Dent, J. B.2024-10-072024-10-071977https://hdl.handle.net/10182/17703Whether it is true or not that the farm business has more management options than other similar sized businesses is open to debate. It is clear, however, that an interacting-multi-enterprise unit within a small business structure such as a farm makes for management complexity. In this paper the basic management requirements are examined in order to establish the planning needs of the farm business before a critical review of existing planning methods (Blackie and Dent, 1973 ).pp. 59-68© Australian Agricultural Economics SocietyConference - published