By Art Littlefield In conjunction with Lincoln Financial Advisors Agribusiness Services Farmers invest significant amounts of time, energy, effort, and money to make their farms successful. Quite often, due to the demands of field work, planting, spraying, harvest, equipment maintenance, etc., planning for succession is a low priority. All too frequently the memory is that, […]
Business Planning
Farm Law is all about Relationships
by Eva Moss, Farm Commons As farmers, you’re no stranger to challenges whether in the field, at market, in the office, or at home. Farming takes guts, especially when facing complex legal issues. However, the key to legal resiliency often isn’t in knowing more law – it’s in building strong relationships. Because that’s just what […]
Growing a Farm One Bite at a Time
Tips on Expansion from a Central Illinois Flower Farm By Maggie Taylor, Delight Flower Farm “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time,” says Desmond Tutu. While I’m not eating an elephant or even growing veggies, I am taking on a project that is seemingly huge, heavy, and overwhelming, so this metaphor […]
QuickBooks Basics – Fact Sheet
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Legal Issues: Resources for Farmer Educators
Do you work with farmers? Do you teach farmer training classes? Would you like to incorporate farm law into your curriculum? Farm Law is important. That’s why The Land Connection and Farm Commons have put together legal issues resources covering six main areas of farm law. Each module includes curriculum, worksheets, PowerPoints and a video. […]
Food Safety
Insurance, Liability and Lawsuits, oh my! This module will tell you everything you need to know about food safety laws and how to protect yourself. Download the Curriculum Download the PowerPoint Food Safety Module: FSMA Video from Rachel Armstrong on Vimeo. See All Modules
