Taking stock: self-assessment tool

The first step in an orderly planning process is a self-assessment of farm or food processing business management practices. The Taking Stock workbook series will assess your management systems, knowledge, and skills.

Purpose

The purpose of the Taking Stock workbooks is to build on your strengths and create a farm action plan to improve your farm management abilities. As you go through a workbook, you will learn:

• Develop your farm action plan and bring value to your management team
• How planning provides the framework for effective decision-making
• To set and prioritize goals and identify resources that can help meet these goals
• Request a hard copy of a Taking Stock guide

Guides

• Taking Stock (PDF)
• Taking Stock for the Beginning Farmer (PDF)
• Taking Stock:  A Processor Business Planning Workbook (PDF)
• Taking Stock for Wildfire Recovery (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Taking Stock for Flood Recovery (PDF, 2.55 KB)
• Taking Stock for Flood Recovery (PDF Compressed, 799 KB)
• Recorded AgriWebinar: Taking Stock for Flood Recovery

Acknowledgements

This material has been modified for use in British Columbia from the original developed by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.

This material is based on the original "Growing Your Farm Profits" workbook created by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in co-operation with the Government of Canada and the Agricultural Adaptation Council.