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SUMMARY:Cultivating Success Whole Farm Planning
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nCultivating Success™: Whole Farm Planning\nOffered Statewide\, Online\, and with Spanish Interpretation \nSeptember 19th – December 5th \nWe’ll cover a broad range of topics and decision-making tools for you to create a successful small farm enterprise!  Whether you are just exploring the opportunities available or already have an existing operation\, you’ll learn what it takes to create\, sustain\, and grow a viable small farm. \n\n$200 for a 12-week course September 19th through December 5th\, 2022\nClass meets weekly on Mondays from 6:00pm to 8:30pm\nOnline course classroom through Zoom with in-person field trips\nScholarships are available for Military Veterans and anyone for whom the course fee is a barrier\nThis course will be offered with Spanish language interpretation and facilitation\n\nCultivando Éxito: Planificación de toda la granja\nOfrecido a nivel estatal\, en línea y con interpretación en español   \n¡Cubriremos una amplia gama de las opciones de producción y mercadeo paras las pequeñas granjas de hoy! Ya sea que este explorando nuevas oportunidades disponibles o ya tenga una operación existente\, aprenderá lo que se necesita para crear\, sostener y hacer crecer su granja de pequeña escala. \n\n$200 por un curso de 12 semanas del 19 de septiembre al 5 de diciembre de 2022\nLa clase se reúne semanalmente los lunes de 6:00pm a 8:30pm\nCurso en línea a través de Zoom con visitas al campo\nHay becas disponibles para veteranos militares y cualquier persona para quien la tarifa del curso sea una barrera\n¡Curso traducido al Español! Este curso se ofrecerá con interpretación y facilitación en español\n\nLearn More/Más información:\nhttps://www.cultivatingsuccesswa.org/whole-farm-planning\ncultivating.success@wsu.edu \n 
URL:https://extension.wsu.edu/regionalsmallfarms/event/cultivating-success-whole-farm-planning/
CATEGORIES:Cultivating Success
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SUMMARY:Cultivating Success: Advanced Financial Management Series
DESCRIPTION:With expert guest facilitators from Enterprise for Equity and Oregon Tilth\, this course will walk you through the steps to plan for profit for your farm business through online classes with guest speaker farmers and resource providers and connections in regional groups. REGISTER \n  \nCourse Series Details: 4 classes offered online through Zoom 6pm-8:30pm on several Wednesdays in October and November. Students access course syllabus\, calendar\, and learning modules through password protected website. \n\n10/26 Understanding and analyzing Profit & Lost statements (Jim Williams\, Enterprise for Equity)\n11/2 Utilizing P&L to plan for growth (Jim Williams\, Enterprise for Equity)\n11/16 Know your Cost to Grow (Tanya Murray\, Oregon Tilth)\n11/30 Bringing it all together (Farmer Panel)\n\nCourse Fee: $45. Scholarships available for those for whom the course fee presents a barrier\, provided by USDA Risk Management Agency. Apply for a scholarship here. \n  \nCourse Speakers: Tanya Murray of Oregon Tilth and Jim Williams of Enterprise for Equity. Plus a guest farmer panel! \n  \nREGISTER HERE! https://www.cultivatingsuccesswa.org/advanced-financial-management \n  \nThis course builds on the foundational elements of Cultivating Success™ : Farmer Mentorship. Community Place-Based. Whole Systems Thinking and Small Farms Focused. \n  \nThis material is funded in partnership by USDA\, Risk Management Agency\, under award number RMA22CPT0012XXX.
URL:https://extension.wsu.edu/regionalsmallfarms/event/cultivating-success-advanced-financial-management-series/
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SUMMARY:Meet Your Livestock Specialist: Winter Nutrition and Feeding Needs
DESCRIPTION:Meet Your Livestock Specialist (Virtual Event!) \nTopic: Winter nutrition and feeding needs \nJoin us for a special virtual “Meet your Livestock Specialist” event for Clallam\, Jefferson and Kitsap farmers. This event will allow farmers to meet and ask questions of Dan McCarty\, our Regional Livestock Specialist. There will be two sessions in November offering discussions specifically around Winter nutrition and feeding needs. Dan will give a basic overview of the dietary needs of livestock\, common strategies for winter feeding\, and then answer questions from our farmer audience. This is a free virtual event. Come get to know your regional livestock specialist! \nDates: Two date options to join us! Come to one or both. There will be interactive discussion with Dan answering your questions about livestock Winter nutrition and feeding needs. \n\nMonday\, November 7th\, 3:30pm – 5pm\nWednesday\, November 16th\, 3:30pm – 5pm\n\nLocation: Online Zoom Event\nAudience: Farmers\, homesteaders\, 4H’ers – anyone with livestock winter feeding questions!\nRegistration: This is a free online event. You must register to receive the Zoom link and information. You will receive reminders prior to the date you selected to attend. \n \n  \nCheck it out! We will be featuring Meet Your Livestock Specialist events throughout the year with animal agriculture topics of interest to our farmers. If you would like to get updates on these events\, please sign up for our Regional Small Farms Newsletter. \nMore about Dan McCarty: \nDan graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Sciences from the University of Idaho\, focusing on Animal Science\, Plant Science\, Soil Science and Agricultural Education.  After college\, Dan worked as a 4-H Program Assistant in Latah County\, Idaho and Lane County\, Oregon.  Most recently\, he worked as the 4-H Program Coordinator for Island County.  He also worked for a Conservation District in Oregon\, Idaho and Washington State Departments of Agriculture\, and Klickitat and Skagit Counties helping landowners install and implement Best Management Practices to protect natural resources. Dan now serves as the WSU Regional Livestock Specialist for Clallam\, Jefferson and Kitsap Counties. \n———— \nWSU Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local WSU Extension office. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs who contact Jess Sappington (345 6th St. Suite 550\, Bremerton WA / jess.sappington@wsu.edu / 360- 228-7308) at least two weeks prior to the event. 
URL:https://extension.wsu.edu/regionalsmallfarms/event/meet-your-livestock-specialist-winter-nutrition-and-feeding-needs/
LOCATION:Virtual Zoom Meeting\, Anywhere you are
CATEGORIES:Livestock
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