Farm Business
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Introduction to cost of production and its uses part 4
Published on April 15, 2020
Part 4: Agronomic & nutritional inputs -
Hosting On-farm Educational Events for Your Community
MSU Extension hosts this video about on-farm educational events that you could host for your community.
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Pricing Products for Different Markets
MSU Extension offers pricing products that can be made for different markets.
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Beginning Farmer DEMaND
Published on March 23, 2020
Introducing the Beginning Farmer DEMaND (Developing and Educating Managers and New Decision-makers) series. -
Farm Labor
MSU Extension offers this opportunity for farmers to use as a resource for farm laborers.
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Selling to Food Hubs
MSU Extension offers this webinar for participants to use to learn and understand about selling to food hubs.
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Finding Financial Success in Uncertain Times
Published on February 13, 2020
Lessons learned from 2019 production year and financial strategies for success -
Community Supported Agriculture in Michigan
MSU Extension provides participants the opportunity to learn and understand community supported agriculture.
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2018 Farm Bill: Intro
2018 Farm Bill Commodity Title- ARC versus PLC Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage part 1
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MSU ARC/PLC Calculator: If you have irrigation part 6
If you have irrigation, you have to do a few more steps. Watch this video to add those steps to what you've already learned.
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2018 Farm Bill: PLC Yield Update Decision part 2
Comment about the 2013-2017 yield average: If you did not plant that crop in some years, the average will be taken among the years the crop was planted. If you had catastrophic yields or can’t prove your yield, a county plug yield will be used.
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MSU ARC/PLC Calculator: If you had prevented plant part 7
Here are a couple more steps you have to take in the calculator if your farm certified prevented plant acres.
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Understanding enterprise budgets and economic profit
Published on February 12, 2020
Learn how enterprise works and how it will affect your farm and future. -
MSU ARC/ PLC Calculator: What you need part 4
What you need for your Farm Bill program decision
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MSU ARC/PLC Calculator: ARC PLC Decision part 5
How to use the calculator
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Bulletin E-3410: Understanding Enterprise Budgets and Economic Profit
Published on February 5, 2020
A bulletin by MSU Extension's Beginning Farmer DEMaND Series focusing on the use of enterprise budgets to help beginning farmers obtain a firm grasp on revenues, expenses, and profitability. -
How to Start a Successful Cottage Food Business in Michigan
MSU Extension provides participants the opportunity to learn how to start a cottage food business successfully.
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Hobby or Commercial Farming
This video gives insight into some tax differences between hobby and commercial farming.
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What can I do with my land?
Published on January 14, 2020
There are many factors that play a role in determining what can be done with newly purchased or inherited land from location to acreage to current use. -
Bulletin E-3408: From Bursting with Ideas to Developing a Plan
Published on December 11, 2019
A bulletin by MSU Extension's Beginning Farmer DEMaND Series with suggestions to help beginning farmers organize their ideas and turn them into a plan of action.