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Farm Planning & Strategy

Whole-system, succession, business and food-system planning rooted in our 143-question process.

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Farm Planning & Strategy in the field
What this covers

We plan every facet of a working farm: stewardship, succession, business, and the food-system role it plays in its region.

The engagements below all run through our six-part planning process and can be combined with work from the other service areas when the scope calls for it.

  • Independent advisory
  • Scoped to the property and the decision-makers
  • Tied back to real margin and stewardship
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Engagements

What we do inside this area

All 4 engagements under Farm Planning & Strategy.

Whole-System Farm Planning

Whole-System Farm Planning

A site-specific plan answering 143 questions across stewardship, profitability, and legacy.

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Succession Planning

Succession Planning

Pass the farm intact across generations with a written, agreed-upon transition plan.

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Farm Business Planning

Farm Business Planning

Translate enterprise mix, capital, and risk into a viable, durable business model.

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Food System Planning

Food System Planning

Connect farms to urban demand, food access, processing, and waste loops.

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How we work

Our six-part process applied here

The same framework, scoped to farm planning & strategy.

1

Guiding Principles

Decision-maker principles vetted and agreed up front.

2

Regional Context

History, settlement, water, regional economy.

3

Current Conditions

Soils, tile, easements, fertility, existing constraints.

4

Opportunities & Constraints

Infrastructure, regulation, legal context.

5

Recommendations

Resilience-first adjustments grounded in real numbers.

6

Revenue Generators

Income-producing recommendations weighed against the future.

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Other service areas

Engagements often combine across these.

Regenerative Agriculture

Regenerative Agriculture

Soil-health-led consulting on regenerative practices, organic transitions, agroforestry, and cover crop systems.

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Environmental Assessments

Environmental Assessments

Site, watershed, and ecological assessments for landowners, conservation groups, and municipalities.

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Farm Lease Consulting

Farm Lease Consulting

Lease advisory for owners and operators: agricultural, conservation, crop-share, and solar leases.

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Frequently asked questions

Good to know
Fixed fee whenever the scope is clear, hourly when discovery is needed first. Quoted in writing before any work begins.
A typical engagement here runs 3 to 6 months. Larger or multi-property scopes can run 6 to 12 months.
Yes, and most clients do. A whole-system engagement frequently combines two or three service areas in a single deliverable.
A written plan in PDF, an executive summary, and a meeting walkthrough with the decision-makers. Implementation support is optional.
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