This Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) guide provides materials for a farm business manager course. It is designed to be used with any teaching methods the instructor may choose. As an extension of a V-TECS catalog, the guide is based on the duties, tasks, performance objectives, and performance guides compiled in the catalog for general farm manager. For each task are provided a performance objective, performance guides, suggested learning activities, a list of resources, required tools and equipment, and evaluation standards. The duties are obtaining and/or disposing of the farm enterprise, managing and supervising the labor supply, managing the crop program, managing the livestock program, managing the machinery and equipment program, managing the farm buildings, managing finances of the farm business, managing taxes for the farm business, and performing general administrative services. Appendixes include a cross-reference table of duties, tasks, and performance objectives; a glossary; a tool and equipment list; and a bibliography. (YLB)