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Farm Management
School to be Offered in Darke County
From Sam Custer
According to AgWeek, “the most recent U.S. Department of Agriculture
statistics show that the number of farmers ages 25 to 34 is growing
nationwide. That’s the result of strong crop prices from 2007 to 2013,
which generated higher farm income and gave young would-be farmers a
better chance to support themselves and their families.
Young farmers and ranchers, for their part, say they’re not being
handed anything and that they face major financial challenges. The
strong crop prices that encouraged young farmers to get started are
gone -- corn, which once sold for as much $8 per bushel, brings about
$3.50 per bushel now -- but land prices, which soared during the boom
years, haven’t come down.”
OSU Extension will be partnering with Farm Credit Mid-America to hold a
Farm Management School this winter to address this need from the
agriculture community. The series will teach young, beginning and
small business farmers about finances, business plans and how to make
their operation successful.
What we will cover:
1/5 - Making Record Keeping Do More
Than the Tax Return
Developing Your Balance Sheet
1/12 - What Is the Mission of Your
Farming Operation
Basics of Finance
1/19 - Developing Your Business
Plan
1/26 - Farm Transition
Planning
2/2 - Ag Law 101
Presenters for the series will include Bruce Clevenger, Eric Richer,
Dianne Shoemaker, Peggy Hall and Sam Custer from Ohio State University
Extension. Farm Credit Mid-America team members will also be a
presenters.
OSU Extension, Darke County would like to thank our sponsor Farm Credit
Mid-America for their support in holding this program.
PRE-REGISTRATION AND PRE-PAYMENT ARE REQUIRED. Download the full
flyer and registration at http://go.osu.edu/darkefarmmanagementschool.
$50 per person. Registration deadline is December 27,
2016. Registration includes snacks and materials.
Make checks payable to Ohio State University Extension. Mail to
OSU Extension, Darke County, 603 Wagner Ave, Greenville, Ohio
45331.
For more information about OSU Extension, Darke County, visit the Darke
County OSU Extension web site at www.darke.osu.edu, the OSU Extension
Darke County Facebook page or contact Sam Custer, at 937.548.5215.
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