New ‘Farm Finances’ Webinar Now Online

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NCAT and USDA RMA Offer Practical Advice for Beginning Farmers on Organizing and Understanding Their Numbers
Beginning farmers and anyone else considering the possibility of farming have a new tool for one of agriculture’s most daunting tasks–crunching the numbers.
The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), with funding from the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA), has just posted a new webinar that can smooth the road for anyone who is beginning a journey in agriculture and wants to get comfortable with handling finances. The webinar, “Farm Finances: Organizing and Understanding Your Numbers,” is available now at https://attra.ncat.org/webinars/.
As with any small business, starting a farm requires basic accounting and business-management skills. This webinar helps beginning farmers become familiar with necessary basic accounting techniques and gives them tips on organizing and understanding their numbers.
“With a few easy steps and forms, farmers can develop good record-keeping and accounting habits from the outset,” said Hannah Lewis, one of the featured NCAT ag experts in the webinar.
The topics in the webinar provide a solid overview. They include: Clarifying your goals and attaining them. Determining which resources are necessary for farming. Do you have them? Organizing your data. What can your numbers teach you?
Hannah conducts the webinar along with NCAT staff member Tammy Hinman.
Hannah has worked in sustainable agriculture and food systems for more than 15 years as a farm worker, retail produce manager, advocate, researcher, and educator. She currently serves as Midwest director and local-food system specialist at NCAT, and she works on projects related to farm-to-school initiatives, beginning farmers, and business planning. She has a Master of
Science degree in agriculture and sociology from Iowa State University and serves on the board of the Women, Food, and Agriculture Network.
Tammy has worked in the sustainable-agriculture field for more than 20 years as a farmer, with Cooperative Extension Service, and for various nonprofit organizations. She is currently a horticulture specialist with NCAT and works on project related to beginning farmers, business planning, farmers markets, and market gardening. She also runs a small diversified vegetable and flower farm in Bozeman, Montana. She has a Bachelor’s degree in horticulture from Colorado State University and a Master of Arts degree in food system studies from Antioch University.

Beyond the Growers Market: How to Sell to Other Markets

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When: February 29th, 4:00-6:00pm

Who: Open to the public Where: Bernalillo County Extension Offices (1510 Menaul Ext BLVD NW)

How Much: Free (Participants must register for the course. Class size limited to 20)

What: This workshop will help growers begin to navigate sales to wholesale buyers like restaurants, grocery stores, and institutions. A panel of growers and buyers will discuss the logistics of these different types of buyers, how growers should plan for these types of sales, and what buyer and seller expectations should be in different wholesale situations. Issues of permitting and insurance as it relates to different types of sales will also be covered. Speakers from La Montanita Coop, Vida Verde Farm, and Agricultura Network.

Albuquerque Growers Market Alliance

New ‘Farm Finances’ Webinar Now Online

Beyond the Growers Market: How to Sell to Other Markets