Minnesota farmers experienced their fifth consecutive year of low profitability in 2017. The median farm earned $28,551, down slightly from just over $36,000 in 2016. Declines in farm income were largely driven by low profits and losses for cash crop farms, while... The FINPACK team at the U of MN is fortunate to have a broad range of ag expertise. Ed Usset, our Grain Marketing Economist, developed a time-tested approach to establishing commodity marketing plans which have hit home with a lot of producers. Commodity marketing is... We know users sometimes have questions as they work in FINPACK. Help is readily available and easily accessible wherever you are at in FINPACK. Access Help by: F1 – pressing F1 in FINPACK will take you directly to the related Help topic. This can be done in data... FINPACK Knowledge Base has resources, input forms, and other helpful topics to aid in using FINPACK. Go to this website as you begin using FINPACK or if you are looking for helpful hints and tricks to enhance your use of the software. The FINPACK Knowledge Base... In the FINPACK What’s New videos, we’ll look at the major updates for the Fall 2017 release of FINPACK. The most notable new features updated projection tools and enhanced capital purchase and sales entries. Use these videos to quickly understand the new features,... In the FINPACK What’s New videos, we’ll look at the major updates for the Fall 2016 release of FINPACK. The biggest change involves how to handle CCC loans in FINPACK. Use this course to quickly understand and utilize the newest release of FINPACK. Here is... 