Financing a Farm
In Financial Feasibility, compare and contrast alternative means of gaining use of assets: purchase, lease or custom hire. In Buying Big Ticket Items learn about considerations when making capital investments. In the Evaluating the Drill Purchase video, see an example evaluation of a capital purchase. In the operating lease vs. financial lease video see a comparison between leasing and purchasing a drill.
Presentations
Financial Feasibility
Follow along with the Financing a Farm: Financial Feasibility PowerPoint presentation.
Buying Big Ticket Items
Follow along with the Evaluating Capital Investments: Buying the Big Ticket Items PowerPoint presentation.
Evaluating the Drill Purchase
Follow along with the Capital Investment Evaluation of the Drill Purchase PowerPoint presentation.
Operating Lease vs. Financial Lease
Follow along with the Operating Lease vs. Financial Lease PowerPoint presentation.
Other Resources
OSU Publications
- Capital Leases
- Machinery Ownership versus Custom Harvest
- Negotiation Strategies
- Oklahoma Cropland Rental Rates: 2020-21
- Oklahoma Farm and Ranch Custom Rates, 2021‑2022
- Oklahoma Pasture Rental Rates: 2020-21
- Tax Aspects of Leasing