Request Support and Resources from Maine Farm Viability Network (a collaboration between Land For Good, Maine Farmland Trust, and Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association)

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Please submit this form with information about your farm, goals, experiences and challenges. This form will take about 10 minutes to complete. Once you submit it, someone will contact you to match you up with relevant resources, business planning programs, service providers, etc.

Email *

Name of farmer applicant(s) *

Pronouns of farmer applicant(s)

Name of farm

Town *

Telephone

Do you prefer to communicate by: *

Mail

Phone

Text

No preference

Are you currently farming? *

Yes

Management

Please indicate the legal structure of the farm business: *

Sole Proprietorship

Partnership

Corporation

N/A - Currently do not have a farm business

Other:

Please describe your role on the farm. Are you actively involved in the day-to-day management of the farm? *

How many years have you managed the farm? *

If you do not have experience managing a farm, how many years have you been farming?

What are your primary products? Please check all that apply. *

Vegetables & berries

Dairy

Beef

Pork

Sheep/Goat

Poultry

Forage Crops (hay, corn)

Pasture

Maple

Nursery/Greenhouse/Flowers

Fruit Trees

Added-value/ Specialty food

Other:

Required

Please check if your farm: *

Is certified organic

Has on-farm processing

Sells direct to consumers

Sells to wholesale markets

Sells to institutions

Has an agri-tourism element

Required

Please provide business metrics for the prior year, even if just estimates, to help us better understand your business

What was your gross farm income in the most recent tax year? *

$0-$20,000

$20,000-$40,000

$40,000-$80,000

$80,000-$100,000

$100,000-$150,000

$150,000-$200,000

$200,000-$250,000

$250,000-$300,000

$300,000-$350,000

$350,000-$400,000

Over $400,000

Acres in production (owned): *

Acres in production (leased): *

Number of employees as FTE (full time equivalents, including family): *

Technical Assistance Request

Please provide a brief description of your farm business or desired farm business. *

Please share your ideas and plans for the future, including plans for changing or improving your farm enterprise. *

Please check your top priorities for technical assistance you are interested in receiving (up to 3 boxes) *

Education and Professional Development

Whole Farm Plan

Business Set-up

Obtaining Financing/Borrowing Capacity

Legal - risk/compliance/licensing/business structure

Food Safety

Business Management

Equipment Management

Labor Management

Production

Organic Certification

On-farm Processing

Marketing Farm Products and Services

Family and Community Relations

Personal/Family Stress

Farming With Disabilities

Health insurance

Land Access

Conservation Easement

Land use planning

Farm Transfer

Long term planning/Retirement/Estate planning

Environmental Concerns

Energy Efficiency/Renewables

Unsure

Other:

Required

Please describe your specific needs related to the selected priority areas to help us connect you with resources. *

Have you received or are you receiving any other technical assistance or support for your farm? Have you participated in any agricultural support programs in Maine (ex: MOFGA's Journeyperson)?

Is there anything else you would like to share?

Please indicate which organization you accessed this form from, so we can have a representative of that organization contact you. *

Maine Farmland Trust

Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association

Land For Good

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