Resources

Helping Farmers & Agricultural Professionals Manage Stress

Published on July 20, 2020
Through MSU Extension’s farm stress programming, farmers, their families and agricultural professionals alike learned stress management techniques, about resources to get through tough times, ways to communicate with farmers under stress and more.
Assessing Farm Stress

Published on July 2, 2020
The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly discussion for July 2, 2020, focuses on assessing farm stress, presented by Eric Karbowski, MSU Extension behavior health educator.
Bulletin E-3409 Sharpening the Saw: Keeping Yourself Business Sharp

Published on June 24, 2020
A bulletin by MSU Extension's Beginning Farmer DEMaND Series describing how to sharpen the mind to help beginning farmers increase the probability that they will succeed in the short and long term of their farm businesses.
COVID-19 financial assistance programs for farmers

Published on June 11, 2020
Listing of available COVID-19 financial assistance programs for farmers in Michigan compiled by MSU Extension farm financial educators.
Managing the Current Situation Webinar for Michigan Pork Industry

Published on June 9, 2020
The purpose of this webinar is to provide information and resources for our pork producers here in Michigan. Our hope is that this will help best position our producers to respond to industry disruption.
Programas Federales para Productores frente al Coronavirus

Published on May 29, 2020
Educadores de Extensión en MSU crearon videos para guiar a los productores Latinos a elegir programas de ayuda frente al coronavirus / MSU Extension Educators have created videos to guide Latinx farmers to choose support programs as they face coronavirus.
Bulletin E-3411: Introduction to Cost of Production and Its Uses

Published on April 20, 2020
A bulletin by MSU Extension's Beginning Farmer DEMaND Series that describes how to identify the farm's cost of production and its role in decision-making for farm managers.
Information on the impact of ractopamine elimination for county fairs and exhibitions

Published on March 13, 2020
MSU Extension provides information on the impacts of ractopamine on county fairs and exhibitions
Finding Financial Success in Uncertain Times

Published on February 13, 2020
Lessons learned from 2019 production year and financial strategies for success
USDA Farmland Cash Rent 2019

Published on February 10, 2020
County rental rates for the state of Michigan