{"id":86088,"date":"2026-01-22T10:04:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/?page_id=86088"},"modified":"2026-01-22T10:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:41:16","slug":"starting-your-farm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/starting-your-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting Your Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"86088\" class=\"elementor elementor-86088\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d5d9d7b elementor-section-height-min-height masthead elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7d5d9d7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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and services for business planning, financial analysis or record-keeping development, market research to assess new markets, legal consultation for succession planning or incorporating, branding and logo design, and similar technical support work.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45ac399 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45ac399\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-813650d\" data-id=\"813650d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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We hope it supports you in your journey. After engaging with these resources, please complete the evaluation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/FLb8AFHKK9etq83V6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/forms.gle\/FLb8AFHKK9etq83V6&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769177877642000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3qHIMyRwajc7SOqijU1-Hg\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>. 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resources:<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d5303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1d5303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>1 of 3 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1f2L3Mzqbb-zxzk-VGcNTrKaYx73s9vZ8\/edit?slide=id.p1#slide=id.p1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1f2L3Mzqbb-zxzk-VGcNTrKaYx73s9vZ8\/edit?slide%3Did.p1%23slide%3Did.p1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769177877642000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3S9qgbn2qFTfWmIMEkKzRp\"><strong>Slides<\/strong><\/a><\/div><div>Suggested Pre-work-\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/0B4dT6CqAVebRMkxnRk9jR0dQWjg\/edit?resourcekey=0-WnJKvBvxIFjcyGbZTy2Slw#heading=h.1fob9te\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/0B4dT6CqAVebRMkxnRk9jR0dQWjg\/edit?resourcekey%3D0-WnJKvBvxIFjcyGbZTy2Slw%23heading%3Dh.1fob9te&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769177877642000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1idP9t9z-Oaz8dM7O2gzGE\">Ideal farm worksheet<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>2 of 3\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/11VJb7DnWnWWDAwFEFQnN_qlR6USLvFb9\/edit?slide=id.p1#slide=id.p1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/11VJb7DnWnWWDAwFEFQnN_qlR6USLvFb9\/edit?slide%3Did.p1%23slide%3Did.p1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769177877642000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3s1SYTXpSjHZw2xUybpzSc\"><strong>Slides<\/strong><\/a><div>Suggested Pre-work-<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1m2qLm8nobOG5UM-ot-VqaMHaT-3RoRrsw4-QEbhmFLg\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1m2qLm8nobOG5UM-ot-VqaMHaT-3RoRrsw4-QEbhmFLg\/edit?tab%3Dt.0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769177877642000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Q2774BhYi6a1nLX0-M2Fa\"><strong>Enterprise evaluation chart<\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>3 of 3 <strong><a style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1LzTOO3VI78xsQv4ugqNdFBxb0ogaglmtmzb4nwTPLls\/edit?slide=id.p#slide=id.p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1LzTOO3VI78xsQv4ugqNdFBxb0ogaglmtmzb4nwTPLls\/edit?slide%3Did.p%23slide%3Did.p&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769177877643000&amp;usg=AOvVaw095GFgSqft3hnF5YYt_P04\">Slides<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div><div>Suggested pre-work-\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/0B4dT6CqAVebRMjZrSVlkRzQzU1E\/edit?resourcekey=0-4_ICgmTWd-MD-kr22fFkDw#bookmark=id.30j0zll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/0B4dT6CqAVebRMjZrSVlkRzQzU1E\/edit?resourcekey%3D0-4_ICgmTWd-MD-kr22fFkDw%23bookmark%3Did.30j0zll&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769177877643000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2wnr2IeN0-6oPmpIs1xTWz\">Next year farm worksheet<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/FLb8AFHKK9etq83V6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" 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