Category: Agricultural Finance

Inventory on Agricultural Balance Sheets

Inventory on Agricultural Balance Sheets

Inventory is any asset held with an intent to resell the asset at a future date. Inventory is one of the most common items held on any balance sheet, including balance sheets of farmers and ranchers. In This Section What is Inventory? Types and Examples of Inventory Inventory on the Balance Sheet Purpose of Inventory

Livestock and Poultry on Agricultural Balance Sheets

Livestock and Poultry on Agricultural Balance Sheets

Market livestock refers to animals that are raised or purchased and intended for sale. These animals are usually in turn used primarily for their meat, milk, eggs, or other products.  These animals are typically kept for a specific period until they reach a marketable size, weight, or age, at which point they are sold to

Livestock Products on Agricultural Balance Sheets

Livestock Products on Agricultural Balance Sheets

Livestock products are any type of product derived from animals that is intended for resale. These are a major source of income for many farmers and ranchers. Any farmer or rancher that holds livestock products should look to include livestock products on the balance sheet. In This Section What are Livestock Products? Types and Examples

Growing Crops on Agricultural Balance Sheets

Growing Crops on Agricultural Balance Sheets

Growing crops on a balance sheet represent crops that are currently in the process of growth and development but have not yet been harvested.  These crops are still attached to the land or are in the early stages of maturation.  In This Section What are Growing Crops? Types and Examples of Growing Crops Growing Crops

Crop Inventories on an Agricultural Balance Sheet

Crop Inventories on an Agricultural Balance Sheet

In This Section Crop inventories on a farm balance sheet represent the value of crops that are currently growing in the field or are harvested but not yet sold.  These inventories typically include crops such as grains, fruits, vegetables, timber, citrus, vineyard products or other agricultural products that are produced by the farm operation.  What

Marketable Bonds & Securities on an Agricultural Balance Sheet

Marketable Bonds & Securities on an Agricultural Balance Sheet

Marketable Bonds and Securities on an agricultural balance sheet are any short term-investments held at a given point in time which can immediately be converted into cash. Marketable securities are financial instruments that can be easily bought or sold in the financial markets with minimal transaction costs, and stocks fit this definition. This typically includes

Cash & Cash Equivalents on an Agricultural Balance Sheet

Cash & Cash Equivalents on an Agricultural Balance Sheet

Cash and equivalents is a current asset on an agricultural balance sheet and represents highly liquid assets that can be quickly converted into cash. These assets are crucial for the operational and financial stability of agricultural businesses. In This Section What are Cash & Equivalents? Types and Examples of Cash & Equivalents Cash & Equivalents on the

Basics of Agricultural Balance Sheets

Basics of Agricultural Balance Sheets

Overview of Farm Balance Sheets A farm balance sheet is a financial statement that provides a snapshot of a farmer, rancher or agribusiness’ financial position at a specific point in time. Farm balance sheets are one of the key farm financial statements and are often used in conjunction with farm income statements to measure and track financial performance. Similar