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• Budget Information
• Cash Rent Information
• Crop Insurance
• PcMars & General Computer Information
• Education Planning Information
• Financial Information
• Financial Statement Series (Added 6/23/06)
• Marketing Information
• SWFM Information
• Tax Information
• Estate Planning Series
• Transferring the Farm Series

Budget Information

• Acceptable Crop Price Worksheet (1/4/08) - Downloadable Excel File or Acrobat Reader File

Cash Rent Information

• Cropland Rental Rates for MN Counties (06/19/08)
• Flexible Crop Cash Rents

Crop Insurance

• Crop Insurance Procedures for Delayed Harvest and Aflatoxin Damage (11/05/07)
• Important Federal Crop Insurance Dates and Definitions(8/027/06)
• Tax Planning for Crop and Crop Revenue Insurance (8/27/06)
• Utilizing Federal Crop Insurance: Coverage Alternatives & Pre-Harvest Grain Marketing Strategies (4/10/06)

PcMars & General Computer Information

• Procedure for Data Backup to a Jump Drive (05/10/07)

Education Planning Information

• College Financial Aid Planning for Farm Families
• Educational Credits/Deductions

Financial Information

• An Interactive Aid to Land Purchase Decisions (6/16/08) Downloadable Excel File
• Applying for Federal and State ID Numbers When Starting a New Business (11/14/03)
• Borrowing Money (8/8/06)
• Drought and Your Debt (8/8/06)
• Enterprise Profitability (10/10/06)
• Establishing a Farm Filing System
• Evaluating Investments in Value Added Ventures in Agriculture
• Historic Crop Enterprise Profits (10/10/06)
• Household and Family Living Expense
• Selected Farm Rents, Rates, and Values
• Sharing Farm Machinery
• SW Minnesota County Farm Land Prices 1993 - 2001
• Why Can't Agriculture Be Like It Was in the 1970's? (5/29/08)
• Why Can't Agriculture Be Like It Was in the 1950's? (5/01/07)
• What Does It Take to Earn a Living on the Farm? (5/29/08)

Financial Statement Series (11/12/07)

• Fact Sheet #1 - Balance Sheet
• Fact Sheet #2 - Income Statement
• Fact Sheet #3 - Statement of Owner Equity
• Fact Sheet #4 - Statement of Cash Flows
• Fact Sheet #5 - Ratios and Measurements

Marketing Information

• A Challenge: Can You Make A Profit Selling Grain At The Loan Rate? (10/10/06)
• Cash Marketing Tools (10/10/06)
• Corn and Soybeans Basis (10/10/06)
• Corn and Soybean Price Probability (10/10/06)
• Grain Market Movement (10/10/06)
• Grain Price Risk Management (10/10/06)
• Marketing Strategies for Agricultural Commodities (10/10/06)
• Marketing Tools and Strategies by Ed Usset
• Six Strikes against better marketing

SWFM Information

• 1999 SW Farm Business Management Annual Report
• 2000 SW Farm Business Management Annual Report
• 2001 SW Farm Business Management Annual Report (5/8/02) - Please note that this file is large (3.15MB) and will take considerable time to download on a modem.
• 2002 SW Farm Business Management Annual Report (7/23/03) - Please note that this file is large (3.91MB) and will take considerable time to download on a modem.
• 2003 SW Farm Business Management Annual Report (5/26/03) - Please note that this file is large and will take considerable time to download on a modem.
• 2004 SW Farm Business Management Annual Report
• 2005 SW Farm Business Management Annual Report (5/10/06) - Please note that this file is large and will take considerable time to download on a modem.
• SW Farm Management Association Graphic Data
  • Crop Graphs: Machinery Investment per Acre, Cash Rent Expense per Acre, Corn & Soybean Cost of Prouduction per Bushel, Total Corn & Soybeans Cost per Acre on Cash Rent Acres, Corn & Beans with Government Payments on Cash Rent.
  • Livestock Graphs: Farrow to Finish Hogs, Finish 40# Hogs, Beef Cow/Calf, Wean to Finish Hogs, Finish Beef, and Dairy Cow Whole Herd
• SW Farm Management Association Historic Graphic Data
• SW Minnesota Farm Business Management Association Information

Tax Information

• 2007 Tax Rates and Brackets for Self-Employed Income in MN (filing MFJ) Excel File(Added 08/27/07)
• 2008 Ag Income Tax Update for Farm Families (Added 4/25/08)
• Medical Expenses for Spouse/Employee
• Preparing for IRS Audit

Estate Planning Series (11/12/07)

1. Estate Planning Principles
2. Establishing a Will
3. Distribution of Estate Assets
4. Gifting Assets
5. TRUSTS: Definitions, Types, & Taxation
6. Revocable Living Trust
7. Income Tax Issue for Estate Planning (Updated 12/18/06)
8. Life Insurance in Estate Planning
9. Disposing of Personal and Household Items
10. Steps in Estate Settlement

Transferring the Farm Series (11/12/07)

1. Preparing to Transfer the Farm Business
2. Farm Business Transfer Strategies
3. Utilizing Partnerships, Corporations & Limited Liability Companies to Transfer Farm Assets
4. Transferring Livestock & Machinery
5. Should You Sell Your Real Estate (Updated 12/18/06)
6. Gifting Farm Assets (Updated 12/18/06)
7. Tax Considerations When Transferring Assets (Updated 12/18/06)
8. Treatment of Heirs in the Transfer Process
9. Financial Help for Beginning Minnesota Farmers
10. Developing a Written Transition Plan Outline

Links

• William Lazarus Home Page
• University of Minnesota Center for Farm Financial Management
• Farm Management Links at the University of Minnesota