By Brent Ladd, Rodney Jones and Courtney Bir. Learn about multiple farm programs are offered to assist agricultural producers through the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Risk Management Agency. Qualifying for federal government farm programs and retaining eligibility are two of the many benefits of maintaining good records. It can be challenging to understand the different recordkeeping requirement for such a wide variety of programs. This fact sheet provides information on recordkeeping requirements to aid producers in choosing government farm programs.

By Roger Sahs and Courtney Bir. Learn the different types of budgets available to farm managers.

By Roger Sahs, Amanda de Oliveira Silva and Eric DeVuyst. Learn about the factors that should be considered in deciding whether to buy or retain cattle to graze wheat pasture are discussed. Impacts on potential profit of variability in forage yield and returns to livestock are demonstrated. Means of managing risks associated with variability in forage production and utilization are outlined.

By Rodney Jones, Courtney Bir, and Brent Ladd. Learn about the key issues that farm and ranch businesses face financially.

By Eric DeVuyst and Courtney Bir. Learn how to use the OSU Food Plot budgeting tool which can help hunters and landowners estimate the cost of various food plant crops. This includes seed, fertilizer, pesticide and machine operating costs.

By Rodney Jones, Courtney Bir and Brent Ladd. Learn about the potential applications of records in business management and different record-keeping options.

By Ryan DeSantis. Learn about factors that affect stumpage prices, 2023-2024 price trends and the 2024 marketing outlook.

By Rodney Jones, Courtney Bir, and Brent Ladd. This fact sheet guides producers through the steps to identify cash and noncash costs, allocate these costs to the appropriate enterprise, and calculate their cost of production.