Northeast Region

This is a checklist of tasks suggested by established farmers. These items are important to do before opening for business on "Day One."

This worksheet helps users to assess their personal risk tolerance as they contemplate a career in small-scale farming.

Profiles of ten New Jersey farm families and the methods they used to transfer their farms from one generation to the next. Describes successes and failures, and includes advice from the families.

This short self-assessment tool helps the user to rate his or her proficiency in essential farm management skills.

This self-assessment tool, based on contributions from a panel of experienced farmers, allows the user to rate their levels of the knowledge and skills required to successfully own and operate a farm.

This is a list of frequently asked questions faced by many new and aspiring farmers when trying to launch a farm enterprise. Questions cover topics such as getting farming experience; finding a farm or farmland; and developing a land use plan or a business plan.

This guide is a "one stop shop" for small- and medium-scale producers in Pennsylvania, whether they are beginners in search of business planning help or seasoned growers wanting to diversify their business through the creation of value-added enterprises.

A series of fact sheets from the Agricultural Alternatives series that inform farmers on business planning, budget analysis, financing, insurance needs and business diversification.