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Crop Profiles
Information sheets that offer brief introductions to a variety of crops, including production and marketing information.

The Farm Prosperity Project - from N.C. State University

How to Pick a High-Value Crop: Evaluating Your Resources and Personal Considerations - from N.C. State University

2004 Nursery Products Buyer Survey

A PRIMER for Selecting New Enterprises for Your Farm

AgPlan - A free tool that helps rural business owners develop a business plan,
from the University of Minnesota

Farm Planning Tool

Directions for Using the Farm Planning Tool

Kentucky's Small Business Development Centers

Agri-business Development Guide - 2000

Agricultural Innovation & Commercialization Center - Business Plan Tactics & Tools for Entrepreneurs, from Purdue University Extension

Grape/winery decision tools

2011 Regional Winegrape Marketing and Price Outlook

Regional Winegrape Marketing and Price Outlook for 2006

Wine Grape Price Comparisons for 2003 and 2006

Sample Winery Contracts

WARNING: These documents are offered as sample agreements and make no claim regarding legal authority or completeness. Contracts should always be reviewed by appropriate legal counsel for both buyer and seller.

Sample purchase contract

Sample sale contract

Sample winegrape purchase agreement A

Sample winegrape purchase agreement B

Sample general agreement

Sample sales memo

Sample grape purchase agreement

Sample vineyard lease agreement

Sample cooperative agreement

WARNING: Some Web sites to which these materials provide links for the convenience of users are not managed by the University of Kentucky. The university does not review, control or take responsibility for the contents of those sites.

For more information, contact Tim Woods
University of Kentucky
Department of Agricultural Economics
400 CE Barnhart Bldg
Lexington, KY 40546-0276
859-257-7270 tawoods@uky.edu