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.
Creating a spending plan

Published on June 19, 2019
For farmers dealing with variable income, low commodity prices and increasing debt, a spending plan can be a useful tool in managing farm family finances or their household (nonbusiness) finances.
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.
Helping Farmers Understand Net Worth

Published on June 19, 2019
This quick guide helps farmers understand their net worth, a net worth statement, why it is important, what you can learn from it and a sample net worth statement to fill out.
How to Talk with Farmers Under Stress

Published on June 19, 2019
Warning signs of stress and ways you can help a farmer you know who is going through a difficult time and showing signs of stress. Includes steps to take if you think a near-term crisis is likely.