Farm Business Management

Reports, publications & fact sheets:

Specialty Crop Farm Business Management 2010 Results (PDF: 738 KB / 14 Pages)
Farm Business Management Scholarships for Specialty Crop Growers (PDF: 1.32 MB / 2 Pages)
Transitioning Land to Organic? Recently Certified? (PDF: 823 KB / 2 Pages)
Organic Farm Performance in Minnesota - 2010 (PDF: 6.54 MB / 51 Pages)
Organic Farm Performance in Minnesota - 2009 (PDF: 1.18 MB / 47 Pages)
Organic Farm Performance in Minnesota – 2008 (PDF: 847 KB / 54 Pages)
Organic Farm Performance in Minnesota – 2007 (PDF: 708 KB / 39 Pages)

Forms:

Specialty Crop Farm Business Management Scholarship Application (PDF: 199 KB / 1 Pages)

External Links:

Scholarships Available for Specialty Crop Growers and Farmers in Transition to Organic

Minnesota specialty crop growers and crop or dairy farmers who are transitioning to organic in Minnesota can apply for scholarships to offset the cost of farm business management education. Applications are being accepted now.

The scholarships defray farmers' cost to enroll in farm business management education programs offered by schools in the Minnesota State College and University (MnSCU) system. Farmers in the program work one-on-one with management instructors, learning to keep and use quality records to make sound business management decisions. They receive comprehensive year-end analyses that can be used for tax preparation, discussions with lenders and enterprise planning. By participating, they will also help University of Minnesota (UMN) researchers increase the public knowledge and understanding about the economics of both specialty crops and organic transition. Strict privacy measures protect the confidentiality of both participants and their information. See links to the brochure and other resources at left under Reports, publications & fact sheets.

Minnesota farmers eligible for the scholarships this year include:

Organic and conventional producers of fresh market apples, berries, grapes, pumpkins, vegetables, and sweet corn.

Crop and dairy producers who are in active transition to organic (or who have been certified less than 3 years).

To learn more about these opportunities, contact a farm business management instructor in your area or call Meg Moynihan at 651-201-6616.

Scholarship funds are provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grant program and the USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture.

Project partners include MDA, MnSCU, UMN Center for Farm Financial Management, UMN College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.

MDA Contact

Farm Business Management for Specialty Crop & Organic Producers

Scholarships Available for Specialty Crop Growers and Farmers in Transition to Organic

MDA Contact