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Achieving Success With a Business Plan: Case Study to Prepare a Grain Farm Business Plan

CC424

Marty and Mary Struggling have a family partnership grain production operation. Corn, beans, and grain sorghum are grown on 720 acres of land, of which 400 acres is rented and 320 acres is owned. . .

This case study of a fictitious family illustrates how to create a grain farm business plan. Based on the background and records of this family, you will see how to:

create an operation layout;
write a mission statement;
identify business goals;
specify short-term and long-term goals;
set priorities and goals;
express the purpose of the plan;
explain the strategic outlook;
collect legal and contractual information;
explain the production and financial situation; and
form a marketing plan;
plus more.

The 18-page, spiral bound publication is three-hole punched and can fit into a standard 3-ring notebook. Keep it alongside your own records and refer to it as you create your own business plan.

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Achieving Success With a Business Plan: Case Study to Prepare a Grain Farm Business Plan (CC424) is available from your local UNL Extension office or from the UNL Extension Publications Warehouse.

Price: $4

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