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Financial Benchmarking
Benchmark programs provide an objective view of your operation by comparing financial and operational results with industry standards and successful producers.
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Financial benchmarking delivers insights for profitability.
More expertise
Gain useful information and insights together with access to a business consultant who can assist the financial growth of your business.
Comprehensive management review
Benchmarking helps evaluate and improve the operational and financial management of your business.
We Offer the Following Benchmarking Services
Dairy
The Dairy Benchmarks Program provides in-depth financial and production analyses and compares results with similar profitable farms in the program.
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The Winery Benchmarks Program provides an in-depth financial and operational analysis that shows how your business compares with industry peers.
Learn MoreWhat Is Benchmarking
Working with a Farm Funding consultant, together, you can use your business data to identify areas that are holding you back, recognize strengths, compare your operation with industry peers and develop an action plan.
- Identify areas of your business that are holding you back.
- Identify strengths your business can lean on.
- Compare your business to industry peers.
- Develop an action plan based on your business's data.
- Identify ways to increase profitability, including controlling costs and gaining efficiencies.
How Benchmarking Works
Data collection
A benchmark specialist works with you to compile data profiling many aspects of the business, including profitability, customer counts, employee compensation and benefits.
Data analysis
Your results are compared with other operations of similar size, scope, profitability level and geographic area. Your individual results remain confidential.
Comprehensive seminar
Targeted management topics, questions and discussion with other business operators help turn benchmark results into practical solutions.
Benchmarks report
Dairy participants receive a personal benchmark report with comparative financial and operational information. Winery participants can select reporting suited to their business and level of participation.
Follow-up meeting
Following the seminar, a consultant reviews the personal benchmark results with you and helps develop a personalized action plan for improving the bottom line.
Program extras
Participants can also benefit from networking opportunities, small-group meetings, webinars and access to an online community.
How do dairy farmers and winery business owners use these programs?
Owners enter the program with questions about improving their businesses and use the results to make decisions based on meaningful comparisons.
- How can I decrease labor expenses?
- Is my employee compensation package competitive?
- How efficient is my staff?
- How does my farm or business measure up to other top producers?
- How do I know when – or if – it is time to expand my operation?
- I had a large drop in production last year. What happened?
Benchmarking FAQs
Who participates in the benchmarking programs?+
Benchmarking programs are designed for successful and progressive owners of dairy, ag retail, winery and green industry businesses focused on achieving maximum results.
How do I report data?+
After year-end records are completed, participants provide the information needed to profile the business. A consultant can help collect and organize the required data.
What reports will I receive?+
Participants receive benchmark reports containing useful comparative financial, production and operational measures. Reporting varies by program.
What kind of information can I expect to gain?+
The results can help identify opportunities to control costs, improve efficiency, evaluate labor and compensation, compare performance and make expansion decisions.
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Farm Funders brings businesses to the next level.
Benchmarking gives owners a way to use their numbers, industry comparisons and expert guidance to make better-informed business decisions.
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