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Farm Budgets

Powerpoint Presentation for farmers about basic farm budgets.  Includes explanations of a budget, expenses to be considered specifc to farming, how to calculate profits and record keeping.  All Regions.  English Level: Beginning.  Farming Level: Beginning.  Literacy Level: Low.  Key Words:  budget, financial literacy, business planning, budgeting, business plan

Basic Business Planning and Recordkeeping with Refugee and Immigrant Populations NIFTI 2015

A presentation from the 2015 NIFTI National Field School by Kelly Owensby of Transplanting Traditions, Jess Soulis of LSIowa, and Katie Painter of Global Gardens. 

 

Discover how three refugee-focused Incubator Farm Projects manage business planning and recordkeeping. 

Basic Business Planning and Recordkeeping NIFTI 2015

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A presentation on Basic Business Planning and Recordkeeping given by Gary Matteson of Farm Credit at the 2015 NIFTI National Field School. Additional resources available at farmbiztrainer.com.

 

Do you have a good understanding of what your students are going through from their perspective?  Students need to appreciate the core components of good business planning and why it is important to their success before they will latch onto the “numbers” that they generally try to avoid.  This session will include tips on how to integrate financial skills training and record keeping into all the skills your program is already teaching, with the end goal of helping farmers be business minded in their operations.

Increasing Participation in Your Program

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A presentation from the 2015 NIFTI National Field School by Aley Kent from the International Rescue Committee. 

 

Community-based” and “participatory” are big words in our work world of late. But what do we really mean by this? And how do we build programs that build farmer participation in a way that maintains the integrity of our educational programs? This session will share some key tools that can help you to navigate increased participation without losing your marbles.

Methodology for Refugee Adult Education

A presentation from the 2015 NIFTI National Field School by Dani Scherer from ISED Solutions. 

Delivering training and technical assistance with literacy-level English-language-learning refugee farmers is a learned skill set and requires a retraining of many of the educational methods and modes many of us fall back on. This workshop will revolve around a simple workshop planning tool which will allow us to explore what it means to teach in a way that is responsive, appropriately leveled and culturally relevant. Touching on adult learning theory, language and literacy categorization, and sequencing of activities, you will create learning objectives and assessment activities that allow you to incorporate farmer knowledge, see evidence of learning, and select for the appropriate amount of content. While some of the information in this workshop is designed for those working with literacy-level English language learning refugees, the theories, instructional shifts and design tools presented are simply good practice and professional development for all educators working in beginning farmer training programs.

The Sustainable Agriculture Skills Workbook

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This workbook, in its first edition, is currently being used in a pilot program by the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project as a tool for participatory goal setting and skills assessment/development.

Updates and revisions will be made based on participant feedback at the conclusion of the pilot program.

For more information on using this tool, please contact Jennifer Hashley

 

 

EIEIO Trainers' Guide

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“The Trainers' Resource Guide was created for those who train beginning farmers and ranchers (BFRs). The typical training program usually has a good foundation in farm production skills, but overlooks financial literacy and business planning skills. This guide will help you add these vital skills to your training program, leading to sustainable success for your trainees' ventures.”

Finding Land to Farm - Six Ways to Secure Farmland

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ATTRA's guide to accessing farmland, presented in easy to understand format and covering: Cash Leases; Crop Shares; Long-Term Leasing; Lease with Option to Buy or Right of First Refusal; Fee Title Purchase With Seller Financing; Fee Title purchase with Agricultural Conservation Easement.

Big River Farms Training Classes

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Schedule and description of on farm training classes offered by the Big River Farms Training Program at the Minnesota Food Association.

Enterprise Budgets - Compiled

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Ethan Roland's collection of over 1,000 enterprise budgets, available for download on this webpage (link at the bottom). 134 MB.

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