Naming a farm?

[peacemaker]

How does one name a farm legally?

I would like to be able to have a business card to hand out without getting into trouble (like someone else already having the name you pick, etc.

Also possibly being able to buy some things at a wholesale price.

Example: I want to add about 100 -150 apple trees to my place and retail is about $17.00 each where wholesale would be around 10.50.

Is it as simple as getting an occupational license or do you have to get an attorney to set up a business.

Will it raise your property taxes ?

Any info would be apreciated, Thanks

 

[tom4018]

In Kentucky the Ag department has a program where you can register your farm name. You may ask in your state I am sure they could point you in the right direction.

 

[Jogeephus]

In Georgia, to buy wholesale, you must register for a wholesaler's licence or something like that. I used to have one but each month you have to fill out the paperwork and send to them along with the sales tax you collected. It became more of a nuisance than a help to me so I dropped it. Wasn't hard to get one - just kinda slow.

If you incorporate your farm you will need to choose a name then the state will check that name against their database to be sure it is not already being used.

 

[dun]

Different states have different requirements. In some all you need do is file a ficticious name statement and have a business license. Usually to buy wholesale it has to be a product that you will sell retail. For trees to extablish an orchard you would pay retail but to buy trees to resell you could by wholesale.

 

[Horticattleman]

Depends on what you're buying. If its trees then the nursery would probably require a horticulture or landscape certificate...plumbing supplies, a plumbers license, etc.