Agricultural Finance Assignment #1: The Business Plan

1. Title page and Table of contents (self-explanatory)

2. Executive Summary and Business Profile

3. Production Plan

4. Marketing Plan

5. Human Resources

6. The Financial Plan

7. Supporting Documents

Assume that your business is operated as a sole proprietorship in Ontario and you are seeking a $10,000 operating line of credit to cover periods of cash deficits. All dollar amounts must be in Canadian dollars. The time period you are covering is January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. You must choose one of the following farm business types. I will not allow any substitutions such as dairy farms or horticulture.

Meat Goats( topic for business plan)

-50 does

-You own 100 acres

-You have the necessary barns

-Does are on an annual kidding schedule

-Does are ready to breed

-Kidding average is 175%

-Your market can be direct to consumers, breeding stock, auction mart sales, or a combination

-You have the necessary field equipment

- Only hay is grown