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Agricultural Entrepreneurship
January 11, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
$200‘Buying local’ seems to be on everyone’s list of resolutions. The popularity of keeping dollars in local circulation is gaining momentum. For farmers, capturing a larger share of this trend is crucial to growth and longevity. New farmers must look at their farm like any new business venture, while existing operations must carefully evaluate how any changes can affect land, labor, capital, resources, and profitability.
One of two foundation courses in the Cultivating Success program, the 12-week Agricultural Entrepreneurship course helps new and current farmers gain skills in business planning, managing risk, and direct marketing.
This in-depth business planning course covers evaluating resources, planning and research, legal and management issues, marketing strategies, budgets and financial statements along with how to cultivate capital resources.
The course features a full line-up of guest speakers including business professionals and successful farm owners with a special emphasis on the financial and legal issues unique to farm-based businesses. During the course, participants are guided in developing a business plan they can use to help finance and guide a new enterprise or expand an existing farm-based business.
Comments from recent graduates include, “The unique opportunity to hear from fellow successful farmers and business mentors is one of a kind.” “By the end of the course I had a farm business plan that I could take to the bank.” and “The opportunity to evaluate my enterprise and make informed decisions is invaluable, after all the best place to make mistakes is on paper.”
Course sponsors include Snohomish Conservation District and Snohomish County Farm Bureau.
Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local extension office or to the WSU Center for Human Rights. Persons with a disability requiring special accommodation can request accommodation 21 days before training at (425) 338-2400. If accommodation is not requested in advance, we cannot guarantee availability on-site.
When
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30pm, Jan. 11 thru Mar. 29, 2022
Location
Online via Zoom.
Cost
$200 per farm/family
Registration
Class size is limited and pre-paid registration is required. Register online at CSAgEnt.eventbrite.com or download and print this brochure and mail with your check.
For more information on the course, contact Kate Ryan, kate.ryan@wsu.edu, (425) 357-6024.
Instructors
Much of the strength of the Cultivating Success program lies with the network of experts, farmers, organizations, and others that provide students with the expertise, real-world examples, and resources necessary to develop a successful farm operation. Facilitators for the course include:
Bobbi Lindemulder, cattle rancher and Program Director, Agriculture for the Snohomish Conservation District
Kate Ryan, greenhouse grower and Agriculture Program Coordinator for WSU Snohomish County Extension.