Farming today is more than just producing crops, it requires farmers and landowners to address profitability, fertility, conservation, and tax issues to name just a few. The importance of a knowledgeable and professional farm manager is essential for maximizing the appreciation and income of investment farmland.

Farm management, making and implementing of the decisions involved in organizing and operating a farm for maximum production and profit. It draws on plant, seeds and animal sciences, and information on soils, fertilizer, on control of weeds, insects, and disease. Agricultural engineering also information on farm buildings, machinery, irrigation, crop drying, drainage, and erosion control systems; and on psychology and sociology for information on human behavior.