purchaser of this manual, or any person or entity with respect to any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this manual.

References

Intuit, Quicken and QuickBooks are registered trademarks of Intuit, Inc. or one of its subsidiaries. Ken Bailey and Amy Kleiboeker attempted to identify all trademarks or service marks above. Use of a term in this manual not identified above as a trademark should not be regarded as affecting the identity of any trademark or service mark.

The objective of the Commercial Agriculture Program is to use a focus-team approach that centers on profitability. Team members work with those farms where a substantial part of the family income is from farming.

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