Explanation:
The planning process helps to: Identify the goals of the farm business (what you want to accomplish); Identify the farm's inventory and resources (what you have to work with); Assess the farm business and the environment in which it operates (where you are and where you may want to go);
Key factors that should be considered carefully during the planning stage of the farming operation are: site selection, water supply and quality, crop and variety selection, and, market development. If the wrong decision is made with regard to anyone of these, the operation is doomed for failure.
