Michigan State University Michigan State University

MSU Extension Beginning Farmer

  • Food Safety
  • Aquaculture
  • Beekeeping
  • Farm Safety
  • Field Crops
  • Farm Business
  • Floriculture
  • Fruit & Nuts
  • Land Access
  • Livestock
  • Machinery
  • Marketing
  • Organic Agriculture
  • Pollinators
  • Poultry
  • Soil Fertility & Health
  • Vegetables
  • Woodlot Management
  • Home

Land Access

View information by type

  • Articles
  • Events
  • Publications
  • USDA Farmland Cash Rental Rates

    Published on August 23, 2024
    Rental rates per county taken from USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Services

  • Educational session recordings for Beginning Farmers now available from MI Ag Ideas to Grow With

    Published on March 26, 2024
    Did you miss the live session? Recordings are now available to view!

  • Bulletin E-3427 Introduction to Renting Farmland

    Published on March 30, 2023
    Whether you raise crops or livestock, all production activities can be traced back to the need for land. This publication offers guidance about how to navigate through the rental process for farmland and how to reduce the anxiety that often comes with it.

  • Farmland Rental Negotiations

    Published on December 6, 2022
    This publication reviews how to approach rent negotiations with potential and existing landowners.

  • Farmland Rent Considerations

    Published on December 6, 2022
    Farmland Rent Considerations focuses on understanding what factors should be considered on land rent negotiations and the tools to help in that decision.

  • USDA releases 2022 farmland cash rent values

    Published on September 1, 2022
    The "USDA Farmland Cash Rent Report" is a listing of the county rental rates dating from 2011-2022. The information was obtained from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and is based on their survey results from producers.  

  • USDA grant will engage Michigan farmers to create trainings for beginning farmers

    Published on November 3, 2021
    This collaborative project is engaging community-based beginning farmer programs and beginning farmers to create educational resources and trainings for educators in Michigan.

  • USDA releases 2021 farmland cash rent values

    Published on September 10, 2021
    Land rent prices vary tremendously from county to county.

  • Land Rent Calculator

    Published on April 14, 2021
    This is an Excel tool designed to help producers consider the impact of land rent payments against their overall farm profits.

Beginning Farmer

  • Food Safety
  • Aquaculture
  • Beekeeping
  • Farm Safety
  • Field Crops
  • Farm Business
  • Floriculture
  • Fruit & Nuts
  • Land Access
  • Livestock
  • Machinery
  • Marketing
  • Organic Agriculture
  • Pollinators
  • Poultry
  • Soil Fertility & Health
  • Vegetables
  • Woodlot Management

Events

  • See all Beginning Farmer events

News

  • Read the latest Beginning Farmer news

Resources

  • See all Beginning Farmer resources
  • follow us on youtube
  • follow us on twitter
  • follow us on facebook
  • follow us on linkedin
Michigan State University
  • Contact Information
  • Sitemap
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Call MSU: (517) 355-1855
  • Visit: msu.edu
  • Notice of Nondiscrimination
  • Spartans Will.
  • © Michigan State University

Issued in furtherance of MSU Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Quentin Tyler, Director, MSU Extension, East Lansing, MI 48824. This information is for educational purposes only. Reference to commercial products or trade names does not imply endorsement by MSU Extension or bias against those not mentioned.

The 4-H Name and Emblem have special protections from Congress, protected by code 18 USC 707.

We comply with the Federal Trade Commission 1998 Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Filter by content type
Michigan State University green logo graphic

MSU Extension Beginning Farmer

  • Home
  • Beginning Farmer

  • Food Safety
  • Aquaculture
  • Beekeeping
  • Farm Safety
  • Field Crops
  • Farm Business
  • Floriculture
  • Fruit & Nuts
  • Land Access
  • Livestock
  • Machinery
  • Marketing
  • Organic Agriculture
  • Pollinators
  • Poultry
  • Soil Fertility & Health
  • Vegetables
  • Woodlot Management
  • share this on facebookShare
  • share this on twitterTweet
  • save to PinterestSave
  • share this on linkedinShare
  • print this pagePrint
  • Email this pageEmail