Farm management tools and information

Analysis:

• Analysis Preparation

Accounting 102:  

• Advanced topics in Accounting 

• click here for worksheet

Accounting 101:

• Accounting 101 Workshop offered: Putting the fun in 1+1 The basics of accounting:

  Handout

• PCMars Farm Accounting Software
  Member Discount code on website - MNFBA15

• PCMars Backup Overview

• PcMars accounting data backup

  Video Tutorial

• How to Start a New Set of Books in PcMars

Other Resources:

• Email: How to attach and send files using email

• Cellphone: How to take and send pictures

• MN Department of Ag beginning farmer downpayment program

• Beginning farmer tax credit

• Iowa farm custom rate survey

• UMN Extension farm tax and legal

• UMN Extension cropland rental rates

• UMN Extension crop Insurance

• Benchmark Report Review

• MN Extension Service Ag Business Management

• Check out the latest  Ag Business Management topics from the Mn Extension Service.

• Stress Resources

• What the heck is self care?

• Emotional Stress on the Farm

Operator's acceptable price and rent worksheets

The operator's cash rent worksheet is useful for farmers to calculate what cash rent they can afford. The worksheet was created by David Bau, an Extension educator in Agricultural Business Management. The current worksheet and more information on rental rates in Minnesota are available on the UMN Extension Farmland Rental Rates and Land Economics webpage.

University of Minnesota Resources

• University of Minnesota Extension Agricultural Business Management - includes a number of resources regarding business planning, marketing and risk management, the farm bill, farm finances and taxes, human resources management, and farm transfer and estate planning.

• University of Minnesota Center for Farm Financial Management - includes publications and general information as well as access to a number of products including:

  • AgPlan
  • FairRent
  • FINBIN

• Minnesota Land Economics – includes information on farmland sales, land values and soils data.