Mapping your farm can be a great way to visualize where risks exist. A map can be drawn by hand, on the computer, or pulled from Google Maps. It can be zoomed out of the entire property or zoomed in to a specific area of your farm, like your packhouse or wash station. Consider:

Below are a few examples of farm maps.

 

Creating a Field Map Using Google Maps

 

Map from Young Farmers Guidebook:

Packhouse map from One Straw Farm:

 

Water system map from MSU Extension:

 

University of Florida farm map and key: