Title: US Department of Food and Agriculture (USDA) Business Planning

Source: USDA

Last updated: 2024

Description: A guided overview of how to build a business plan, access financial and technical resources, and maintain a successful business. A series of questions can assist in starting the business planning process and templates/worksheets provide examples for how to draft a business plan. These resources also provides many additional links to related programs that can translate the business plan into actionable next steps for the farming operation.

Title: Building a Sustainable Business

Source: the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (published by Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE))

Last updated: 2024 (published 2003)

Description: A farmer-oriented book guide to developing a business plan for farms and rural businesses. The book is organized into five tasks that need to be accomplished to build a successful business plan including: identifying operation values, documenting farm history and assets, business vision and goals, strategic planning, and business operation evaluation plans. This guide emphasizes examples throughout that translate the information into practical applications.

Title: Full sample farm business plans

Source: Oregon State University Small Farms Program

Last updated: business plan samples made in 2020

Description: Full farm business plan samples for three different types of farming operations. In addition, there is an example loan application for business operations.

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*Title: Farm business planning, farm economics

Source: UC Cooperative Extension Farming in the Foothills

Last updated: 2022

Description: This resource provides a comprehensive overview of farm business planning as well as downloadable resources and templates to complete the business planning process. Examples of available resources include profitability calculators, mission statement guides, recordkeeping list, cash flow analysis tools, and direct marketing overviews.