Hey, Beginning Farmers!
Hey, Beginning Farmers!Whole Farm Planning is a holistic approach to farm management that helps farmers inventory their natural assets, develop production goals, implement a management plan, and monitor for long-term success. Rural Action will moderate a panel of local farmers who will share how they have used this approach in their businesses. Panelists include Abbe Turner, owner of Lucky Penny Farm; Paul Harper, owner of Woodland Ridge Farm; and Dan Kneier, Farm Manager at Hocking College.
All webinars are free to attend!
Please contact Joe Barbaree (joeb@ruralaction.org) for questions or more information.
Intro to Whole Farm Planning
May 13th || 1:00 – 2:00 pm
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Whole Farm Planning is a holistic approach to farm management that helps farmers inventory their natural assets, develop production goals, implement a management plan, and monitor for long-term success. Rural Action will moderate a panel of local farmers who will share how they have used this approach in their businesses. Panelists include Abbe Turner, owner of Lucky Penny Farm; Paul Harper, owner of Woodland Ridge Farm; and Dan Kneier, Farm Manager at Hocking College.
Business Model Canvas: Understanding Your Farm Business
May 27th || 1:00 – 2:00 pm
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The Business Model Canvas is a visual planning tool for both new and existing farm businesses – and often the first step toward writing a business plan. Faith Knutsen and John Glazer of Ohio University’s Voinovich School will provide an overview of the Business Model Canvas and lead participants in identifying key elements of their farm business plan using this resource.
Creating Your Farm Business Plan
June 10th || 1:00 – 2:00 pm
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Participants will take what they learned from the Business Model Canvas exercise and create a farm business plan. Paul Patton, Social Enterprise Director at Rural Action will walk farmers through the key elements of a successful business plan and help them begin to write their own as part of a Whole Farm Plan.
Crop Budgeting and Seasonal Planning
June 24th | 1:00 2:00 pm
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This webinar will give participants the opportunity to learn about crop budgeting and seasonal planning. These key elements – along with the farm business plan – make up the basis of a sustainable Whole Farm Plan. Tom Redfern, Sustainable Agriculture Director at Rural Action will lead this session along with Dan Kneier, Farm Manager at Hocking College.
Whole Farm Planning: Q & A
July 8th || 1:00 – 2:00 pm
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You’ve learned the basics of Whole Farm Planning, business plan writing, and crop budgeting – now it’s time to take a deeper dive into your specific business needs. Come prepared with your questions to ask our panel of farmer experts from the opening webinar. Panelists include Abbe Turner, owner of Lucky Penny Farm; Paul Harper, owner of Woodland Ridge Farm; and Dan Kneier, Farm Manager at Hocking College.
