Resource Library

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-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.
FINPACK Balance Sheet

Published on August 23, 2019
List current-, intermediate- and long-term farm assets as well as liabilities.
Income Statement Worksheet

Published on August 23, 2019
Use this worksheet to convert Schedule F tax information to an accrual adjusted income statement.
Balance Sheet Prep Template with Supporting Schedules

Published on August 22, 2019
Balance Sheet Preparation Template with Supporting Schedules (Cash Based Tax Payer).
Bulletin E-3407: How to Motivate Your Lender to Say, “Yes”

Published on July 31, 2019
A bulletin by MSU Extension's Beginning Farmer DEMaND Series with suggestions to help beginning farmer understand the lending process in order to obtain farm financing.
Emergency Hay and Silage Forage Crops

Published on July 12, 2019
Forage shortages can be good news for growers who are able to harvest because prices may be strong, but are bad news for those unable to harvest.
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.
Coping with Grief after Losing the Farm

Published on June 19, 2019
Steps you can take to help work through the grief associated with losing a farm.
How stress affects you

Published on June 19, 2019
A helpful list detailing how stress affects your body, your thoughts, your feelings and what you do.
Youth farm stress

Published on June 19, 2019
Detailing warning signs of stress in youth and ways you can help the youth in your life, whether you are a parent, guardian or just a friend.
Managing stress for farmers and farm families

Published on June 19, 2019
Simple techniques and reminders as you deal with stress.