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MaryJane
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MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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 Posted - Jan 02 2012 : 09:39:34 AM
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Only 7 more days to register! Scholarships available.
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PLANNING FOR PROFIT II
AN ADVANCED, 9 WEEK, ONLINE WHOLE FARM PLANNING COURSE
Take your financial & marketing plans to the next level of profitability!
JANUARY 17 – MARCH 13, 2012
Live Course Webinars Tuesdays 6:30 – 8:00pmPST/7:30-9:00pmMST
REGISTRATION DEADLINE JANUARY 9, 2012
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Space limited – register today!
(If you’ve already registered, welcome! We’ll be contacting you soon with more course details.)
Course Description
This is an advanced, whole farm planning course for existing farmers/ranchers. As a Level II course it assumes that you have already developed a whole farm, business, or marketing plan and are ready to take it to the next level.
What It Includes
The course focuses on assessing, revising, and improving current plans using your current farm financial data. After performing a SWOT analysis and goal review/revision process, you will conduct an overall financial analysis of your farm. You will then pick one enterprise to expand/improve or begin and perform a financial and market assessment of that enterprise. You will leave the course with an implementation plan for this season, an improved food safety plan for your farm/ranch, and the knowledge and skills to assess the viability of other farm enterprises you may want to improve or start.
Who Teaches It
Course instructors Diane Green (Greentree Naturals, Sandpoint, ID), Mary Rohlfing (Morning Owl Farm, Boise ID), Ariel Agenbroad (UI Canyon County Extension and Cinda Williams (UI Latah County Extension) have all taught the introductory level Cultivating Success whole farm and business planning courses. Instructor Craig Madsen (Healing Hooves, Reardan, WA) is a certified Holistic Management educator and focuses on planning for profit from a Holistic Management standpoint.
Course Prerequisites
ü You have an existing farm/ranch operation and have been producing & selling your products for at least a year AND…
ü You have completed a previous course in whole farm planning through Cultivating Success and Rural Roots OR…
ü You are using some form of business, marketing, or whole farm plan to guide you in your farming/ ranching operation.
ü You must have high-speed Internet access. Open to residents of Idaho, eastern Washington and northeast Oregon.
How to Register
Rural Roots members $80, non-members $100. For full course details and to register, visit the Rural Roots website at
www.ruralroots.org.
Scholarships
Don’t let finances be a barrier to your participation. Full and partial scholarships are available. Scholarship form can be downloaded from the Rural Roots website. Scholarship questions? Call or email Colette DePhelps at 208-883-3462, colette@ruralroots.org.
This advanced, second-level course is limited to only 35 students, so reserve your spot soon!
COURSE DATES JANUARY 17 – MARCH 13, 2012
Live Course Webinars Tuesdays 6:30 – 8:00pmPST/7:30-9:00pmMST
Register online at www.ruralroots.org
REGISTRATION DEADLINE JANUARY 9, 2012
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jan 02 2012 : 09:45:31 AM
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Well, I was thinking about doing this til I got to the last line of the course prerequisites. So will you ever do this for Southern residents? Or could you? I guess because of the different laws and all. This realy sounds like something I could use right now. I want to get into making and selling sheep and goat cheese.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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star-schipp
True Blue Farmgirl
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Starletta
Middletown
Indiana
USA
942 Posts |
Posted - Jan 03 2012 : 09:04:07 AM
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any idea of what group might offer something like this in the Midwest? I really need assistance in getting my property to give me some return on investment but need to start at a beginner level....
If you can't feed one hundred people, then just feed one. -Mother Teresa
Star - farmgirl sister #1927
Master Food Preserver |
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YakLady
True Blue Farmgirl
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Natalie
Montana
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2012 : 09:14:09 AM
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I'm less than 2 hours from the Idaho state line =/ Wish I could take this!
Edit: I emailed Colette from their page, and I would highly suggest anyone who wants to enroll do the same :)
~Natalie~ Just a farmgirl in Western Montana. http://mtnme.blogspot.com
Starting a family and raising Tibetan Yaks, Nigerian Dwarf Goats, Laying hens, Muscovy ducks, and a few dogs. |
Edited by - YakLady on Jan 03 2012 10:13:25 AM |
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