Financial

General Farm Business

• Growing Farm Profits (SSAWG) A FREE online course for farmers to develop more sustainable farming enterprises.
• AgAware: Quickbooks Webcast YouTube video
• Technical Assistance for Planning Your Business (USDA) Resouces to programs and services to help you start planning your farm business.
  
• Farmers Guide to Organic Contracts A Publication by the Farmers' Legal Action Group that guides farmers through forming, negotiating and disputing contracts.
• Farm Transitions Toolkit Land Stewardship Program offers resources for farms and agricultural lands that are in the process of changing hands.
  

Vegetables

• Enterprise Budgets (UGA) Current budgets of expected costs and returns are prepared annually or periodically as needed. The budgets are thought to be representative of typical or average farm situations. They are intended for use as a guide for planning and decision-making. Individual farm businesses can and will vary from these estimates.
  
• Organic Vegetable Production Cost Study (NCSU) Evaluation of costs of growing organic produce.

Beef

• Cutting Costs, Not Corners: Managing Cattle in Tough Times (UGA)
• Enterprise Budgets: Beef Cattle (UGA)

Conservation Tillage in Commodity Crops

• Corn- Dryland, Strip Tillage (UGA) Estimated costs and returns 2018.
• Corn- Irrigated, Strip Tillage (UGA) Estimated costs and returns 2018.
• Cotton- Strip Tillage, Non-Irrigated (UGA) Estimated costs and returns 2018.
• Cotton- Strip Tillage, Irrigated (UGA) Estimated costs and returns 2018.
• Grain Sorghum- Dryland, Strip Tillage (UGA) Estimated costs and returns 2018.
• Grain Sorghum- Irrigated, Strip Tillage (UGA) Estimated costs and returns 2018.
• Peanuts- Dryland, Strip Tillage (UGA) Estimated costs and returns 2018.
• Peanuts- Irrigated, Strip Tillage (UGA) Estimated costs and returns 2018.
• Soybeans- Dryland, Strip Tillage (UGA) Estimated costs and returns 2018.
• Soybeans- Irrigated, Strip Tillage (UGA) Estimated costs and returns 2018.

Grants, Loans and Other Resources

• USDA Grants and Loans for Farmers A listing of financial support for small farms and related businesses from Federal, state and local agencies
• Beginning Farmers Funding Resources A resource guide on loans and grants from "Beginning Farmers."
• Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loan (USDA FSA) Information on the loan program through the FSA for beginning farmers and ranchers.
• Local Foods Local Places Toolkit (EPA) A guide to help communities revitalize using local food systems.
  
• Natural Resources and Conservation (NRCS) Financial Assistance A guide to the various grants, loans and cost share programs at NRCS
• Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) Grants Information on the various SARE grants. These grants are for research and education only.