Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
	INFORMATION FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS Board & Policies VFVEP Advisory Board members (8/2012) VHCB Interim Policy Position, VFVEP (6/04) Guidelines, Farm Viability Advisory Board (5/05) Description of Goals and Structure (informal document, 9/03) Enrollment Process (8/25/09) Enrollment Fee (4/09) Confidentiality Policy (4/14/10) Contacts Contact List Farmer Application and Evaluation Forms Business Planning Application (revised) Program Evaluation by Farmer Participants Sample Documents for VHCB Grants and Contracts Sample VHCB grant commitment letter to provider organization Sample VHCB grant agreement with provider organization Sample VHCB contract with business planning consultant Sample VHCB letter of agreement with technical assistance provider Program Guidelines Farm Viability Program Eligibility Waivers (2/05) 2007 Business Plan Guidelines 2008 Guidelines for Year-Two Farm Viability Follow-Up (2008) 2007 Guidelines for Cash Flow or Enterprise Analyses on Farms (7/07) 2007 Guidelines for Farm Transfer Plans (7/07) Models Draft Process Model for On-Farm Viability Services Model Business Plan Farm Financials Workbooks These workbooks incorporate a variety of important financial templates and spreadsheets in one Excel workbook, linked together so that many pieces of information automatically fill in. They have been created primarily for the use of farm business planning educators and consultants and the farmers they are working with, but we have chosen to make this document free and accessible to all farmers and the general public. Dairy/Livestock Financial Workbook (Excel file) Vegetable or Diversified Financial Workbook (Excel file) The Farm Financials Workbooks were created by Ela Chapin and Ethan Parke at the VT Housing and Conservation Board, with assistance and contributions from UVM Extension and the Vermont Farm Viability Program’s network of service providers. Special thanks go to Alan Curler, Dennis Kauppila, Tony Kitsos, Steve Paddock, Glenn Rogers, and Rosalie Wilson, who provided helpful feedback and great suggestions along the way. Statutes Enabling statute of Farm Viability Enhancement Program (6 V.S.A. Sec. 4710) Enabling statute of Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (10 V.S.A. Sec. 301–325) Reports Vermont Farm Viability Enhancement Program Annual Report 2008 Vermont Sustainable Ag Council Report Vermont Farm Viability Enhancement Program Annual Report 2007 Vermont Farm Viability Enhancement Program Annual Report 2006 Vermont Farm Viability Enhancement Program Assessment: Findings and Recommendations,  Ken Becker, May 2006 Vermont Agricutural Viability Council Final Report, Vermont Council on Rural Development, January 2003