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What is a Small Farm? ►A A small, family farm is a farm with gross sales less than $250,000.* ►Limited-resource farms ►Retirement Farms ►Lifestyle Lifestyle Farms ►Farming-occupation farms – Low-sales farms Medium-sales farms *USDA Department of Agriculture, National Commission on Small Farms, 1998
U.S. Small Farm Statistics ►Small, Small, family farms make up 91% of all U.S. farms. ►Small Small farms account for most farm assets including 70% of the land owned by farms. ►Small Small farms account for 82% of the land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program and Wetlands Reserve Program. ►But, But, large-scale family farms account for 59% of the value of production, while small farms account for only 27%.
Page 1: Farm Planning and Enterprise Select
Page 6 and 7: The Importance of Small Farms ► I
Page 8 and 9: Whole Farm Planning ►Ties Ties al
Page 10 and 11: Setting Goals 1. Quality of life fo
Page 12 and 13: Vision for future of your farm ►
Page 14 and 15: Examples of Goals ►I I want to im
Page 16: Start With a Farm Map ►Creating C
Page 21 and 22: Land ►What What size is your farm
Page 23 and 24: Soils ►What is your soil type and
Page 25 and 26: Know Your Land ►Find Find out you
Page 27 and 28: Water ► Find out the water needs
Page 29 and 30: Climate ► For descriptions of las
Page 31 and 32: Capital ►How How much are you wil
Page 33 and 34: What skills do you need? ► Vegeta
Page 35 and 36: Labor ► Farm labor is generally m
Page 37 and 38: Create an Action Plan ►Evaluate E
Page 39 and 40: Diversification to Enhance Your Far
Page 41 and 42: Ecology & Community ►Farm Farm ec
Page 43: Enterprise Budgets ►Generally Gen
Page 47 and 48: Business Planning Resources ► Ore
Page 49: Other Resources ► Oregon State Un

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