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Want to know how many customers live within 30 miles of your farm?
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Looking to build a business start-up check list for your ag idea?
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How suitable is your land for specialty crop agriculture?
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Ready to add a new specialty crop? Take a 5 question assessment.
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How strong are your farm management skills?
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Decision-Support Tools

These six decision tools guide you through identifying the agricultural enterprises best suited to your farm and planning to start or grow your farm business.

Choose a tool to begin evaluating opportunities for your farm.

Why Intel for Ag Matters

30.0%

of U.S. agricultural producers in 2022 had no more than 10 years of farm experience. To start and grow successful farm businesses, these new and beginning producers benefit from accessing resources such as Intel for Ag that enhance their skills and knowledge. 

42.2%

of U.S. farms in 2022 reported their operations had fewer than 50 acres. Intel for Ag assists farms of all sizes, including small-scale operations, with choosing enterprises most suited to their available resources, markets and capabilities.

44.0%

of farm businesses close within five years of starting operations. However, farms with direct-to-consumer sales are 20% more likely to stay in business past the five-year anniversary. Intel for Ag provides data that illuminate direct-to-consumer marketing opportunities for farms.

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Each tile directs to a decision tool. Choose one to get started.
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If you’d like more support to plan how to add a new crop or livestock enterprise to your farm. We can help. Learn about our services.