Resources for Farmers, Producers, and Food Business Owners
The following resources, webinars, and guides were developed for food and farm businesses as part of the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center. Though USDA Regional Food Business Centers program has ended, these resources will remain freely available.
To continue working towards transformational food systems change, many of the original partners are collaborating through the Great Lakes Partnership for Food and Farm Development. Learn more about this partnership here,
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Producing a Value-Added Product on the Farm Series
Published on March 13, 2023
Producing a value-added product on your farm can be a great way to generate additional revenue. The information on this sheet may help you decide if adding a product is right for your farm business and take you through the major steps involved. -
MSU Statement of Cash Flows Template
Published on March 6, 2023
The statement of cash flows is a financial statement that summarizes the movement of cash coming in and going out of a farm business. -
MSU Income Statement Template
Published on March 3, 2023
The MSU Income Statement Template assists farms in creating an income statement for their farm operation. An income statement measures farm profitability by summarizing revenue and expenses for an accounting or production period. -
Bulletin E-3425 Loans & Security: An Introduction to Farm Collateral
Published on June 23, 2022
A bulletin from the DEMaND series on understanding collateral and loan security requirements for your farm -
Bulletin E-3423 Farm Management Experience Resource Guide
Published on February 18, 2022
This publication is intended to assist beginning farmers in better understanding and demonstrating management experience.
Per the USDA announcement on July 15, 2025, the Regional Food Business Centers program was terminated, prior to its original end date of July 2028. Because of this, the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center halted operations on September 15, 2025 and was unable to responsibly launch the Business Builder Subaward and assistance programs. Please see our related press release. Resources intended to help food and farm businesses will remain freely available on this website and additional resources can be found at foodsystems.msu.edu/resources.
Support for the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center came from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service Regional Food Business Centers Program. The 12 USDA Regional Food Business Centers supported all 50 U.S. States and Territories, and were inclusive of all types of agricultural products produced locally or regionally.
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