Washington State
University's Farm Family Support Network is committed to
helping you find ways to improve your situation and make
the decisions that will lead to the future you want for yourself,
your family and your business. Following are some resources
we think are helpful:
Help
with Family Farm Budgeting:
Spending Calendar This is an
Excel spreadsheet file. Clicking this link will
open the file in your browser so you can view and
decide if it is something you want. If you want to
have the file on your own computer, download it by
puttng your mouse pointer over the link above (Spending
Calendar), right click, then click on "Save Target As..." or "Save
Link As". Choose the folder or location where
you want it saved and click the "Save" button.
Exploring the "Farm & Family" Connection — Understanding
how each component must be integral to your operation will
increase your control over factors that influence the level
satisfaction with decisions made.
"Farm & Family" Activity — After
reading the "Farm & Family" Connection
article above, this discussion activity will help you
and other
family members apply the principles learned.
Talking to Your Banker - As Ag funding opportunities diminish, this information will assist the producer to present themselves in the best possible light.
Rural Stress Survival Guide ( PDF file) - Excellent coping information to deal with the stress issues in a family. Chapter 1- Understanding the Crisis, Chapter 2-Families Going Through it Together, Chapter 3- How to Cope in Hard Times, Chapter 4- Getting Help.
For additional information, you may contact Dr. Farmer at www.valfarmer.com. This guide should download in approx. 60 seconds. E
