Business Plan Panel

Business Plan Panel

An important aspect of starting any business is having a business plan. A business plan is an essential tool in communicating your farm business’ needs, goals and challenges and is often used to secure financing, make sound decisions and keep your plans on track. Hear...
An Introduction to Human Resources for Small-scale Farm Operations

An Introduction to Human Resources for Small-scale Farm Operations

What makes a good farm employer? This webinar will provide an overview of: Hiring and incentives; HR fundamentals; Interpersonal dynamics, training, and retention; and Planning, task management, and delegation. Speaker: Brian Tammi, Paradise Fields Farm A recording of...
What are co-ops and what can a farm coop look like?

What are co-ops and what can a farm coop look like?

Co-ops are collectively-owned and democratically-run businesses that put people and planet over profits. Join our two speakers as we learn about different types of co-ops and what being part of a farm coop can look like. Speakers: Christine Clarke, Freedom Dreams...
Planning for Production

Planning for Production

Having a product to sell is the first step in running an agricultural business. Learn the steps needed and tools available to begin developing a production plan. Learn about different models and scales of production supports and find out what will work best for your...
Finances and Budgets

Finances and Budgets

This workshop will focus on the key financial information that every small farm-business owner should know. We will review key concepts that will help you better understand your numbers, and discuss different ways of organizing your financial data to get the...