Tracking profitability in diverse operations is particularly hard because multiple enterprises often share equipment, labor and other inputs. Without a clear understanding of production costs and returns, it can be difficult to evaluate enterprise performance, set prices or plan future investments. This resource provides guidance on using enterprise budgets, record-keeping systems and partial budget analysis to evaluate management decisions for diversified farm operations.

Marbleseed educates, inspires, and empowers farmers to thrive in a sustainable, organic system of agriculture. Formerly known as the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), Marbleseed was established in 1995 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to supporting farmers in their transition toward sustainable, organic farming systems that are ecologically sound, economically viable, and socially just. Their website includes comprehensive resources on farm business, marketing, land access, farming, and more. They also offer and partner on a range of programs, from farmer well being and mentorship to conservation and more.

Farm Commons provides legal workshops, timely resources, and a community for farmers, ranchers, and their service providers. Welcome to your home for farm law!

The American Pastured Poultry Producers Association is a 501(c)6 non-profit trade association for pastured poultry producers. While everyone is welcome to become a member, we support members who raise pastured poultry for profit or who are planning to start raising for profit.

University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Small Farms Advisors and program staff serve as an information hub connecting small-scale farms to research and education resources of the University of California. We serve a diverse clientele including small-scale and diversified family farms; beginning, immigrant, and refugee farmers; and growers of specialty crops not covered by traditional commodity-based extension programs.

Grant offerings plus webinars, how-to-guides, and tutorials on a range of topics including grazing, farm to food assistance, value chain, and more.

Honest insight, and hard-earned wisdom from experienced flower farmers.

The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program is a decentralized competitive grants and education program, divided into four different regions that operate as separate entities and run grant programs for their states. In addition to grant info, their resource library includes research-based, farmer-driven information about practicing sustainable agriculture on your farm, including soil management, pest management, farm business management, and more.

Origin Farms is a consulting company that supports farmers and their rural communities. We have a diverse client base, including farmers, agricultural cooperatives, and rural communities. We provide a wide range of services, including grant writing and business plan development. We write feasibility studies for small to medium-sized projects.

North Central Region SARE (NCR-SARE) is one of four regional offices that run the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, a nationwide grants and education program to advance sustainable innovation to American agriculture.

Vidoes include a how-to series for NCR-SARE grant appliations, and a Farming Matters series featuring farmers, ranchers, educators, and researchers sharing the stories of their sustainable agriculture research.

We are business consultants specializing in food system planning and sustainable food business development.

NAFSN maintains this open-source directory of consultants, which includes a number of consultants who serve farms. Expertise includes farm succession, farm production, farm profitability, and more.

Matson Consulting understands the needs of agricultural and rural business ventures. By utilizing a practical hands-on approach, we are able to focus on clients’ needs, whether they be an individual farmer or a regional organization, and form lasting partnerships. Our record in applying state-of-the-art methodologies to help clients succeed is proof of our dedication.

The Good Meat Project is on a mission to advance an ethical meat system. We achieve our mission and vision through education, tool building, knowledge sharing, peer-to-peer learning, and marketplace experimentation and collaboration. Resources include the Good Meat® Resource Library (materials for farmers, ranchers, butchers, processors, chefs, and advocates), Marketing Fundamentals Course, and Peer-to-Peer Learning.

We are a women-owned advisory firm that measures, strategizes and supports progress across the food system. We advise clients on business planning and development; project feasibility, need, and best practices; food hub networking; culinary operations; and food production.

Live and on-demand training for food businesses.

FARMpreneurs' mission is to enhance the success, profitability, and resilience of community-based farming businesses. We achieve this through entrepreneurial business education programs, including our flagship week-long Strategic Sprint.

The Edible-Alpha® podcast is your source for actionable insights into making money in food. Hosted by the Food Finance Institute, we talk to a wide range of stakeholders about what it really takes to grow a successful food or farm business.

We offer a suite of more than 30 online courses to help farmers improve their technical and business skills.

We build sustainable food and farming systems through policy advocacy and on-the-ground programs that create more resilient family farms, communities and ecosystems.