Key Takeaways
- Ambrook has launched Ambrook Inventory, an accounting-integrated inventory management feature.
- The tool supports tracking of both self-produced and purchased goods, including livestock and feed.
- Ambrook Inventory generates market-value balance sheets for lending and financial review.
- The launch addresses gaps faced by operators relying on spreadsheets or general accounting software.
- Early users report improved lender confidence and access to operating credit.
Ambrook Introduces Inventory Tool Integrated With Accounting
Ambrook has announced the launch of Ambrook Inventory, a new accounting-integrated inventory feature designed to help agricultural operators more accurately reflect inventory value and cost of production in their financial statements.
The feature targets a longstanding challenge for inventory-driven operations, where producers often lack systems that connect real-time inventory data with financial reporting. According to Ambrook, many operations still rely on spreadsheets or general-purpose accounting platforms that do not adequately capture inventory quantities, market value, or production costs in a single system.
Ambrook Inventory automatically updates quantities and cost basis through bills, invoices, and ledger activity. It supports both purchased and self-produced inventory, including calves, hay, and other on-farm goods.
Market-Value Balance Sheets and Cost Tracking
The new feature enables operators to generate market-value balance sheets for lending and financial review. These statements allow users to compare book value with current market conditions, providing lenders and financial partners with a clearer picture of inventory on hand and underlying business performance.
“Operators deserve financial statements that match the realities of their businesses,” said Mackenzie Burnett, CEO and co-founder of Ambrook. “When they can show lenders a complete picture of what they raised, what it’s worth today and what it costs to produce, it removes ambiguity from the relationship.”
Ambrook cited internal survey data showing that half of surveyed operators identified understanding cost of production as their top financial need, with real-time quantity tracking ranking second.
Ambrook Inventory Addresses Gaps in Existing Financial Workflows
For some operations, Ambrook Inventory functions as both the inventory management and accounting system. For more complex businesses, it complements existing operational tools by translating tracked inventory into complete and accurate financial statements.
Ambrook noted that in many operations, inventory market value is often excluded from balance sheets, while cost data is fragmented across multiple systems. The company positions Ambrook Inventory as a way to consolidate these data points into a single, lender-ready financial view.
Early Adoption and Producer Outcomes
McKinney Land & Cattle, an operation spanning approximately 30,000 acres across Oklahoma and Kansas, is among the early users of Ambrook Inventory. The operation manages a diversified business that includes cow-calf, feedlot, heifer development, and backgrounding programs.
Founder Josh McKinney said that as the business grew, handwritten records and spreadsheets became increasingly difficult to manage. In 2024, the operation began working with Ambrook’s Full Service team to clean up financial records and produce accurate balance sheets.
“Before Ambrook, we had a lot of production data but no way to tie it together financially,” McKinney said. “Now we can account for our input costs and get an accurate picture of what it costs us to raise a calf.”
According to McKinney, improved financial reporting helped the operation secure $12 million in new operating credit. He estimates that clearer financial statements contributed to a two-percentage-point improvement in interest rates, resulting in annual savings of approximately $360,000.
Availability
Ambrook Inventory is now available to all Ambrook Pro customers and is intended for operations where inventory plays a central role in financial decision-making.
