“Whole Farm” Planning Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching Developing Your “Whole Farm” Goals.
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Slide 1
“Whole Farm”
Planning
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Developing Your
“Whole Farm” Goals
Slide 2
“I was just wondering if you could help
me find my way?”
-Alice
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 3
Cheshire Cat responds…
“Well, that depends on
where you want to get to.”
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 4
Where do YOU want to go?
??
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 5
Goals
Provide direction and vision to
help guide your decisions
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 6
Ask yourself these questions:
What do I really want in life?
What can I do that will be most productive
and worthwhile?
What am I really trying to achieve through
my use of time, effort, money, and
management skills?
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 7
Vision, Values and Beliefs
Your vision is what you see in the future…for
your farm, your quality of life and how the
landscape should look.
Your values and beliefs shape your vision
What you think is important
They drive your actions
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 8
Goals help you achieve
your vision of the future
…like a map, they will
help you get where
you’re going
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 9
Without goals…
We react to what happens… leading us
wherever the new path might lead
We often spend more time reacting and
less time creating
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 10
Things to think about…
Farm operation (type,
enterprise, etc.)
Financial
Quality of Life
Resource base
Family
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 11
Farm Operation
What size and type
of farm?
What type of enterprises?
(Animals, crops, integrated)
Product or service?
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 12
Financial +
+
What is your definition of financial success????
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 13
Quality of Life
The measure of
shared value and
satisfaction you and
your family attach
to the various
features of place,
the environment
and working
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 14
Resource Base
Land, water and air
People involved with the
farm
Potential of the landscape
base
Purchasing power
Your skills and knowledge
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 15
Family
The importance of family to farming
can NOT be overlooked. Why?
Farming is a lifestyle
You don’t leave home to go
off to a job
The people who are most
important to you are often
directly affected by the
decisions you make
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 16
Understanding your goals
Is the goal realistic?
Is it specific enough?
Can you see how to get there?
What are the action steps to
achieve the goal?
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 17
Break your list of goals down into
short term and long term
Short Term
Gain knowledge about
and experience
In farming
Transition three
acres to
organic garlic
Long Term
Own and farm
20 acres in the Pacific
Northwest
Supplemental farm
income from
production and
direct marketing of
organic garlic
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 18
Continually Review and Monitor
Evaluate progress on a regular basis
Are these
still your
goals?
Steps to
How are
revise goals
you
doing? or get back on
track
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 19
Ron Macher, Editor:
“ Clarify and prioritize your goals”
“Keep them uppermost in your mind”
“Plan enterprises with your goals in
mind”
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 20
The Minnesota Project
Whole Farm Planning at Work:
Success Stories of Ten Farms
www.mnproject.org/wfp
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 21
Seeing the Big Picture on a Small Farm:
Ray and Sharon Johnson’s Goals
Make a living with dairy
Increase profits
Manage the land holistically for future
generations
Have a pleasant living and working
atmosphere
Stay on the farm
Have more time together
Take a vacation
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
“Whole Farm”
Planning
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Developing Your
“Whole Farm” Goals
Slide 2
“I was just wondering if you could help
me find my way?”
-Alice
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 3
Cheshire Cat responds…
“Well, that depends on
where you want to get to.”
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 4
Where do YOU want to go?
??
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 5
Goals
Provide direction and vision to
help guide your decisions
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 6
Ask yourself these questions:
What do I really want in life?
What can I do that will be most productive
and worthwhile?
What am I really trying to achieve through
my use of time, effort, money, and
management skills?
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 7
Vision, Values and Beliefs
Your vision is what you see in the future…for
your farm, your quality of life and how the
landscape should look.
Your values and beliefs shape your vision
What you think is important
They drive your actions
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 8
Goals help you achieve
your vision of the future
…like a map, they will
help you get where
you’re going
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 9
Without goals…
We react to what happens… leading us
wherever the new path might lead
We often spend more time reacting and
less time creating
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 10
Things to think about…
Farm operation (type,
enterprise, etc.)
Financial
Quality of Life
Resource base
Family
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 11
Farm Operation
What size and type
of farm?
What type of enterprises?
(Animals, crops, integrated)
Product or service?
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 12
Financial +
+
What is your definition of financial success????
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 13
Quality of Life
The measure of
shared value and
satisfaction you and
your family attach
to the various
features of place,
the environment
and working
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 14
Resource Base
Land, water and air
People involved with the
farm
Potential of the landscape
base
Purchasing power
Your skills and knowledge
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 15
Family
The importance of family to farming
can NOT be overlooked. Why?
Farming is a lifestyle
You don’t leave home to go
off to a job
The people who are most
important to you are often
directly affected by the
decisions you make
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 16
Understanding your goals
Is the goal realistic?
Is it specific enough?
Can you see how to get there?
What are the action steps to
achieve the goal?
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 17
Break your list of goals down into
short term and long term
Short Term
Gain knowledge about
and experience
In farming
Transition three
acres to
organic garlic
Long Term
Own and farm
20 acres in the Pacific
Northwest
Supplemental farm
income from
production and
direct marketing of
organic garlic
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 18
Continually Review and Monitor
Evaluate progress on a regular basis
Are these
still your
goals?
Steps to
How are
revise goals
you
doing? or get back on
track
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 19
Ron Macher, Editor:
“ Clarify and prioritize your goals”
“Keep them uppermost in your mind”
“Plan enterprises with your goals in
mind”
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 20
The Minnesota Project
Whole Farm Planning at Work:
Success Stories of Ten Farms
www.mnproject.org/wfp
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching
Slide 21
Seeing the Big Picture on a Small Farm:
Ray and Sharon Johnson’s Goals
Make a living with dairy
Increase profits
Manage the land holistically for future
generations
Have a pleasant living and working
atmosphere
Stay on the farm
Have more time together
Take a vacation
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching