University of Maryland Extension is pleased to announce that they are providing their technical expertise to offer ”Farming – Pencil to Plow”, a nationally recognized beginning farmer program by the National Association of County Agriculture Agents. This is an eight (8) week entrepreneurial training course designed for aspiring small farmers and those producers interested in diversifying their operation. Being held at Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury, Maryland, the course will be offered starting on February 2, 2015 and ending on March 16, 2015. Class will meet each Monday of the week from 6:00pm to 9:00pm with graduation will be held March 30th. Course material will include: • Learning components of a business plan • Learning why, how, and where to do agricultural market research • Becoming aware of government regulations facing small farmers and identifying compliance resources. • Understanding the importance of budgeting • Discussing cash flow projections • Reviewing content and purpose of Income Statements and Balance Sheets Course curriculum will be supplemented by presentations given by experts in the agriculture field, representatives of the University of Maryland Extension Offices and other local agencies on specific agriculture components that are key to enhancing successful farming. Participants who complete this training course will have a prepared business plan to present to potential lending sources and a certificate of completion issued by NxLevel a nationally recognized entrepreneurship training provider. Registration is $30.00 person which includes class materials and a light dinner each evening of class. New this year is online registration. Register at farmingpenciltoplow.eventbrite. For additional information on the course, contact Jessica Flores, Agriculture Faculty Extension Assistant with the University of Maryland Extension, at (410) 632-1972.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:26:28 +0000
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