Your land resources are at the core of running a productive and sustainable farming system. The Farm Planning introduction chapter and supporting resources will help you to map your farm and identify and assess land management units.
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Introduction chapter
The chapter resource will guide you through a series of steps to complete this portion of your farm plan. It includes background information on the key concepts along with examples of how to complete any templates.
Introduction templates
In this section, you’ll find blank templates that you can print or download to fill in electronically. These templates are compatible with Adobe Acrobat Reader – just download and save a copy to edit offline.
Supporting resource links
BizPlan – by articulating your business vision and values identify your goals, and set actions to move toward them.
Business planning – to improve your lifestyle and on-farm profitability.
Use Google my maps to map your farm (PDF, 4.6 MB) – an easy to use free tool for creating maps for your farm plan and measuring distances and areas.
Map your land resources (PDF, 2.0MB) – use Land Use Capability maps to assess the physical characteristics of the land to aid management of a variety of land management issues.