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Mary SobbaAgriculture Business Specialist
Using Spreadsheets in Agriculture
What is a spreadsheet
A program that uses a computer to perform numeric calculations rapidly and accurately. It has a worksheet area divided into rows and columns. The intersection where they meet is called a cell. A cell can contain numbers, text or a forumula.
Types
• Quattro Pro by Corel
• Excel by Microsoft
• Works by Microsoft
• Lotus by Lotus
Why Excel?
• Universal
• Popular
• Can open many types of files
Potential Uses
• Equipment Inventory
• Balance Sheet
• Amortization
• Field Records
• Ratio Calculations
• Grain Inventory
• Breakeven Analysis
• Lease vs. Purchase
• Budgeting
• Machinery Economics
• and more
Spreadsheets Can…
• Solve math equations• Sort numeric or alphabetic• Chart data
Where to find spreadsheets
• FAST tools• MU AgEBB http://agebb.missouri.edu/
– (then click on File Sharing)
• Other Universities• Build your own
Becareful where you download! You want a reputable source.
Questions?
Mary Sobba(573) [email protected]