Farm Planning and Mapping
Research and Resources
The following research and resources were created and compiled by North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University and North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Services and state and national educational partners.
Resources
NC Farm Planning and Mapping Resources
- Small Farm Leadership 360 NC A&T Extension
- Planning for an Agricultural Future: A Guide for North Carolina Farmers and Local Governments American Farmland Trust & NCDA&CS
- NC Farm Link Resources for Farmland Seekers
- NC Local Food Infrastructure Inventory North Carolina Growing Together
- NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Marketing and Agribusiness Development
- New Farmer Toolbox Center for Environmental Farming Systems
- NC Farmers’ Market Sales Tax Clarification NC State Extension
- NC Qualifying Farmer & Conditional Farmer Exemption NC Department of Revenue
- NC Sales and Use Tax on Agriculture Products NC Department of Revenue
- North Carolina Conservation Planning Tool North Carolina Natural Heritage Program
- Voluntary Agricultural Districts NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NC County GIS Data NC State Extension
- NC One Map Statewide Geographic Data
National Farm Planning and Mapping Resources
- Your Farm’s Business Plan USDA Farmers.gov
- Beginning Farmers and Ranchers USDA Farmers.gov
- Small Farm Funding Guide USDA National Agricultural Library
- BeginningFarmers.org Farm Planning Resources
- Transitioning to Organic Production Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
- Farmer’s Tax Guide Internal Revenue Service
- USDA Web Soil Survey USDA Natural Resource Conservation Services
- Mapping and GIS Resources USGS Climate Center
Research
Farm and Land Planning and Mapping Research
- Small-Scale Production Budgets NC Cooperative Extension
- Standard Classification System for the Mapping of Land Use and Cover State of North Carolina
- Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Open Access National Datasets National Geospatial Data Asset Portfolio
- EPA’s EnviroMapper Allows users to access data on pollution and hazardous waste sites.
- EPA’s Surf Your Watershed EPA’s resource on watershed conditions in the United States.
- Protected Areas Data Portal USGS National Gap Analysis Program (GAP).
- U.S. Forest Service Geodata Clearinghouse U.S. Forest Service Softcopy (DRG), and Cartographic Feature Files (CFF).
- U.S. Census Bureau Fact Finder Maps and tables about the U.S. population.U.S. Fish & Wildlife
- Service Wetlands Interactive Mapper Tool Maps and information about wetland areas.
- U.S. National Park Service Find a National Park Service Map Maps and information about National Parks.
- USGS Earth Explorer Repository of free aerial imagery hosted by the USGS.
- The National Map Repository of free GIS data for the United States.
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