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Pilot and recon checklists — first 24 months (two-site smart farm)

Parent plan: Validation and pilot plan — first 24 months (East Tennessee two-site)

Execution dossier (read first): Hub · Master checklist (priority P0–P3) · Decision memo.

Wishful-thinking trap: Checking a row is not validation. Evidence means verifiable artifacts (file, letter, third-party readout, dated photo set) that survive skepticism—see hostile internal review §7.

Use as copy-paste into a spreadsheet or print; date and initial each completed row in the field.

Land intelligence and mapping

# Item Owner Target date Done Evidence pointer
L1 MAP_AUTHORITY file/layer chosen (name: ___)
L2 NRCS soil survey pulled for 120 ac footprint
L3 Wet / steep areas walked + photos in album ___
L4 Paddock or field segments numbered on map
L5 Fence segments walked; photo per major segment
L6 No-build / sensitive areas noted (streams, sinkholes)

Infrastructure reconnaissance

# Item Owner Target date Done Evidence pointer
I1 All water points located on map (well, pond, trough)
I2 Flow or recovery test notes (method: ___)
I3 Pump / panel labels verified by two people
I4 Dry season stress observation (if applicable)
I5 Primary access route driven after heavy rain
I6 Gate IDs match asset registry convention

First business experiments

# Item Owner Target date Done Notes
B1 12 auction sale bills collected (species: ___)
B2 Processor call log — name, dates, distance
B3 Haul quote or DIY cost range per head
B4 Lease comps filed (if lease path )
B5 Kill / pivot rule written if B1–B3 fail threshold

First telemetry experiments

# Item Owner Target date Done Notes
T1 30-day manual water check log completed
T2 Cell / LTE screenshots at pins (tank / gate )
T3 One pilot sensor ID ___ mounted at ___
T4 Trip count before vs after pilot (4 weeks )
T5 Triage hours / month estimated
T6 Kill decision documented if T5 > benefit

First labor and workflow tests

# Item Owner Target date Done Notes
W1 8-week hour log (family roles )
W2 One surge window captured (dates )
W3 Weekly rhythm doc updated after W1
W4 Two-site trip log — purpose coded
W5 Coverage gap → hire / neighbor row added ? Y/N