Berry Growers Business Management for Direct Marketers

Tuesday, March 25, 2014    10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Cornell University’s Hudson Valley Laboratory
3357 Rt. 9W, Highland, NY 12528

This program has been generated from work done through the NY Farm Viability funded project “Building a Better Bottom Line for NYS Berry Growers”.

The information presented will inform all direct marketers, with examples of farm business summaries coming from  berry operations. The same program was planned for the afternoon Berry Session Thursday, February 13th as part of the Hudson Valley Fruit School. This portion of the program was cancelled due to weather. If you had preregistered and paid for that program, you will not be charged for this rescheduled program, but we still need you to register.

Program includes:

  • Farm Business Summary History
  • Introduction to Financial Statements
  • Using the Berry Farm Business Summary Results to Improve Your Bottom Line
  • Recordkeeping in 2014
  • Using Social Media to Improve your Outreach

Speakers:

  • Sandra Buxton, CCE CAAHP
  • Megan Burley, CCE Erie County
  • Dan Welch, NY FarmNet/NY FarmLink, Cornell University

Cost is $10/person includes lunch, refreshments and handouts Please pre-register by March 21st by clicking here to fill out the registration form. Please make checks payable to “CCE ENYCHP”. You can also register and pay online by clicking here.

For more information contact Marcie Vohnoutka, CCE Rensselaer County, 61 State St., Troy, NY 12180, or call 518-272-4210 or email mmp74@cornell.edu.

Sponsored by: CCE Capital Area Agriculture & Horticulture Program & the Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program with Support from NY Farm Viability Institute

FSA Borrower Training Credits are available for this class.

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