Beginning Farmers

• Ag Plan – University of Minnesota 

• How to Start a Farm – USDA 

• Business Structure Resources – Farm Commons 

• Workers and employees resources – Farm Commons 

• Whole Farm Planning – Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA) 

• Planning for On-Farm Success – FarmLink Montana 

• Marketing 101: An Introduction to Basic Marketing Practices – Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) 

• Meat and Poultry Processing – Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) 

• Risk Management – USDA 

• Insurance and liability – Farm Commons 

• Business Plan Checklist – Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (SILT) 

Learning Tools 

• Farm Finances Webinar Series – The Land Connection 

• Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) 

• Financial Planning and Business Decision Making 

• Pricing 

• Ag Decision Maker – Iowa State University 

• Farm Financial Templates – The Carrot Project 

• Farm Finances – The Center for Rural Affairs (CFRA) 

• Farm Service Agency Loans: Guidebook – National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) 

• Farmer Resource Guide – Farm Aid 

• Farmers Guide to Iowa Taxes 

Grants and Loan Programs 

• Fund-a-Farmer Grants – Food Animal Concerns Trust 

• Choose Iowa Value-Added Grants – Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) 

• Brighter Future Fund Grants – American Farmland Trust 

• Farmer Rancher Grants – Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) 

• Beginning Farmer Programs – Iowa Finance Authority 

• Value Added Producer Grant – USDA 

• USDA Agricultural  Funding Resources 

• Farm Service Agency (FSA) 

• Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loans 

• Farm Operating Loan Program 

• Farm Ownership Loan Programs 

• Guaranteed Loan Program 

• Farm Storage Facility Loan Program 

• Microloan Program 

• Youth Loans 

• Minority and Women Farmers and Ranchers Loans 

Planning for Land Tools 

• Seeking Farmland Resources – Land for Good 

• Farmland Access Hub – Renewing the Countryside 

• Finding Farmland calculator – National Young Farmers Coalition 

• Land Contract Toolbox – Farm Commons 

• Farm Rental Assessment Checklist – University of Vermont 

• Farm Site Assessment Guide – Farm Link Montana 

Land Seeking Tools 

• Ag Link – Iowa State University Beginning Farmer Center 

• Farmland Clearinghouse – Land Stewardship Project 

• Finding, Assessing and Securing Farmland – New Entry Sustainable Farming Project 

• Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (SILT) 

• Land Link-up – Marbleseed 

• Minnesota Farmlink – Minnesota Department of Agriculture 

• Land Link Directory – National Young Farmers Coalition