F ARMERS ALLIANCE NETWORK
Supporting Central Indiana Farm Families in New Income Opportunities
Your Partner for Success !
IF YOU A RE …
a a member of a farm family
a buying a farm for the first time
a returning to the farm
A ND YOU A RE …
a looking for new or additional income opportunities, the Farmers Alliance Network (FAN)
would like to help.
FAN can help you to connect with many resources that will be helpful in starting a new business or enterprise. While
FAN is just beginning organization work, it can already refer you to many on-line resources such as new business
ideas, business plan development, loan sources, risk and regulatory guidelines and much more.
The Farmers Alliance Network (FAN) is being formed to serve and assist farm families in the Central Indiana
counties of Boone, Brown, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Monroe, and Shelby. This
project is funded by a grant from the Indiana Rural Development Council.
To contact the Farmers Alliance Network, send your email to [email protected] or call our office at 317-290-3250.
Quick Resources:
Alternative Business Ideas Or Agri-Tourism
www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/RESS/altenterprise
Business Plan Development (Agricultural Innovation & Commercialization
Center) www.embaagbus.purdue.edu/planner/
Loan Programs (Farm Service Agency Farm Loan Officer): Brown,
Johnson, Marion, and Shelby Counties (812-663-8674); Hamilton County
(765-668-8964); Hancock County (765-529-2303); and Boone, Hendricks,
Monroe and Morgan Counties (765-569-2036)
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W eb si te
T r a i ni n g
All ia nc e ui ld i n g
R e so ur ce s
Starting A New Business (Purdue New Ventures)
www.agecon.purdue.edu/newventures
Collaborative Enterprise Development (Indiana Cooperative Development
Center) www.icdc.coop
Sustainable and Organic Agricultural Solutions (The New Agriculture
Network) http://www.ipm.msu.edu/new-ag.htm
Small Farm Resources, Alternative Crops, Agri Tourism, Animal Sciences
and more – County Extension Service Office
Soils, Conservation, And Other Natural Resources – County Soil and
Water Conservation District Office
Hoosier Heartland RC&D
6041 Lakeside Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46278
317.290.3250
317.290.3150 FAX
www.hhrcd.org
Watch for more information about this exciting new program coming soon on our website at
www.farmersalliancenetwork.org