Focus on Your Farm Business – 3 part workshop
Focus on Your Farm Business
The Business of Farming is for experienced farmers who want to analyze their current business model and use the information to improve profitability and become more efficient.
In this program, you will:
- Participate in 3 full-day workshops with other farmers
- Receive a $1,100 budget for tailored technical assistance with a service provider
- Receive a $500 seed grant when you complete the program, plus your registration fee back.
During the program, you’ll have a chance to:
- Use last year’s actual records to find your most (& least) profitable crops and products.
- Get tips and tricks on bookkeeping best practices and tools.
- Learn how to keep and read financial records so that they are useful to you.
- Identify potential markets and evaluate their fit for your farm or product.
- Practice doing market research and putting marketing tactics together into a strategy for success.
- Give consideration to your plan for long-term financial success and eventual succession/transition.
2024 Registration
Registration for 2024 programs is open now. Registration closes on December 17.
Click here to register for The Business of Farming.
Dates: January 16, 23, and 30 (snow date February 13) 9:30-3:30 at the Bangor Public Library.
Sliding Scale
Pay what you can, between $25 – $500. Upon completion of the workshops and your successful participation in technical assistance, you will be awarded a $500 seed grant and receive your registration fee back.
Note: We aim to make our business programs accessible to all farmers, so the registration fee is a self-determined sliding scale. Please visit the event page for some suggested parameters to guide you in determining the amount to pay for registration.
