MSU Extension Beginning Farmer

Farm Business

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  MSU Extension launches new homepage for DEMaND Series

  Published on February 29, 2024
  A collection of resources to help in Developing and Educating Managers and New Decision-makers (DEMaND) on the farm.

• Farm Budgets: Growing Your Farm into a Business (2024)

  How important is a business mindset and farm profits to your opportunities for growth and success? Join as we discuss how attention to details and effective planning can help your farm continue its growth into a successful business.

• Soil Health for Beginners: Caring for Your Farm from the Ground Up

  Soil health is a critical part of farming. If you are new to farming or new to the land, this is a perfect time to make a long-term plan. Discover approaches to learn about your soil and how to support better crop production.

• Field Crops Webinar: What Can Beneficial Nematodes Tell Us About Soil Health?

  Dr. Christine Sprunger and MSU Doctoral Researcher Tvisha Martin, discuss beneficial nematodes and how this organism is involved with soil and agricultural production.

• Beyond the Farmers Market: Evaluating Direct Market Channel Opportunities

  Where are you selling, or planning to sell your products? How do you make these decisions? We’ll talk about perceptions, realities, pros and cons of farmers markets, farm markets, CSAs, restaurant sales, institutional markets and more!

• What MSU Extension Can Do For You!

  Extension has a presence across the state, yet it’s been called one of the best kept secrets in Michigan. What is Extension and what can it do for you? Learn a brief history of Cooperative Extension and the resources available through MSU Extension.

• Lo que la Extension de MSU puede hacer por usted

  Extension tiene presencia en todo el estado, pero se la considera uno de los secretos mejor guardados de Michigan. ¿Qué es Extension y qué puede hacer por usted? Conozca una breve historia de Extensión Cooperativa y los recursos disponibles a través de MSU Extension.

• Brainstorming farm goals… & how to make them happen!

  Join this interactive workshop to brainstorm goals for your farm, evaluate those goals as SMART goals and/or HEART goals, and think through how to make your goals into a timeline, vision board or reminder to inspire you every day to follow your intention.

• The Three Fs of Farmland: Finding it, Funding it, and the Future of it.

  Land access is often the biggest challenge for beginning farmers. Learn tools to find farmland, fund it, and to keep it farmland for future generations.

• Organic Farming, Certified or Not!

  Learn how to integrate organic practices into your farming system. The decision to seek certification depends on your markets and drive. Learn about the values and challenges imposed by organic certification vs. following organic practices.

• Field Crops Webinar: Linking Drainage, Soil Health, Cover Crops, and Water Quality

  Dr. Ehsan Ghane, MSU Biosystems and Agriculture Engineer Associate Professor and Monica Jean, Field Crops Educator, discuss how soil health and water management practices are connected.

• Field Crops Webinar: Corn Fertility and Management Considerations for 2024 Production

  Dr. Kurt Steinke Associate Professor at MSU and Dr. Dan Quinn, Assistant Professor at Purdue University discuss corn fertility considerations including N, P, and K usage, Sulfur, as well as weather and other agronomic conditions that influence production.

• Field Crops Webinar: Integrated Wildlife Damage in Michigan Field Crops: Repellant and Palatability Trial Results

  James DeDecker, MSU Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center director, and Monica Jean, MSU Extension field crops educator, discuss Repellant and Palatability trial results.

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  Cash Flow Statement Walkthrough Videos

  Videos outlining how a cash flow statement is created, what information is provided, and how statements are used to better understand your farm business.

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  Income Statement Walkthrough Videos

  Videos outlining types of income statements and how to create them.

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  Balance Sheet Walkthrough Videos - Long Term Assets

  A series of videos that walkthrough the long term assets section of a balance sheet.

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  Balance Sheet Walkthrough Videos - Intermediate Assets

  A series of videos that walkthrough the intermediate section of a balance sheet.

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  Balance Sheet Walkthrough Videos - Current Assets

  A series of videos that walkthrough the current section of a balance sheet.

• Farm Policy & Risk Management Series - Field Crops Session

  The Field Crops session explores crop insurance programs for corn, soybeans, and wheat growers. Participants reviewed the basics of crop insurance and learn differences between yield and revenue policies, ways each provides protection, and advantages offered by each.

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  Farm business management course for farmers of color registration now open

  Published on January 12, 2024
  Learning series to support more farmers of color with education on the importance and process of keeping good financial records and understanding historical inequities in agriculture and financial systems.