{"id":8316,"date":"2016-06-02T16:20:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T23:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/?page_id=8316"},"modified":"2026-06-04T19:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T02:27:21","slug":"agricultural-business-planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/small-farms\/agricultural-business-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Agricultural Business Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Farm Business Planning<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/12\/farmers-market-booth-792x594.jpg\" alt=\"People shopping at a farmers market stand with fresh vegetables.\" class=\"wp-image-12582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/12\/farmers-market-booth-792x594.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/12\/farmers-market-booth-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/12\/farmers-market-booth-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/12\/farmers-market-booth.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shoppers browse fresh produce at an outdoor market.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Are you a small acreage farmer looking to improve your business? The Ag Entrepreneurship &amp; Business Planning Class can help you develop a successful business plan for your farm business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Multi-week course occurs every winter. Class topics include business planning, marketing, research methods, budget and record keeping, taxes, regulations and much more. Classes are taught by local farm marketing specialists, accountants, attorneys, agricultural professionals, and farmers sharing their farming and marketing experience. At the end of the course, students will emerge with a full business plan to take with them to guide their farm business decisions into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, contact <a href=\"mailto:terry.koper@wsu.edu\">Terry.koper@wsu.edu<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:564-397-5729\">564-397-5729<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Our pages provide links to external sites for the convenience of users. WSU Extension does not manage these external sites, nor does Extension review, control, or take responsibility for the content of these sites. These external sites do not implicitly or explicitly represent official positions and policies of WSU Extension.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-border-top--color-light wsu-color-background--gray-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJustin 0&#8217;Dea, Regional Agricultural Specialist Faculty\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:justin.odea@wsu.edu\">justin.odea@wsu.edu<\/a>.<br><a href=\"tel:564-397-5701\">564-397-5701<\/a><br><a href=\"tel:360-524-2383\">360-524-2383<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-border-top--color-light wsu-color-background--gray-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTerry Koper, <br>Small Acreage Program Coordinator\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:terry.koper@wsu.edu\">Terry.koper@wsu.edu<\/a>.<br><a href=\"tel:(564) 397-5730\"><\/a><a href=\"tel:564-397-5729\">564-397-5729<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farm Business Planning Are you a small acreage farmer looking to improve your business? 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