Farmer Resources
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Starting this
November, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry –
Maine Farms for the Future Program and Jed Beach of FarmSmart Business
Services will offer NxLevel™ Tilling the Soil of Opportunity, a business
planning course tailored for Maine farmers.
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This six session course will help you to:
- Update
your business goals - compare now with where you want to be
- Determine
which crops are helping or hindering your goals
- Evaluate
new & potential markets
- Improve
your time & people management skills
- Create
a crop/product plan that will meet your goals
- Evaluate
potential financing opportunities to identify your best options
Write your new business plan - then make it
a reality!
You will hear stories from practicing farmers and guest
speakers who are experts in agricultural business, production and marketing.
And, you’ll have the opportunity to network with other experienced growers,
including farmers in the Maine Farms for the Future Program.
All sessions will be offered at a comfortable and convenient site in central
Maine to accommodate multiple farm/family members to attend. Most of the
sessions will also be available via remote internet access.
All sessions will include two 15-minute breaks and ½ hour lunch to allow
plenty of networking opportunities with all participants.
It’s time to “press the pause button” and finally give yourself time to refresh
your thinking, conduct research, and work one-on-one with trained professionals
to discuss and evaluate the pros and cons of making positive changes to your
business model.
SAVE THESE DATES NOW:
11/29, 12/13, 1/8, 1/24, 2/7, 2/21
Course registration will
begin on-line in early August 2017
Want to know more?
Want to get on the waiting list?
Visit http://www.farmsmartmaine.com/ag-business-planning-class.html,
or contact Jed Beach, FarmSmart Business Services, at jed@farmsmartmaine.com, or call 207-370-9238
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