Farm Business
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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 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: 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: 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. -
Marketing and Pricing Standing Hay
Published on August 5, 2019
MSU Extension offers an education opportunity to learn about the pricing and marketing process of standing hay. -
Marketing and Pricing Standing Corn Silage
Published on August 5, 2019
MSU Extension offers an educational opportunity to learn how to process and understand pricing and risks that may come with the marketing strategy you choose. -
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. -
Bulletin E-3406: Transitioning From Labor Force to Decision-Maker
Published on May 30, 2019
A bulletin by MSU Extension's Beginning Farmer DEMaND Series with suggestions to help beginning farmer transition to becoming a decision-maker on the farm. -
MSU Student Organic Farm 2018 Annual Report: Affirming the Unique Opportunities of a University Educational Farm
Published on March 29, 2019
The MSU Student Organic Farm 2018 Annual Report highlights the impact of their diverse programming and the partnerships that make them an asset to the MSU community -
Farm Financial Management: The Next Step
Getting started with understanding the financial management and what the next step in the process is.
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Small Farm Business Start-up
Getting started with learning and understanding the process of starting a small farm business.