Farm Financial Viability
What does viability mean to you?
Call it viability. Call it financial sustainability. What we call it is keeping farmers in business for longer and that is our goal. The resouces below should help!
Finances
Why we like it: This Youtube series by Marbleseed is based on the book by Paul Dietmann, Craig Chase, Chris Blanchard and contains a wealth of information.
Young Agrarian's "How to Enterprise Budgets for Small Farms" webinar
Indiana's SARE video "Farm Viability" interviews with beginning farmers in Indiana
KCARD’s Financial Statement Template
Why we like it: This easy-to-use spreadsheet helps you project income and expenses, and translates your plans into an income statement, cash flow, and balance sheet.
Example enterprise budgets - from University of Kentucky Center for Crop Diversification
Crops
Johnny’s Seeds Planning Tools and Calculators
Why we like it: This includes their succession planting calculator. We love a helpful tool like this!
Resources from Workshop on Crop Planning presented by Marion County SWCD, Marion Purdue Extension, Urban Soil Health