Today there is a wide variety of farm software programs available. The most typical use of farm software is for keeping income tax records.
Tax software makes pre-tax preparation less stressful.
However, another good use of software is for allocation of expenses and tracking profitability of the farm. Ruth Hambleton, Farm Business Management Extension Educator, notes that there are two typical software programs that can help in record keeping. One is more extensive and does more than income tax accounting. The other is adaptable for cash accounting farm applications. PC Mars is a record keeping system developed by Iowa farmers and has been adopted by Illinois Farm Business Farm Management for their cooperators.