Farm Management and Consulting
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Your Farm, Your Goals
Discuss specific farm goals, within the framework of Hamilton Agriculture suite of services listed below, and create a farm plan tailored to the specific goals of the landowner
Visit farm to create and deliver a macro level report of current state of the farm including, but not limited to, environmental issues, hazardous materials, farm appearance, potential sustainability, and capital projects
Provide landowner with proposed budget for annual expenses, revenue, and potential improvement projects with a thorough cost/benefit analysis
Advise landowner on available programs for improvement, cost sharing, higher value varietals, and sustainability measures
Provide analysis of recreation potential, including a report listing possible sites and improvements that could be made to enhance the recreational utility and value of the asset
Interview and recommend, or remove, tenants for the farm, when necessary and approved by landowner
Negotiate landowner approved lease with tenant
Establish annual farm plan with tenants, in line with goals of the landowner, and ensure vision is shared
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Tenant Management and Normal Farm Maintenance
Ensure tenants carry appropriate crop, liability, and property insurance if applicable
Approve and oversee ordinary repair and maintenance on the farm
Initiate and oversee small projects, for normal repair and maintenance
Any project necessitating material expense will require written (or electronic) approval from landowner
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Landowner marketing and standard reporting
If crop share rent structures are in place, secure crop insurance, if landowner desires
Discuss and agree upon target, market based, selling price of crop and market landowner share of crop
Collect cash rent (if not a crop share rent) from tenants
Complete all required USDA paperwork to operate the farm
Review available NRCS/FSA programs that may be applicable to landowner asset
Perform monthly on-site visits during active season and quarterly on-site visits in the off season to ensure goals of landowner are being met
Provide quarterly written updates to landowner and end of year report on asset performance