Choosing and Forming Farm Partnerships
First Pioneer http://www.firstpioneer.com/finance/finance.htm has expertise in all areas business planning, including forming the right partnership for your professional goals. From business consultants to certified appraisers, First Pioneer can provide professional assistance in various areas. For eastern Connecticut (Windham and New London counties and eastern Tolland), call: Lynn Weaver at (860) 779-0717. For central and western Connecticut (Hartford, Middlesex, New Haven counties and western Tolland) call: Keith Stechschulte at (860) 741-4380. For Fairfield County, contact Blane Allen at (845) 343-1802. For Litchfield County, contact Bill Martin at (518) 851-3313.
Iowa’s Agricultural Marketing Resource Center has a series of web pages with documents on how to start an ag business and the planning process. http://www.agmrc.org/agmrc/business/startingbusiness/
Iowa’s Agricultural Marketing Resource Center including different business organizations http://www.agmrc.org/agmrc/business/startingbusiness/
legalorganizationalstructure.htm
Vermont Land Link has a site http://www.uvm.edu/landlinkvt/?Page=links.html that includes business plan forms
Farm Leasing
The Connecticut Bar Association
http://www.ctbar.org/
Free Advice.com has many legal documents, including a farm lease, for a minimal charge. http://freeadvice.com/legalforms/index.php