Farm management software, decision-making, & cautious optimism in cattle | RealAg Radio, May 7, 2026
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Farm management software, decision-making, & cautious optimism in cattle | RealAg Radio, May 7, 2026
"2026 brings some incredibly difficult farm management decisions. We gotta have a combination of our gut experience and what the data and the numbers are telling us. Research shows that only 21% of farmers are using farm management software to track their recordkeeping as well as their financial data."
"Are you using farm management software? How are you tracking what you're numbers and how does that tie into decision making? Are you using software? Maybe you're still using paper and a pen. Whatever it is, whatever your system is, we want to hear about it and the why."
The Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio explores farm management practices and decision-making strategies for 2026. The show features interviews with farmers from Ontario, Alberta, and Manitoba discussing their approaches to tracking farm data and finances. A key finding reveals that only 21% of farmers utilize farm management software for recordkeeping and financial data tracking. The program investigates how farmers monitor their numbers and integrate this information into critical business decisions. Farmers employ various systems ranging from digital software solutions to traditional paper-based methods. The discussion emphasizes the importance of combining practical experience with data-driven insights when making difficult farm management decisions in the coming year.
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