Medium-term Metrics to Track Progress by Farm Link, Farm Transfer, and Farm Succession Services

LNC16-377 (project overview)

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 2016: $199,566.00

Projected End Date: 11/30/2019

Grant Recipient: Indiana University

Region: North Central

State: Indiana

Project Coordinator:

Dr. James Farmer

Indiana University

Co-Coordinators:

Dr. Julia Valliant

Indiana University

Description:

One challenge faced by providers of Farm Link, Farm Transfer, and Farm Succession services is in identifying metrics for tracking the progress of their work. This menu of medium-term metrics will be useful for providers of those services, as well as beginning farmer/rancher and land access services.

Type:

Fact Sheet

File:

Download file (PDF)

Authors:

Julia Valliant, Indiana University
Kathy Ruhf, Land For Good
James Farmer, Indiana University

Target audiences:

Educators; Researchers

URL:

https://sfss.indiana.edu/pdf/FinalLUPmetrics.pdf

Ordering info:

https://sfss.indiana.edu/projects/indiana/farmtransfer/index.html

This product is associated with the project "Transitioning farm and ranch land from one family to another: Evaluating new strategies for profitable transfers and sustainable agriculture partnerships"

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.