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Assessing Procurement and Marketing Skills

Summary

As farms continue to consolidate it becomes increasingly important to assess a farm’s management skills. At a certain farm size, it is no longer easy or feasible for the manager or managers to wear every management hat. How does the management team determine when to focus on professional development, delegate management tasks among mangers, and seek outside assistance? This is the fifth article in a series of articles pertaining the assessment of management skills. The topic of this article is the assessment of procurement and marketing skills.