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Farm Management Services
NAICS 115116 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing farm management services on a contract or fee basis usually to citrus groves, orchards, or vineyards. These establishments always provide management and may arrange or contract for the partial or the complete operations of the farm establishment(s) they manage. Operational activities may include cultivating, harvesting, and/or other specialized agricultural support activities.
Start with the work promised to the client.
For Farm Management Services, clarify the services, contracts and consequences of an error. Review professional liability, general liability, workers' compensation. Confirm which professional activities and additional services the proposed coverage actually addresses.
Questions to ask
- What types of crops and properties are managed — citrus, orchards, vineyards, or other specialty agriculture?
- Does the firm directly employ field labor, or does it arrange third-party contractors for all operational activities?
- What do the management contracts say about performance, yield, or financial outcome guarantees?
- Does the firm own or lease any farm equipment, or is all equipment owner- or contractor-supplied?
- How many properties are under management, and what is the approximate total acreage and crop value?
- Has the firm had any prior professional liability, crop loss, or operational claims?
- For Farm Management Services, what should the underwriter know about firms that directly employ and supervise seasonal harvest labor, significantly expanding workers' comp and employer liability exposure?
- For Farm Management Services, what should the underwriter know about management contracts that include guaranteed crop yield or revenue performance provisions?
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Farm management firms typically operate on a contract or fee basis, providing oversight, planning, and coordination for agricultural properties — most commonly citrus groves, orchards, or vineyards owned by investors or absentee landowners. Day-to-day activities may include arranging and supervising cultivation, irrigation, pest management, and harvest operations, often by hiring or coordinating third-party agricultural contractors. These firms function somewhat like property managers in real estate, but for working farm land, and their liability can follow both their professional decisions and the physical operations they arrange.
Questions to investigate
- What types of crops and properties are managed — citrus, orchards, vineyards, or other specialty agriculture?
- Does the firm directly employ field labor, or does it arrange third-party contractors for all operational activities?
- What do the management contracts say about performance, yield, or financial outcome guarantees?
- Does the firm own or lease any farm equipment, or is all equipment owner- or contractor-supplied?
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