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Computer Accounting for Farm, Home and Business Using Quicken
This popular software is used to
teach personal and business record keeping. It provides flexibility to meet
the needs of many farm operations. The workshop is designed for the
beginning user although the afternoon will have topics of interest to
intermediate users of Quicken and QuickBooks software. Workshops are held in
January and February. Watch for announcements on dates and locations.
Crop Insurance Conference: Making Insurance Work Better for Managing Price &
Yield Risk - January 19, 2009, Ramada Plaza Suites, Fargo, N.D.
The goal of this annual 1-day conference is
to enable participants to integrate crop insurance products with other risk
management tools, understand major issues facing the crop insurance
industry, be aware of new risk management products, and to improve
professionally. For those who have a license to sell crop insurance,
continuing education credits are available. Past conference presentations
Farm Analysis Solution Tools (FAST) Software Training
Extension farm management specialists demonstrate how
to use FAST computer software, developed by the University of Illinois, to
perform financial analysis, assess investment decisions, and evaluate the
economic impacts of various management decisions.
Farm Transition Planning Workshop
A 4-day (two Friday-Saturday sessions) farm business
transition planning workshop to assist families in transitioning a farm operation from one generation to
the next and improve communications and planning on an existing
multigenerational farm. The successful transition of a farm business from
one generation to the next often presents many challenges. However, family
goals, such as keeping the farm/ranch in the family, providing a solid start
to a young person's farming career and providing a comfortable retirement
for the senior generation, can be accomplished.
Topics to be covered in the workshop
include financial statements, determining if the farm can support two
families, estate planning, developing a farm transition plan, setting
personal and professional goals, communicating with family members,
retirement planning, issues that can lead to failure in multiple-generation
farm businesses and farm asset transfer strategies. Location and dates have
not been scheduled yet for 2008.
Income
Tax Management for Ag Producers Interactive Video Seminar
This 3-hour program provides an excellent opportunity for
agricultural producers and tax preparers to learn and ask questions about
tax management alternatives while there is still time to implement year-end
tax management decisions. Information on
the next seminar will be posted sometime in November.
Marketing Ag Commodities Workshops
A marketing ag commodities
seminar series for basic (level 1) and advanced (level 2) producers are
offered during winter months at several interactive video network (IVN)
locations. Next winter's class schedule will be posted as soon as details
are finalized.
Northwest Farm Managers Annual Meeting
The one-day annual meeting of the Northwest Farm
Managers Association has been
scheduled for Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at the Holiday Inn in Fargo.
Registration starts at 8:00 a.m. with the program commencing at 9:00 a.m.
Program information will be posted as details are finalized.
Outlook Conference for Agricultural
Lenders
The Outlook Conference is a full-day workshop
on the latest outlook information for crops and livestock, land values and
farm financial performance. Other relative topics are included as needed.
Dates and locations for this year's workshops are as follows:
November 3 - Grand Forks
Ramada Inn
November 4 - Minot Holiday Inn
November 5 - Bismarck Best Western Doublewood Inn
November 6 - Fargo Holiday Inn
Pre-registration opens in
early October and is required.
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