The following are some publications that have been found on various websites about Business Planning:

Business Plan Resources:

Agricultural Business Planning: Templates and Resources - ATTRA

Business Plan for Agricultural Producers - Texas Cooperative Extension

Developing a Business Plan for Value-Added Agricultural Products - OSU Extension Service

How to Develope a Business Plan for a Grass Fed Beef Operation - SAREP

A Sample Business Plan - British Columbia Business Services Society

A Business Plan Workbook for a Vineyard - SIUC

Starting or Diversifying an Agricultural Business - Agricultural Alternatives

Business Planning and Management:

Beginning Farming - Growing New Farmers

Evaluating a Rural Enterprise - ATTRA

Farm and Ranch Strategic Planning - KSTATE

Moving Beyond Conventional Cash Cropping - ATTRA

Ten Tips for Making Solid Business Agreements and Contracts - NOLO

Market Analysis:

A Marketing Primer for Start-up Business - Helen K. Randall

Adding Value to Farm Products: An Overview - ATTRA

Community Supported Agriculture - ATTRA

Developing Your Market Plan - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Direct Marketing - ATTRA

Entertainment Farming and Agri-Tourism - ATTRA

Farmers' Markets - ATTRA

Market Gardening: A Start-up Guide - ATTRA

Market Plan - South Dakota State University

Marketing's Four P's: First Steps for New Entrepreneurs - Purdue Extension

Selling to Restaurants - ATTRA

Product Planning:

Natural Products - Iowa State University

Organic Certification,Farm Planning, Management, and Marketing - Small Farm Center

Personnel:

Recruiting and Retaining Employees: What Matters Most? - Penn State Dairy Alliance

Recruiting and Selecting Agricultural Employees - KSU Extension

Care & Feeding of Employees - Foltz, Mitchell, and Akridge

Training Helps Farm Market Employees Succeed - Ohio State University

Case Studies:

Keys to Success in Value Added Agriculture - SSAWG and ATTRA

Prather Ranch - Hereford World

Romance vs. Reality : Hard Lessons Learned in a Grass-fed Marketing Cooperative - Kansas Rural Center

Setting the Bar

Contracts and Exit Strategy:

Contracts 101: What Makes a Valid Contract - NOLO

Lease Termination and Other Legal Considerations for Lease Contracts - ISU Extension

Planning Your Exit Strategy: Small Business Valuation - NFIB

Selecting an Organizational Structure for your Business - MSU Extension

Ten Tips for Making Solid Business Agreements and Contracts - NOLO

Financial Planning:

Cash Flow Analysis Worksheets - Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics

Financial Analysis of an Agricultural Business: The Cash Flow Statement -Virginia Cooperative Extension

Holistic Management: A Whole-Farm Decision Making Framework - ATTRA

Insurance and Risk Management:

Agricultural Business Insurance - Agriculture Alternatives

Crop Policies - USDA Risk Management Agency

Introduction to Risk Management: Understanding Agricultural Risks - USDA

Livestock Risk Protection: Insuring Calves - SDSU Cooperative Extension

Risk Management at the Farm Level - UNR Cooperative Extension

Management:

Are Your Farm Business Management Skills Ready for the 21st Century? - Purdue Extension

Family Farm Series Publications: Farm Management - UD Davis, Small Farm Center

Managing the Modern Farm Business: Identifying Risk Attitudes - University of Alberta Extension

Organizational Structure of the Family Business - OSU  

Cost Studies by the University of California Cooperative Extension:

Sample Costs to Produce Beans - UCCE

Sample Costs of Beef Cattle Cow-Calf Production - UCCE

Sample Costs to Establish and Produce Broccoli - UCCE

Sample Costs to Establish and Produce Cabbage - UCCE

Sample Costs to Produce Christmas Trees - UCCE

Sample Costs to Establish and Produce Wine Grapes - UCCE

Sample Costs to Establish a Vineyard - UCCE

Sample Costs to Establish a Mandarin Orchard - UCCE

Sample Costs for an Organic Cow-Calf Operation - UCCE