FARM BUSINESS RESOURCES

Land Tenure Resources

Deciding what kind of arrangement and how to structure that arrangement is important to ensure both parties have a successful relationship. Below is a list of resources to help both the landowner and land seeker determine how they will approach their arrangement.

Lease Information

Evaluating Land Rental Decisions (University of Minnesota, Center for Farm Financial Management) https://fairrent.umn.edu/Default.aspx

Questions to Ask Before Crafting a Lease Agreement (University of Vermont) (http://www.uvm.edu/newfarmer/?Page=land/leasing.html&SM=land/sub-menu.html

Farm Rental Assessment Checklist (University of Vermont Extension) http://www.uvm.edu/newfarmer/land/checklist.pdf

Elements of a good lease (California Farmlink) http://www.californiafarmlink.org/find-land/elements-of-a-good-lease

Other Tenure Options

Alternative Tenure Options (University of Vermont) http://www.uvm.edu/newfarmer/?Page=land/alternative_tenure.html&SM=land/sub-menu.html

Information about Alternative Lease Agreements and Various Forms (North Central Farm Management Extension Committee) http://aglease101.org/default.aspx

Shared Equity Arrangements (Joan Snyder) http://clctrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Shared-Equity-Arrangement.pdf

For Landowners

Determining Rental Rates for your farmland (University of Vermont http://www.uvm.edu/newfarmer/?Page=land/rentalrateB.html&SM=land/sub-menu.html

For Farm Seekers

 Finding Land to Farm: Six Ways to Secure Farmland (ATTRA) https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=174

Toolbox For Farm Seekers (Land for Good) http://landforgood.org/resources/toolbox/toolbox-farm-seekers/#sthash.7C3s6qPq.dpbs