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For the dates, times and information on upcoming events, select the
appropriate category.
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Farm Business Management Courses
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| Bookkeeping and Record Keeping |
| This course will help you develop practical record keeping and bookkeeping
systems. You will learn to make basic revenue and expense bookkeeping entries, reconcile your bank balance, track
accounts payable and receivable, calculate and track depreciation, record and track inventory, and set up and maintain
basic bookkeeping records for your farm business.
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Preparing and Understanding Financial Statements |
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This course will teach you how to prepare financial statements using information from your farm records.
You will learn how to prepare an income statement, a balance sheet, a statement of changes in financial
position, and cash flow projections.
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| Farm Business Analysis |
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This course will enable you to analyze your financial information. You will learn how to interpret
the balance sheet, income statement, and changes in financial position, use key ratios of solvency,
liquidity, profitability, and efficiency, evaluate the financial performance of various enterprises
on the farm, and reduce risk through use of break-even analysis, and partial budgets.
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Farm Business Planning
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This course will show you how to set business goals, prepare a human resource plan that includes employee
incentives, job descriptions, hiring the right person for your farm, and motivating employees, prepare a
marketing plan that includes a marketing strategy, pricing, promotion, and identifying markets, prepare
a production plan, prepare a financial plan that includes an income and expense statement, balance
sheet, cash flows, and partial budgets, plus much more!!!
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| Course Registration |
| Course Material |
| Each participant will receive a course binder to take home. It will
contain very useful and practical information, exercises, and work sheets on Farm Business Management.
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| Facilitators
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| These courses will be facilitated by the Farm Management Specialists.
Courses will involve group discussions, written exercises, and case studies. |
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Course Fee
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$25 plus $3.75 HST per person
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Comments
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Here’s what some farmers had to say about the courses:
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"It was well prepared and thought out. Cindy, Paul and Otto
were patient and helpful. I learned a lot and personally feel the knowledge I received
was worth the time and effort. I would recommend the workshop to fellow farmers."
Rhonda Thornley, Strawberry Farmer, Campbellton
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"As a novice in the business, I found the
Agri-business Planning Course to be an eye opener and well worth the effort."
Ward George, Christmas Tree Farmer, New Harbour
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| Registration |
| To register for a course, or to get more
information please contact your
Regional Farm Management Specialist.
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| Note: Courses will be offered at
other sites when demand warrants. Contact us if you or a group you are involved
with (eg. A particular commodity group or a Farm Management Club) would like to
arrange a special course.
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Festivals
(dates in italics are tentative)
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Landscape and
Garden Show
April 29-30,
2006 - St.
John's |
Agrifood and Garden Show
May 5-7, 2006 -
Stephenville
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CME Trade
Show
May 5-6, 2006 -
St. John's |
Gander Home
and Garden Show
To be announced |
Beach Pea
Festival
July 13-16,
2006 - Salmon
Cove, Conception
Bay |
Humber Valley
Strawberry
Festival
July 21-30,
2006 - Humber
Valley |
St. George's
Blueberry
Festival
August 4-6,
2006 - St.
George's |
Brigus
Blueberry
Festival
August 10-13,
2006 - Brigus |
Bakeapple
Folk Festival
August 10-12,
2006 - Forteau |
Garnish
Bakeapple
Festival
August 7-13,
2006 - Garnish |
Farm Field
Day
August 12,
2006 - St.
John's |
Green Bay
Agriculture Fall
Fair
September 9,
2006 -
Springdale |
Partridgeberry
Festival
September
8-9, 2006 - West
St. Modeste |
Southern
Labrador Craft
and Agriculture
Fair
September 9,
2006 - Lanse au
Clair |
Big Land Fair
September 9,
2006 - Goose Bay |
Humber Valley
Agriculture Fall
Fair
September
15-16, 2006 -
Deer Lake |
Trinity-Conception
Agriculture Fall
Fair
September
21-27, 2006 -
Harbour Grace |
Port-au-Port
Agriculture Fall
Fair
September
23-24, 2006 -
Port-au-Port |
Eastport
Peninsula
Agriculture
Exhibition
October
4 - 9,
2006 - Eastport |
Open Farm Day
September 24th
Central Farm
Avalon Farm
Western Farm |
Potato
Festival
To be announced |
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