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General Farm Management & Strategy
Compute accrual net farm income, and key financial ratios and repayment capacity measures from Schedule F information and beginning and ending balance sheets.
Read More about Measuring & Analyzing Farm Financial PerformanceA series of financial management articles that examine financial statements and financial analysis. Financial management involves the evaluation of liquidity and solvency, financial planning, acquisition and use of financial resources, asset purchases and farm growth, and relationships with agricultural lenders.
Read More about Financial Management – Statements & AnalysisWe examine trends in capital expenditures and compares capital expenditures to capital consumption (i.e., economic depreciation).
Read More about U.S. Farm Sector Capital ExpendituresThis article examines the persistence of financial performance measures for a sample of farms over a five-year period. Specifically, using KFMA whole-farm data for farms with continuous data from 2015 to 2019, the operating profit margin ratio is computed for each farm and year.
Read More about Persistence in Financial PerformanceRecorded Oct. 9, 2020 | Purdue ag economists Michael Langemeier, Nathanael Thompson and James Mintert provide an updated corn and soybean outlook following release of USDA’s October Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand (WASDE) reports.
Read More about October Corn & Soybean Outlook UpdateSmall and family businesses will continually face disasters and disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic and hurricanes, hence disrupting the flow of resources between the family and the business. Therefore, it is important for these small and family businesses to understand how cash flow issues and financial intermingling can affect recovery, specifically long-term resilience.
Read More about Cash Flow Problems and Resource Intermingling: Do They Affect Small Business Recovery and Resilience in the Wake of a Natural Disaster?USDA’s farm income forecasts are downward bias due to high costs of over-prediction.
Read More about Understanding the Downward Bias in USDA’s Farm Income ForecastsPurdue ag economists James Mintert and Michael Langemeier review the results and give some insight into the September 2020 Ag Economy Barometer survey, a nationwide monthly survey of 400 ag producers. U.S. agricultural producers became more optimistic again in September
Read More about Ag Barometer Rises as Crop Prices Rally and USDA Announces CFAP 2Several factors need to be considered when evaluating new ventures and enterprises. In addition to determining how a new venture or enterprise fits into the current operation, it is important to evaluate expected returns and risk, the cost and ease of entry and exit, and managerial requirements and complexity.
Read More about Evaluating New Ventures and EnterprisesKeeping the farm business running between generations and management tiers can be difficult, but job descriptions and keeping open communication is key. Purdue agricultural economists Brady Brewer and members of the Purdue Farm Transition team Jenna Nees, Denise Schroeder, and Kyle Weaver discuss the importance of having a strong HR strategy and some common issues that many farms face as they transition management roles.
Read More about Farm Succession: Human Resources for Transition Planning