Farm Answers is the official USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) clearinghouse developed and maintained by the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota. As the largest source of information for beginning farmers, this website provides resources to help individuals explore or get started farming, as well as tools to help more seasoned producers succeed.

What You’ll Find on Farm Answers:

• The Farm Answers Library contains nearly 6,000 resources to help beginning farmers discover the answers to questions about starting a farm or ranch. Sort through applications, audio files, online courses, presentations, videos, websites, and written materials. Files within the library can also be filtered by the major risk categories a beginning farmer or rancher might face including Business Management, Marketing, People, Production, and Taxes & Legal.
• Toolboxes group together resources from the Farm Answers Library based on topic areas like Direct Marketing/Local Foods, Farmland Access, Organic Farming, Business Planning, Food Safety, Farm Financial Management, Farm Transition Planning, and Commodity Marketing.
• The Budget Library consists of specific budget resources to aid beginning farmers and ranchers with a variety of production types and commodities.
• View lists of Programs and USDA Assistance opportunities relevant to beginning farmers and ranchers.

Visit the Farm Answers website at FarmAnswers.org. For questions, contact the Center for Farm Financial Management at (612) 625-1964 or cffm@umn.edu.