Extension Frequently Asked Farm Business Management and Marketing Questions

These are in PDF format:

FAQ 1: How Do I Start a New Farm Business?

FAQ 2: Where Do I Find Current and Historical Market Prices for Commodities and Livestock?

FAQ 3: What Are the Recommended Grazing Intensities for Various Pastures?

FAQ 4: What Are the Crop Bases for LDPs?

FAQ 5: Where Can I Find Examples of Leasing Agreements for Land and Other Ag-Related Contracts?

FAQ 6: What Do I Need for a Good Marketing Program?

FAQ 7: What Are the Average Input Costs for Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Hay, and Livestock Enterprises?

FAQ 8: Who Are the Livestock Equipment Suppliers in Indiana?

FAQ 9: What Are the Most Necessary Farm Records, and How Do I Interpret and Use Them?

FAQ 10: How Do I Manage Risk?

FAQ 11: What About Alternative Financial/Organizational Structures for Farm and Agribusiness Firms?

FAQ 12: Cropland Cash Rent: How Much?

FAQ 13: How Do I Bring My Son or Daughter into the Family Farm Operation?

FAQ 14: Is My Farm a Business or a Hobby (Not-for-Profit) Farm?

FAQ 15: Where Can I Find Information About Farm Accounting Software?

FAQ 16: What About Other Farm-Related Topics?

FAQ 17: How Can I Be More Successful Hiring and Managing Employees?

FAQ-18: How Are Different Types of Marketing Clubs Organized?

FAQ-19: How Do I Protect Intellectual Property?

FAQ-20: What Are the First Steps to Starting an Alternative Agricultural Enterprise?

FAQ-21: What Papers Does Indiana Require a New Small Business to File?

FAQ-22: What Papers Does the Federal Government Require a New Small Business to File?

FAQ-23: Where Do I Find Midwestern and National Enterprise Budgets?

May 16, 2008

The materials for the Outlook 2008 extension presentation that occured on 3-31-08 are available.

Considering becoming an Agricultural Economics student? Please visit our Future Student pages.

USDA National Needs Fellowships In The Economics Of Alternative Energy are available. For more information, download the pdf.