Planning and Assessment for Value Added Enterprises

The Farm Financial Assessment and Action Plan process may include some ideas for adding some business ventures to the farm operation that would enhance the profitability of the family business. Each individual farm family is eligible for up to $10,000 in funding for business feasibility assessment and comprehensive business planning for specific enterprises.

Group Projects

Groups of farm producers are eligible for funding under the Specialized Business Planning Services and Planning and Assessment for Value-Added Enterprises for up to $25,000 for projects. 

Some Interesting Projects Completed

Goat Milking Business Analysis

Technical and Economic Assessment of Composting Feedlot Manure in a Commercial Feedlot

Technical and Economic Assessment of Integrated Biofuels/Bioproducts Biorefinery

Feedlot HAACP based Food Safety Program

Custom Fresh Cut Fruit and Vegetable Processing for sale to the Food Service Industry

Custom Calving thin heifers(Big Bunches).

Hutterite Colony Economics

Business Plan -Chain of Pizza Restaurants

Normal Stuff

Custom Feeding Calves under 1 month old.

Custom Feedlot Business Analysis

Commercial Dairy Business Analysis

Commercial Hog Operation Business Analysis

Purebred Livestock Business Analysis

Greenhouse Business Analysis

Large Scale Grain and Oilseed Business Analysis

Trucking Business Analysis