Small Farm Profitability

Meet your instructor

Introduction

What is Profitability?

Obstacles to Profitability

What does the journey look like?

What tools do you need?

Learn to pivot

Schedules

Progress

How long does it take to be profitable?

Know yourself

Know your market

Know your farm

Planning

Succession Planting, Inter-planting, Crop Planning

Season Extension

Tools

Plan for crop failure

MPA: What are your money producing activities?

Plan for time off

Storage

Track everything

Setting up for sales is setting up another business

Who is the competition?

Expand what you offer

Strategic Partnerships

Our Own

Find the "Wow!" factors

Diversify

Location, location location: Sales venues

Have what people want to buy

How to price your product

Track everything: expenses, results, time

Mind your finances!

Track your expenses

Pay yourself

Take your profit first

Profitability is key

Evaluate every aspect of the farm for profitability

Don't be afraid to make a change

Apply lean principals

Conclusion