The biggest negative is that projected crop profitability for 2010 is the most challenging in several years.

In 2020, the state average cropland value is $2,063 per acre.

The study uses 16 financial measures to evaluate North Dakota farms.

""The leveling of family living expenditures makes sense,” says Andy Swenson, NDSU farm management specialist.

Average farm family living expenditures reported by the North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program have increased from $34,889 in 1999 to $57,404 ...

The largest expenditure since 2001 has been for medical care and health insurance.

During the past 10 years, average farm family living expenses reported by the North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program have increased from ...

Financial performance varied across the state according to the profitability of enterprises in which producers were engaged.

The big positive influence on farm financial performance in 2016 was yields.

NDSU Extension specialists offer advice on soybean marketing and storage, and stress management.