About AgPlan

AgPlan was developed to help agricultural businesses develop a business plan. AgPlan is free of charge for anyone to use individually or in educational programs.

AgPlan is designed to provide customized assistance to different types of agricultural businesses. When you enter the site, you will be able to select a template that best fits your business type from the following choices:

• Ag - Commodity
• Ag - Value-Added
• Agritourism
• Organic Transition
• Personal Plan
• Small Business
• Short-Term Operating

Each template has an outline designed specifically for that particular business type, tips or questions that help you develop each section of the plan, sample business plans, and links to additional resources for each section of the plan.

AgPlan is designed to help business owners work with an educator or advisor while developing a business plan. You can add reviewers (such as family members, educators, or other farm stakeholders) to your business plan and AgPlan will facilitate interaction with them.

The Team

AgPlan was developed by the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota.

Center for Farm Financial Management

The mission of the Center for Farm Financial Management is to improve the farm financial management and marketing abilities of agricultural producers and the professionals who serve them through educational software and training programs.

The Center for Farm Financial Management (CFFM) (CFFM) provides educational programs and software tools that are practical, timely, and applicable to real-world farm situations.

For more than 40 years CFFM has developed products and training focused on farm financial planning, financial analysis, commodity marketing, and credit analysis. CFFM products are widely used by farmers, lenders, and educators throughout the United States. FINPACK, the Center´s flagship software product, provides a suite of tools that guide producers and ag professionals to sound financial decisions.

The Center for Farm Financial Management is part of the Department of Applied Economics in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Minnesota.