Getting Started
Getting Started
UF/IFAS Publications
- Key Points to Consider for Various Alternative Enterprises
- Ten Frequently Asked Questions for Small Business Start-ups
Florida A&M University Publications
- Getting Started in Farming: The Decision Making Process (356KB pdf)
- On the Road to Successful Farming: The Decision Making Process (752KB pdf)
State & Federal Agencies
- Checklist for Starting a Business--IRS
- Evaluating an Aquaculture Enterprise--ATTRA (616KB pdf)
- Market Gardening: A Startup Guide--ATTRA (612KB pdf)
- Small Farm Success Project--USDA
- Small Farms @ USDA
- Startup Basics--U.S. Small Business Administration
Other University Sites
- Profitability Calculator--Iowa State University
- Profitability Calculator (Users Manual)--Iowa State University (pdf)
- Ag 101: Beginning a Successful Small Farm--University of Maryland (PowerPoint)
- Agricultural Marketing: What Can I Do with My Small Farm?--Penn State University
- Basic Agricultural Terminology: A Quiz for New Farmers--University of Maryland (PowerPoint)
- Defining Your Business Through Goals and Objectives: First Steps for New Entrepreneurs--Purdue University (384KB pdf)
- Developing Effective Job Descriptions for Small Businesses and Farms--Purdue University (504KB pdf)
- Farm-family Decision Making--Oklahoma State University (444KB pdf)
- Farm Management Publications--University of California
- Goal Setting for Farm and Ranch Families--Oklahoma State University (428KB pdf)
- Principles for Structuring Small Businesses and Farms--Purdue University (232KB pdf)
- Small Farm Center--University of California
- Small Farm Connection--Washington State University
- Whole Farm Planning: Combining Family, Profit and Environment--University of Minnesota
Farm Tax Information
UF/IFAS Publications
- 2003 Handbook of Employment Regulations Affecting Florida Farm Employers and Workers: Income Tax Withholding for Farm Workers [Federal]
- Handbook of Florida Agricultural Laws: Taxation and Property Rights Related to Agricultural Land
State & Federal Agencies
Other University Sites
- Establishing Required Payroll Withholding in a Beginning Farm Business--Virginia Tech
- Income Tax Management for Farmers in 2005--Purdue University
Record Keeping & Financial Management
Florida A&M University Publications
- Facts about Record Keeping (pdf)
- Organizing a Farm Record Keeping System (pdf)
- Record Keeping for the Family Farm (pdf)
Other University Sites
- Center for Farm Financial Management--University of Minnesota
- Developing a Balance Sheet--Oklahoma State University (pdf)
- Developing a Cash Flow Plan--Oklahoma State University (pdf)
- Developing an Income Statement--Oklahoma State University (pdf)
- Establishing and Using a Farm Financial Record-Keeping System--University of Tennessee (pdf)
- Evaluating Financial Performance and Position--Oklahoma State University
- Farm & Family Connections: Taking Control of Farm-Family Living Expenses--Purdue University (pdf)
- Farm Management Resources--Washington State University
- From Cash Records to Cost of Production--Oklahoma State University
- Schedule of Assets--Oklahoma State University (pdf)
Evaluating Resources
Other University Sites
Business Planning
UF/IFAS Publications
- Helping Your Small Farmers Develop a Business Plan - Articulated Presentation
- Small Farms Business Plans - Articulated Presentation
- Writing a Business Plan - Articulated Presentation
- Setting the Right Price - Articulated Presentation
- Managing Inventory - Articulated Presentation
- Employee Motivation - Articulated Presentation
State & Federal Agencies
Other University Sites
- A Retirement Estimator for Farm Families--Purdue University
- Steps to Ag Business Development--Iowa State University
Financing Your Farm
State & Federal Agencies
- Farm Credit of Florida
- Farm Service Agency--USDA
- Small Farm Funding: Frequently Asked Questions--USDA
Alternative Enterprises
See our Environmental & Recreational Uses section for information about forestry, tourism, wildlife preservation, and hunting.
See our Other Enterprises section for information about specific crops such as beekeeping and shiitake mushrooms.
State & Federal Agencies
Other University Sites
- Agricultural Alternative Publications--Penn State University
- Alternative Crops Sustainability Map--Illinois State University
- Alternative Enterprises--Penn State University
Sustainability
Other University Sites
- Leadership & Management of Farm Business--University of Maryland
- Stress on the Farm--Oklahoma State University (pdf)
- Stress Symptoms--North Dakota State University
- Time Management: Making the Most of a Limited Resource--University of Maryland
- Return to Planning & Management
USDA Agricultural Census
- ACT NOW! Make sure you count.
AGR-LITE Insurance
- AGR-Lite is a whole-farm revenue protection package.
Organizations & Associations
- American Farm Bureau
- Community Supported Agriculture Database--SARE
- Farm Credit of Florida
- Farm Financial Standards Council
- Farm Service Agency--USDA
- Florida Farm Bureau
- Southern Sustainable Agricultural Working Group
- Sustained Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
