Causes of Farm & Ranch Failure
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Many farm businesses are managed as one-man shows. Little financial information and almost none of the business decision-making functions are shared with others in the business or the family. There is seldom a plan for management succession or for developing backup management. Thus, when something happens to the only decision maker, many firms either fail or experience a traumatic adjustment process.
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