The Ag Biz Planner Program is funded in part by a grant from the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. Carolina Farm Credit will accept 10 YBSM famers/farm families to participate in a 10 module online course that is designed to:
- Assist young, beginning, small and minority farmers in becoming more successful business people through knowledge of the marketplace, financial and business management topics.
- Teach each farmer valuable skills that will enable them to develop a useful, meaningful, strategic business plan for their own business.
Interested applicants living in the Carolina Farm Credit territory must complete the application below to be considered.
Deadline for application submission is Sept. 1
The ten-module program, being facilitated by Farm Credit University, consists of interactive exercises, an objective test, and application exercises. Curriculum topics will include:
Megatrends Facing the Industry |
How Lending Decisions Are Made |
Strategic Business Planning |
Farm Business Management Factors |
Preparing for Your Lender |
Growth and Transition Management |
Constructing Financial Statements:
The Balance Sheet |
Personal Financial Management |
Constructing Financial Statements:
The Income Statement and Cash Flow |
Communications, Ethics, and Professionalism |
Find the Farm Credit that serves your area- use this spreadsheet to locate your county and the Farm Credit that serves your area. If you are not in a Carolina Farm Credit county, please visit the website of your local Farm Credit to get all the application materials.
Ag Biz Planner Information
Ag Biz Planner 3rd Session participants and mentors
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