Choosing and Forming Farm Partnerships
Farm Credit East http://www.farmcrediteast.com/en/About-Us/Inside-Farm-Credit-East/Branch-Locations.aspx?state={C38376C9-C409-40AC-840C-05EA9D6DD0E6} has expertise in all areas of farm transfer, leasing arrangements and estate planning. From business consultants to certified appraisers, Farm Creit East CT 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/business_development/starting_a_business/creating_a_business/starting-a-business
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
