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Find resources and articles to help you navigate financing and crop insurance for your farm, home or acreage.

How Managerial Accounting Can Help You Manage Your Farm or Ranch

The Business of Agriculture

Accrual-based managerial accounting offers a solution for those who want a deeper understanding of their operation and the financial insights.

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The Business of Agriculture

Farmland Loans: How to Get the Best Rate

If you want the best interest rate for your real estate purchase, pay attention to your “Sweet 16” ratios. Don’t know them? We’ve got you covered.

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The Business of Agriculture

You've found a farm to buy. Now what?

Our step-by-step guide explains what to expect at each stage of a farmland purchase.

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The Business of Agriculture

Case Study: Will my Land Purchase Cash Flow?

When you are adding owned acres to your operation, cash for a down payment can ensure your real estate purchase is sustainable. We examine how your down payment on a land purchase impacts cash flow.

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The Business of Agriculture

Expanding Your Farm - Renting vs. Buying

Understanding your CRE provide some of the important information you need before making a final decision.

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The Business of Agriculture

How Much Land Can I Afford?

The key is knowing what you can realistically afford based on your business.

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The Business of Agriculture

Cybersecurity Awareness: Top Ten Tips to Keep You and Your Operation Safe

We take the security of your personal information seriously. You also can take steps to protect yourself.

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The Business of Agriculture

Protecting Your Mobile Security

Up to 91% percent of cybercrime starts with an e-mail. You are most vulnerable when using smartphones, tablets and laptops.

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The Business of Agriculture

Password Practices Have Power to Protect

When you don’t have a system in place to manage your important accounts, you leave yourself and your business exposed to outside threats.

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The Business of Agriculture

Rural Locations Provide No Defense Against Phone, Internet Hackers

#BeCyberSmart during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and beyond with tips and resources on cybersecurity.

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The Business of Agriculture

Five Tips for Calculating Your Breakeven Point

Routine financial management is essential to the long-term sustainability of every farm, but making marketing decisions unique to your operation isn’t always so simple.

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Crop Insurance

Multi-county Enterprise Unit Endorsement

Contact your local FCSAmerica insurance agent to learn if the new MCEU would be advantageous to your operation.

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Crop Insurance

Make the Most of your Revenue Insurance

Understanding how the right crop insurance and knowing your cost of production work together is critical.

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