What Kind of Operation Do You Run?

Twelve questions about your land, your animals and how you sell. No account, no card.

• Where you stand with USDA

  Whether your place counts as a farm, and which kind.

• The tax picture your records fall under

  Schedule F, Schedule C, or neither — and what that changes.

• Where to start

  The six lists to make before you set anything up, in order.

A general guide, not tax or legal advice.