Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the center for farm financial…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the center for farm financial management (cffm) will maintain and expand the existing national farm financial database, finbin, with a focus on developing new tools and collaborations to help producers answer critical financial questions on topics including the economics of cover crops, direct marketing channels, and aquaculture. This project will also seek to remove geographic barriers to farm business management programs by initiating a virtual farm business management education program for members of the farmer veteran coalition across the country. This project will also work with partners to grow the emerging aquaculture benchmarking project. Resources will be developed so any user of the national database can more effectively learn how to find information. All of these efforts will enable researchers to better answer timely questions on a variety of topics. An interview-style balance sheet development tool will be created to enhance the efficiency of farm business management programs to complete financial analysis. Funding this project will serve as a vehicle to improve the national farm financial database, finbin, by achieving a more complete representation of the nation's farmers and ranchers and the commodities they produce.