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Year Round Grazing Systems

Day 1

9:00am – 12:00pm –Introductions & Human Resources

1:00pm – 5:00pm – Economics & Finances

 Day 2

 9:00am – 12:00am – Workshop on Economics

 1:00pm – 4:00pm – Grazing Concepts

 4:00pm – 5:30 – Grazing Planning

 Day 3

9:00 am - 11:00am - Cell Design

11:00am – 12:00pm – Workshop on Cell Design

1:00pm – 3:00pm – Workshop on Cell Design

3:00pm - 5:30pm  - Winter grazing

Tuition is $750 which allows two members of your farm to attend. Your tuition covers all materials, binder, files, handouts,  lunch, coffee and snacks. Group discounts are availible.  Structure of the school is flexible to match up with funding. 

Anyone involved in agriculture from producers to extension agents to employees in the ag sector. 

If requested, a certificate of completion can be provided.

The school is a combination of presentations and workshop componants. 

The Year Round Grazing Systems school is completely portable and can be hosted at any location. 

The Year Round Grazing Systems school an agricultural business management school focused on the business of ranching. It is based on a grazing system for both summer and dormant seasons but is highly focused on the management side of your ranch. We look into how to use a gross margin analysis and a cash flow. Grazing is only a production practice. To make a living at ranching, you need to be good at business. This school gives you some great information to help your production component, but also gives you tools in human resources, economics and finances to help make your business profitable. It is a jam packed three days of learning and fun.

February 13, 2013 FCC Boardroom Saskatoon

March 1, 2013 FCC Boardroom Prince Albert

Includes registration and materials.  

Half day course

Use of GIS information in the Field Manager 360 program.  This is a half day course.

3 hours

per session

dates and loacations: TbD

Introduction to Futures and Commodity Trading/ Hedging

Tuition, Reading Material, Lunch (in person presentations only), Room rentals, Equipment rentals: Dependant on attendance and locations

Evidence of Completion Certificate

Intending on conducting in person presentations but webinars may also be available

Webinars would be available online year round.

Presentations can be scheduled in advance.

Commodity Trading

Two to four days/six hours per day.  Contact instructor to set up date and location. One-on-One training to install, set-up and learn how to use the AgExpert Analyst Program.  

Course materials and agenda developed by FCC Management Software.  Will use client's own data.

Training - $60/hr.

Farmers looking to improve their financial management skills.

Certificate of Completion.

One-on-One with participant's computer and information.

Available throughout the year.

Participant(s) will learn how to set up the program with their own farm data.

Saskatoon - FCC Office - Feb. 7, 2013

Prince Albert - FCC Office -  Feb. 27, 2013

Getting More from AgExpert Analyst. Designed to introduce advanced features, and to answer partipants questions. 

Instruction and materials. Software available for purchase.

Farmers.

Certificate of completion.

Participants use own laptop or laptop provided for the course.  Hands-on.

February 7, 2013  Saskatoon FCC Boardroom

February 27, 2013  Prince Albert FCC Boardroom

Advanced features of AgExpert Analyst.