Business Planning

Set your farm up for future success by building a strong business plan. This section covers additional aspects of business planning, including lending, taxes, and working capital.

Getting your foot in the door of farming

The Ag Link program serves to match beginning farmers seeking access to land and farming opportunities with retiring farmers hoping to transition their operations.

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10 tips for navigating your farm through coronavirus

Be prepared for COVID-19 and its aftereffects to last a while.

Be prepared to COVID-19 and its aftereffects to last a while.

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Ag Barometer index drops below 100 as coronavirus disrupts agriculture

Coronavirus concerns, commodity price declines, and supply-chain disruptions sink producer sentiment to a three-year low, according to the April Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.

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Crops

Developing a strategy to reduce soil compaction

By Successful Farming TV Show

When soil suffers compaction, myriad challenges arise. On the surface, appearances can be deceiving on the extend of the damage.

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Agronomy Insider

Deciding To Replant

By Agronomy Insider

Not every crop comes up the way it’s supposed to the first time around. Stay tuned for tips on how to decide if your field should be replanted.

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Women in Agriculture

SF Special: How one young, farmer’s daughter is carrying on her family’s legacy

By Women in Agriculture

A full-time animal nutritionist and beginning farmer, Lillie is carrying on her family’s legacy through hard work, fight, and determination on her family’s third-generation farm.

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7 tips for making a COVID-19 farm contingency plan

Have you though about what you would do if you or a key member of your farm became ill from the coronavirus? Start planning.

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Farmers Markets And 'Stay At Home' Orders

Here's what you can do to keep employees and customers safe.

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How to make a COVID-19 farm contingency plan

Start with a brainstorming plan to discuss all COVID-19 scenarios.

Start with a brainstorming plan to discuss all COVID-19 scenarios.

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As coronavirus drives down commodity prices, farm groups ask for aid

The coronavirus outbreak is draining $50-$90 an acre from the corn and soybean revenue that farmers expect to receive this year

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Pick up the phone to talk to USDA

USDA’s local offices will conduct business by telephone only and farmers will need to make an appointment for transactions.

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Farmers and food groups innovate to keep operations viable as the coronavirus spreads

For Jody Osmund the shuttering of public spaces to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus presents a significant challenge.

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Tip of the Day

Agronomy Tip: Apply Fungicide to Ensure Stalk Quality

Ensure stalk quality and yield by prioritizing a fungicide application.

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Fertilizer supplies, prices remain low and stable amid coronavirus concerns

Record global corn and wheat crops on the way

Hog farms in coronavirus crisis need more aid, say producers

3 Big Things Today, May 29, 2020

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