MSU Extension Farm Management

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  Financial management resources available for beginning farmers

  Published on June 22, 2022
  Knowing your farm’s financial position is important to its future success.

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  Reducing heat stress for you and your employees

  Published on June 22, 2022
  Heat stress can be an issue for you and your employees, even in a northern state like Michigan. Multiple 90+ degree days during spring 2022 brought that to light for many of us working in agriculture.

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  Will gas prices keep employees at home?

  Published on June 15, 2022
  The cost to employees of filling their gas tank may make some think twice about driving to work. What can employers do to recognize the stress on employees and keep them working?

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  How profitable does 2022 look for your farm?

  Published on April 12, 2022
  The MSU Cash Flow Estimator can help your farm answer this question.

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  Michigan to offer Pork Quality Assurance Plus advisor training for new version of PQA

  Published on April 7, 2022
  PQA Plus Version 4 certifications will expire at the end of August 2022, Michigan State University Extension is preparing trainings for version 5.

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  E. B. Hill and the Farm Management Roots of MSU Agricultural Economics

  Published on March 30, 2022
  The history Elton B. Hill, a Michigan pioneer in the science of farm management and co-founder in 1949 of the Michigan State College Department of Agricultural Economics

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  Consider conducting an on-farm soybean research trial in 2022

  Published on March 3, 2022
  Producers can learn new information about how new products, management practices and equipment perform on their farms by conducting replicated research trials.

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  The Micro Farm Program: A USDA crop insurance program that can benefit beekeepers

  Published on February 24, 2022
  A new crop insurance program can help small-scale producers like beekeepers manage financial risk.

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  Spring seminar series for specialty cut flower growers

  Published on February 23, 2022
  Online series addresses some of the most commonly asked questions in specialty cut flower production.

• Discover keys to improving your farm business at MI Ag Ideas to Grow With

  Published on February 19, 2022
  Operating a farm business encompasses more than just production practices.