The Business of Agriculture
Our team assists farmers, agriculture tourism businesses, and related industry sectors in the areas of business planning, financial management, marketing and risk management. We help entrepreneurs develop sound business plans and enhance their ability to use financial analysis techniques to inform production decisions.
Agricultural Law and Taxation
Labor & Personnel Training
FSMA produce safety, labor laws and other state and federal resources
Farm Estate and Succession Planning
Trusts, leasing, setting up LLC, gifting, conservation and transfers
Agricultural Marketing and Sales
Sales forecasting, consumer research and marketing advice.
Articles
NH Ag Financiers Launch the Loan Readiness Toolkit
This month, NH Agriculture Financiers launched the Loan Readiness Toolkit. This toolkit is designed to help farms and food businesses become more prep...
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Advice on developing helpful end of year surveys
With summer CSAs ending and markets shifting to winter hours, autumn is a great time for farms to gather feedback from customers on their experience t...
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Serena Britos worked as the Farmer Networks Support Intern for UNH Cooperative Extension in summer 2023. She traveled across the Granite State to look...
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Events
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January 17, 2024
5 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., A panel discussion with large and mid-sized landscaper businesses operating in NH.
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February 7, 2024
8 a.m. - 3 p.m., To get the most out of this workshop, we encourage participation by company owners/managers AND their accounts manager.
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March 19, 2024
7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., The NH Arborists Association and the NH Landscape Association are te a.m.ing up, along with UNH Extension, to provide a full day of educational sessions,
Resources
Preparing a loan application can be daunting and puzzling. The Loan Readiness Toolkit aims to make the process more clear, transparent, and supportive...
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Cultivating Farm Experiences is a four-part Zoom webinar series that examines agritourism. Each session focuses on the different aspects of incorporat...
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Defines what an intern is and conditions at work.
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Defines salary, eligibility and tips for identifying when to pay salary on the farm.
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Defines H-2A Visa Program, who can use it, how recruitment works and human rights considerations.
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Includes definition of employment discrimination, explains common risks and provides advice on conducting nondiscriminatory job interviews.
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