Maine Farms for the Future Business Plan Development Program
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources Ag Resource Development Division, is requesting farmer’s applications to the Maine Farms for the Future Program (FFF) �" Phase 1 - Business Plan Development Program. To be eligible an applicant must own and operate a Farm Business that has been producing agricultural products commercially in the State of Maine for at least two (2) years at the time of application. The applicant must own their farmland. If having recently purchased the farmland, the applicant must have at least two years experience operating a Farm Business elsewhere in Maine. As defined in Title 7, Chapter 36, Rules Governing the Maine Farms for the Future Program, a Farm Business means that the agricultural products grown or produced on the farm are being sold commercially and the farm has documentation of gross and net farm income, expenses, net worth and farm debt.
