Resources
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Guidelines for pricing silage, earlage or snaplage from immature corn
Published on September 27, 2019
This fact sheet summarizes typical corn nutrient values with varying harvest, storage, or processing methods.
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Marketing and Pricing Standing Corn Silage
Published on August 5, 2019
MSU Extension offers an educational opportunity to learn how to process and understand pricing and risks that may come with the marketing strategy you choose.
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Marketing and Pricing Standing Hay
Published on August 5, 2019
MSU Extension offers an education opportunity to learn about the pricing and marketing process of standing hay.
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Delayed Planting Resources
Published on June 24, 2019
Wet weather and flooding resulted in severely delayed planting and a need to adjust farm management practices. MSU Extension's statewide network of agricultural educators work with farmers and provide informative articles to assist in decision making.
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Farmers Want to Know: When will the rain let up?
Published on June 21, 2019
Agricultural meteorologist sat down in late June 2019 to provide a projection of where things were headed for the weeks and months ahead. He reports it will get warmer and dryer eventually, but it might take a while.
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Understanding Credit and Debt
Published on June 19, 2019
Helping farm families in financial distress understand the fundamentals of credit and debit, including credit scores and how to manage debt.
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Helping Farmers Understand Net Worth
Published on June 19, 2019
This quick guide helps farmers understand their net worth, a net worth statement, why it is important, what you can learn from it and a sample net worth statement to fill out.
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Risk management: Selecting insurance
Published on June 19, 2019
A three-step guide to select the right insurance for your farm and current situation.
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Creating a spending plan
Published on June 19, 2019
For farmers dealing with variable income, low commodity prices and increasing debt, a spending plan can be a useful tool in managing farm family finances or their household (nonbusiness) finances.
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Turning Personal Skills into Income
Published on June 19, 2019
Exploring ways farm families can turn their technical, trade and management skills into supplemental income-producing opportunities.
