NC Farm School Take Home Assignment: What to do for Ag Plan Session 3

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1 NC Farm School Take Home Assignment: What to do for Ag Plan Session 3 For Chapter 3 of the NC Farm School curriculum we want you to be able to develop the startup cost for your business. To do this you will want to refer back to the equipment needs section on the second page of your Chapter 2 take home. Use these equipment needs to get started listing all the equipment that you will need for your business. Below are some questions to help you start listing in more detail the equipment you will need to find prices for. Remember the key is to make sure you price equipment that is good for the scale of farm you have. If you have 1 or 2 acres of vegetables you can get by with a smaller tractor and you may use more hand tools than tractor implements. Use the list below to get you started listing the other items you will need that you may have missed in chapter 2. You can also refer to the market garden budget on the session 2 page online for more ideas. An electronic version sheet is in Session 3 student page. Farm Equipment- Tractors and Machinery: Will you need a tractor? Will you need any implements? o Tilling- disc or plows o Planting- seeders, transplanters o Bailing Hay- bailer, rake, trailer o Fertilizing-spreaders and or sprayers o Rotovator, spader, field cultivator, spring harrow o Mowing- bush hog or hay mower o Mulch layer, plastic lifter Will you need harvesting equipment? o Harvesting-trailers or carts or harvest equipment o Loading and Storage: front end loader, forks Farm Equipment- Specialized Equipment: Will you be harvesting vegetables? o Cold storage, harvesting containers, and washing equipment Fencing, Animal Handling Equipment: Gates and Shoots Lean-to and Shelters Fences (see our fencing budget template) Irrigation, Well, Watering Equipment:

2 Watering tubs and troughs Wells and pumps Storage tanks and main lines (see irrigation budget template)

3 Buildings and Shelter, Walk in Cooler List Price Salvage Value Useful life Annual Cost of Ownership Farm Equipment Tractors and Machinery: Farm Equipment - Specialized Equipment:

4 Fencing, Animal Handling Equipment: Irrigation, Well, Watering Equipment: Breeding Livestock: Tools and Supplies (used more than one year) Farm Vehicles: Total Start Up Cost Ownership Cost or Fixed Cost

5 Fixed Cost Fencing Equipment Quantity Cost Wooden Posts Wooden Posts Brace wire Fence, roll Barbed wire, roll Metal T-post Fence clips, bag Fence staples, lb Nails, lb Total Cost Total Fencing Fixed Costs (use this value in the capital equipment needs sheet under irrigation) Tools needed for Fencing Worksheet Tools and Supplies Cost Quantity Cost Fencing Pliers Fence Stretcher Barbed wire stretcher T Post driver Come-along Wire twister Tamping bar Other Tools Total Cost Total Cost (Use these values under tools and supplies)

6 Irrigation Cost Worksheet Fixed Cost Irrigation Equipment Quantity Cost Total Cost Lay Flat or Supply Lines(above ground) Main Water Lines (below ground) Pump (fixed or mobile, gas or electric) Installation Total Irrigation Fixed Costs (use this value in the capital equipment needs sheet under irrigation) Irrigation Cost Non-Capitol Expenses Variable Cost Irrigation Quantity Cost Total Cost Drip Tape Fittings Valves Filters Equipment Rental Total Cost (save these values for your operational budget) What to DO: In Ag Plan This week the worksheets we have asked you to fill out will help you develop some items you will be entering in your business plan next month as we develop your capitol cost. We want you to complete the following sections of your business plan on your own using the sample business plans in AgPlan. The following sections should be completed: Facilities (if not completed) Capital request Management Team Personnel Plan