Financial and Economic Terms
Texas A&M University
This publication lists and defines many of the financial and economic terms with which producers should be familiar.

Balance Sheet - A Financial Management Tool
Texas A&M University
A balance sheet is a statement of the financial condition of a business at a specific time. This publication briefly discusses the balance sheet, its uses, and how to evaluate it.

Cash Flow Projection for Operating Loan Determination
Texas A&M University
A cash flow statement is simply a record of the dollars coming in and the dollars going out of a business. This publication briefly discusses cash flow and gives a cash flow projection for operating loan determination.

Financial Management: The Key to Farm-Firm Business Management
Texas A&M University
Those who succeed will manage their operations as farm/ranch businesses, with more emphasis on recordkeeping, planning, profitability analysis, and repayment-based financing, and with better production and business monitoring and controls. This publication explains ways to manage the farm/ranch business.

Income Statement - A Financial Management Tool
Texas A&M University
An income statement measures the success of a business, in terms of net income or loss, for a period of time. An income statement of a farm business includes items in seven major categories. This publication describes each of these categories and gives a sample income statement.

Leasing vs. Buying Farm Machinery
Texas A&M University
Equipment leasing has gained favor with farmers and ranchers in recent years. This publication discusses how to determine lease cost, analyzes lease vs. purchase, and gives an analysis illustration.

Rural Economic Development
Texas Department of Agriculture
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), in cooperation with public and private partners, is dedicated to economic development by increasing rural and agribusiness development opportunities.

Texas Agricultural Finance Authority
Texas Department of Agriculture
The Texas Agricultural Finance Authority was created in 1987 as a Public Authority within the Texas Department of Agriculture. TAFA provides financial assistance to creditworthy individuals and businesses in partnership with banks or other agricultural lending institutions through seven programs to eligible agricultural and non-agricultural businesses.