CURRENT ISSUES

Professional Education for Farmers
Education sessions vary in length and can be conducted for individual counties or multiple counties.  Special topic sessions also available.

Practical Information for your farm

• Crop and livestock risk management
• Education based on management, not predictions
• Delivered to help farmers understand and implement risk management
• Customized workshops to address current concerns
• Financial management & farm tax education using your own farm records
• AS101, Taking Control of Your Farm Business, accounting concepts, financial performance, operations management
• AS121, Debt Control and Lender Communication, Key debt and equity principles, debt capacity, analyze liquidity, evaluate working capital
• Financial management and farm income tax seminars
• Marketing Tools and plans
• Winning the Game grain marketing workshops- simulations help to practice the concepts
• Crop marketing tools presentations, using contracts, futures, options
• Livestock risk management tools: traditional tools and insurance as a tool
• International trade
• Understanding the importance of trade to Iowa agriculture
• Intelligence about foreign markets and foreign competition
• Biosecurity
• Workshops designed to educate farmers on the need and procedures for farm biosecurity
• Carbon Credits
• Education to help farmers tap into a revenue source based on good management practices

Information your way

• Interactive, hands-on workshops & management classes targeted to your current needs.
• Major conferences designed to provide information and education
• Adult education that emphasizes practical tools to use now on the farm
• Easy to access customized events in your county or region to fit specific needs

Ag Issues Education and Action

• State-Wide Action Teams – members organized by key interests
• Research, analysis and education on issues important to members

For more information, contact your county Farm Bureau or

Charles Brown, 515/225-5751, cbrown@ifbf.org
Ed Kordick, 515/225-5433, ekordick@ifbf.org
Joel Severinghaus, 515/225-5421, jseveringhaus@ifbf.org

	FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SEMINARS

Full-day seminars that will help participants use their own farm records to manage their business, understand financial reports and performance analysis, asset management, these are real "hands-on" sessions. Find out more …

	LIVESTOCK REVENUE INSURANCE

Livestock Revenue Insurance programs are available to producers of hogs and cattle to help with price risk. These are good risk management tools worth consideration.

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