Ag and Farm Business Management
UVM Extension is committed to supporting Vermont farmers and preserving this valuable part of Vermont's history. A wide range of educational programs and resources are offered from farm finances and tax reporting to specific agricultural needs of our farmers.
The following provides information on general farm-related business needs. Find further information that pertains to specific sector business practices in that section (ie: dairy business management)
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Agricultural labor management
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Family farm succession
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Farm business planning and management
- After The Cows Leave (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #10. Note: 1 page, June 2009
- Better Solution than Selling (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #14. Note: 1 page, June 2009
- Does Business Planning Pay? (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #3. Note: 1 page, June 2009
- Enterprise Budget Factsheet(PDF)
- Farm Management and Business Challenges for the Future: Financial Statements (PDF). Note: Presentation, 43 slides, August 2003
- Farm Viability Program website
- Financing a Farm Market/Craft Shop(PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #8. Note: 1 page, June 2009
- FINPACK is a software that helps you organize and analyze the current financial situation of your farm. Note: This program is used by UVM Extension to aid Vermont farmers in farm analysis and planning. You do not need to purchase a copy of this program. Contact bob.parsons@uvm.edu for information on how to access this service.
- Farm balance sheet (PDF)
- General Partnership for Agricultural Producers Agreement Worksheet (PDF) is a seven-page publication from Michigan State University Extension. Note: Includes questions and
blank lines for farmers to use before going to a lawyer when considering a business
arrangement. Questions include: Contributions of each partner; distribution of
salary and profits; management and dissolution, the exit strategy. (June 1988).
- "Hay and the Cost of Fuel and Fertilizer" article (PDF) estimates the cost of producing hay in 2008 compared to
2006. It looks at the effect of fuel and fertilizer costs that have
doubled. Note: published in Agriview, 7/11/08.
- High-Tunnel Facility - Cost Worthy?(PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #11. Note: 1 page, June 2009
- Holistic Management...Just a fad? (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #16. Note: 1 page, July 2009
- How to Share Rent and Crop Input Costs (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #5. Note: 1 page, June 2009
- How to Stash the Cash (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #17. Note: 1 page, July 2009
- Innovative Ways to Farm and Develop (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #6. Note: 1 page, June 2009
- Is it Time to Exit the Dairy Biz?(PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #26. Note: 1 page, January 2009
- Is my Farm a Hobby or a Business? (PDF)
- Is Now a Good time to Buy Land? (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #28. Note: 1 page, August 2009
- Is There a Premium for Organic Land? (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #12. Note: 1 page, June 2009
- Know your production costs factsheet and worksheet (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #31. Note: 1 page, March 2009
- Making Hay on Shares (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #7. Note: 1 page, June 2009
- Mom's Attorney Says We Should Pay More Rent (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #13. Note: 1 page, June 2009
- Never be Caught Forage Short (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #20. Note: 1 page, July 2009
- Recreational Use of Farmland: Fun and Sun on the Farm (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #19. Note: 1 page, July 2009
- Replace Older Machinery or Not (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #15. Note: 1 page, June 2009
- To Deregulate or not Deregulate Milk Orders? That is the Question. (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #9. Note: 1 page, June 2009
- "Planning a Profitable Auction" article (PDF). Note:
1988, revised 2004. Tips, activities, and schedules for having a successful auction. 4 pages. FS 119.
- What Energy-Savers Really Pay (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #18. Note: 1 page, July 2009
- What's a Resonable Farmer's Workweek? (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #21. Note: 1 page, August 2009
- What Niche Markets are Available for 2009 and Beyond? (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #22. Note: 1 page, August 2009
- Which Season is the Best to Ensure Timely Operation? (PDF) Farm Management Team Q&A Factsheet #4. Note: 1 page, June 2009
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Farm Sales
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Services for farmers with disabilities
- AgrAbility Project offers
education and technical assistance to farmers, farm workers and their families
with disabilities on safe and practical ways to continue in their rural lifestyle.
- Rural and Agricultural VocRehab (RAVR) [Extension partner site] places members of rural and farm families with disabilities into jobs consistent with their abilities and interests, or helps them stay in their current jobs.
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