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Development Of The Interactive Broiler Income Spreadsheet, Tara Shofner, H. L. Goodwin Jr.
Development Of The Interactive Broiler Income Spreadsheet, Tara Shofner, H. L. Goodwin Jr.
Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
The poultry industry has experienced unprecedented increased efficiencies since 1960 in large part due to vertical integration facilitated by production contracts between growers and integrators. As growers seek information about contract production they need to be well informed about all aspects of the process, especially potential income. Recent poultry grower complaints have surfaced as a result of incorrect expense and revenue expectations. The Interactive Broiler Income Spreadsheet (IBIS) is being developed to enable current and prospective poultry producers to better estimate income. IBIS, an unbiased Excel™ spreadsheet tool to assist in decision making regarding broiler production profitability, uses actual grower …