Last year the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) issued an agenda decision clarifying the method of selecting the discount rate to be used in the valuation of biological assets. This development, although it is important, hasn't been adequately explained to accountants working in the agricultural industry. IAS41, "Agriculture", requires biological assets to be recognized at fair value unless this cannot be worked out reliably. IAS41 specifies the accounting treatment for biological assets for financial statements prepared in compliance with international financial reporting standards. The objective of calculating the present value of expected cash flows is to work out the fair value of a biological asset in its current location and condition. Based on the IFRIC's agenda decision, the discount rate is determined so that the net present value approximates initial cost at the time of planting. This would also satisfy the need for calibration and the avoidance of day-one profit.