| Farm Credit Sponsors Young
Farmer Institute |
Museum of Frontier Culture, Staunton, Virginia
Contact your local Farm Credit office for
more information |
| The growth of Virginia’s
agriculture industry rests in the hands of our young farmers. To this
extent, Farm Credit is providing a forum to help young farmers prepare
for the future.
Dr. David M. Kohl has been asked
to conduct the Young Farmer Institute. Dr. Kohl is currently Professor
of Agricultural Finance and Small Business Management and
Entrepreneurship in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
at Virginia Tech. Dr. Kohl has traveled over 3.5 million miles
throughout his professional career, conducting more than 2,000 workshops
and seminars for agricultural groups. He has published four books and
over 200 articles on financial and business-related topics in journals
and other popular publications. |
| Topics |
The morning session of the
Institute will cover Current Trends in Agriculture.
- What is Happening in Agriculture?
- Five Quick Methods to Size Up the
Economy
- The Bermuda Triangle of Agriculture
- The Alpha and Omega Farmer
- Survey Says
- The Ten Rules of Transition Management
- Keys to Bringing in the Next
Generation
- Family Living Cost and Family Conflict
- Time Management Rules for Both Your
Business and Personal Life
- New and Improved Killer Toys
|
The afternoon session of the
Institute will cover Millennium Management.
- Understanding the Components of Risk
Management
- Risk Management Scorecard
- Lender’s Perspective on Risk
Management
- What a Lender looks for in a Customer
- Five Key Ratios and Benchmarks to Size
Up Your Business
- Financial Benchmarks to Know When You’re
in Trouble
- Cost Benchmarks
- Strategic Self Assessment
- Perspectives on the Peak Performing
Ag. Executive
|
| The topics covered during
this seminar should prove useful to farmers that are just starting their
careers as well as more established producers. Dr. Kohl’s easygoing
style brings the material to life and shows its’ practicality in the
management of farm operations. |
Colonial Farm
Credit, ACA