The workshop will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 from 11:30AM - 4:15PM at Greenstone Farm Credit Services, 3515 West Road, Lansing, MI 48823. This Farmer Workshop is co-hosted by the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems Livestock workgroup and Morse Marketing Connections, LLC.
Please RSVP by Friday, August 28, 2015 to Marty Gerencer at [log in to unmask], or 231/638-2981.
Hope to see you there!
"Profitability Boot Camp for Farmers"
A partnership of Farmer Veteran Coalition, Niman Ranch,
Farm Credit,
and USDA Farm Services Agency
Co-host for this Workshop:
Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems
Morse Marketing Communications, LLC.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 –
GreenStone Farm Credit Office
3515 West Road
Lansing, Michigan 48823
In this workshop, Farm Credit and Niman Ranch experts will share ways farmer veterans and other beginning farmers are planning for success through improved financial readiness practices.
Farm Credit will share new tools like the Monthly Cash-Flow Analysis for grass fed beef, pastured pork, pastured poultry and direct to retail vegetables, and the One-Page Cost-Benefit Analysis tool.
Niman Ranch will share risk management strategies and tools.
USDA Farm Services Agency will offer the latest in USDA Farm Services Agency resources and tools that are available to farmer veterans and beginning farmers.
Registration for this workshop is free of charge.
Please RSVP by Friday, August 28, 2015 to Marty Gerencer at
[log in to unmask]
Agenda:
Lunch
11:30 – 12:15 PM
Introductions and Workshop Overview
12:15 – 12:30 PM
· Greenston Farm Credit
- MSU Center for Regional Food Systems - Co-Host
·
Michael O’Gorman, Farmer Veteran Coalition
Access to Capital and Cash Flow Analysis
12:30 – 2:00 PM
·
Gary Matteson, Farm Credit Council
·
GreenStone Farm Credit
Break & Networking
2:00 – 2:15 PM
Risk Management Strategies and Tools
2:15 – 3:00 PM
·
Mel Coleman Jr., Niman Ranch
USDA FSA Resources and Tools
3:00 – 3:30 PM
·
USDA Farm Services Agency
Local Updates – MI Good Food Fund
3:30 – 4:00 PM
·
Rich Pirog and Judith Barry, Michigan State University
Evaluations and Networking
4:00 – 4:15 PM