utilizes the services and personnel of available state 

 agencies, county extension offices, municipal and 

 community service organizations, and private business 

 and professional agencies. It is said that some 

 elements of the program are similar to the Small 

 Business Administration SCORE Program in that an effort 

 is made to utilize, as financial counselors and 

 personnel, retired professional persons who have 

 backgrounds in agriculture, farm finance, or accounting. 



Minnesota 



Minnesota has instituted a farm management and 

 financial counseling program through its Cooperative 

 Extension Service. The program is part of the Minnesota 

 Family Farm Advocate Program. This program is designed 

 to assist family farmers who need help in analyzing 

 their financial situation and in revising their farm 

 financial plans. 



To help farmers make proper management decisions, 

 Minnesota has developed a computerized financial 

 management program called FINPACK. FINPACK allows 

 farmers to examine long-range planning decisions, 

 monthly cash flow projections, crop and livestock 

 alternatives, end-of-year analyses, and trend 

 projections for their specific farm operation. 



Furthermore, Minnesota has established a Farm 

 Financial Management Center to provide special training 

 and educational programs in farm financial management. 



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