Business Functions
Our programs and services may be used by any type and size of farm business (fruit tree, livestock, cash crop, dairy, vegetable, greenhouse). Michigan farmers use Telfarm for record keeping — an essential element of their farm businesses.
Program and Services
The Telfarm system of farm record keeping is a program that:
- Cooperates with the MSU Extension 's Farm Information Resources Management (FIRM) team.
- Keeps the farm business owner, in control of their own business finances.
- Provides levels of campus support that best suits the individual farm business's needs.
- Includes a yearly Check In service with the the farm business's own District Farm Management Agent.
- Supports and provides business analysis and year-end tax planning strategies.
The FIRM's Mission Statement:
To assist farmers, agriculturally-related businesses, industries, families and individuals to improve their lives and achieve their goals through an educational process that applies management, production, and economic knowledge to critical issues, needs and opportunities.


