Discussion should include
- identifying needs to expand a farm operation
- assessing additional resources needed for expansion
- assessing additional income that could be gained from expansion
- determining new partners, including whether family members would be interested in participating in and/or eventually taking over the operation.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What is the availability of resources needed for expansion?
- What opportunities for expansion exist?
- How would a business owner generate a partial budget to determine if an expansion plan is feasible?
- How would one determine if expansion is feasible?