Browse by Topic: Planning

NAP provides financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory, or prevented planting occur due to natural disasters.

A practical guide for farmers in the Northeast to prepare for a changing climate by developing an Adaptation Plan for their Farm. The workbook introduces the observed and expected changes affecting agriculture, as well as adaptation strategies to consider, and worksheets.

NY FarmNet provides free, confidential financial and personal consulting for New York farmers, farm family, or agribusiness employee, including a 24/7 helpline and on-farm support.

OSHA’s hub for heat safety resources for farmers and workers, including information about employer responsibilities and recommended training materials as well as heat safety resources from multiple federal agencies.

The Heat Safety Tool helps managers plan outdoor work activities based on how hot it feels throughout the day. With a real-time heat index and hourly forecasts specific to your location, it provides occupational safety and health recommendations.

Explores how encouraging informed dissent during planning improves project success and reduces costly failures.

Though heat exposure occurs across industries, farmworkers are more likely to die from heat-related stress. This resource examines state heat illness prevention rules that attempt to address the conditions that put farmworkers at risk.

An educational program that improves the ability of Extension professionals and others to give management advice to farmers and ranchers based on a whole-farm analysis of their operation.

The ReadyAG workbook is designed to help farm and ranch owners be better prepared to deal with disasters and catastrophic events that can occur on their farm or ranch.

Research-based, farmer driven information about practicing sustainable agriculture on your farm. Topics to browse include Farm Business Management, Animal Production, Pest Management, Sustainable Communities, Soil Management, and more.

When considering soil health practices for row crop farmers it's essentially to understand how each practice can alter the farm's bottom line. This decision making tool helps corn and soy producers simulate the financial impacts of adopting different soil health practices.

Diversifying into forest products is a good strategy to spread out climate related risk for any farm, but it's not without it's own challenges and strategies that need to be understood. This guide is a great starting point for any farm business considering farming the woods.

Biodiversity for a Livable Climate presents a talk by Walter Jehne, Australian climate scientist and soil microbiologist who is the Director of Healthy Soils Australia.

A toolkit for urban farmers covering start-up costs, land access, access to capital, mentorship, infrastructure, production strategies, applying for grants, market development, and indoor growing systems.

Veggie Compass helps diversified vegetable farmers analyze crop and market profitability using detailed farm data to support better decisions.

The Viability Program offers affordable business planning, financial management, marketing, and succession services matched to farmer needs. Services are generally free of charge following a $75 enrollment fee.

Whole-Farm Revenue Protection offers a single insurance policy covering all farm commodities, including specialty and organic products. For any farm with up to $17 million in insured revenue, or those marketing to local, specialty, or direct markets.