TCLF’s Farm Business Services team helps farmers with the business side of farming. We provide one-on-one technical assistance to Texas farmers and ranchers around business planning, marketing and sales development, selling to The Common Market Texas, and accessing USDA programs. We currently provide our services to producers in Central, East, and South Texas free of charge thanks to USDA grant funding.
Our services are best suited for beginning and underserved farmers operating diversified crop and/or livestock farms and selling into local food systems. We support all Texas farmers, and we particularly encourage Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, Latine, Chicano/a, and Asian producers, as well as Beginning, Limited Resource, Veteran, and LGBTQIA+ producers, to connect with us and gather the resources they need to run a successful farm business given the existing inequities in our food system.
Business Planning
Marketing and Sales Development
Selling to The Common Market Texas
Accessing USDA Programs
We know there’s a lot more to farming. Feel free to get in touch if you’re looking for another type of resource in Texas so we can refer you. We also encourage you to check out Food & Ag Resources in the Texas Local Food Directory to find other organizations supporting farmers in Texas.
Please fill out our Producer Intake Form and we’ll be in touch within 5 business days.
Our Farm Business Services team is small but mighty! We will do our best to provide high quality one-on-one support to everyone who contacts us. If our time is maxed out, we will provide resources, make referrals, or follow up with you when we have more time.