30 h

Permettre aux producteurs et productrices agricoles de donner des directives claires et précises, de s'exprimer et de comprendre leurs employés hispanophones

Farmers, farm employees

These continuing education courses are offered to provide producers with a continuing education opportunity in a variety of production and business management topics.

CLASS SIZE - Only you! We do one on one training, so you get exactly what YOU need.

DATES - At the client's request.

LOCATIONS - Either at your place of business, or at one of our office locations: Swift Current, Shaunavon, Cabri, Val Marie, Leader, Maple Creek and Kyle.

The intent of this course is to tailor the learning to the specific needs of the client. We are offering one on one training with each individual client to ensure that the client learns the things that are pertinent to their business. This will allow client's from all different levels of AgExpert comfort to focus on their particular areas of necessity. We also appreciate that the constraining factor for many of our farm businesses is time, so we offer a flexible schedule where the learner can either attend our office or have us come to their home for either full or half days.

DAY 1 (6 hours)9:00 – 10:30 – One of our Certified AgExpert consultants will review the clients’ comfort with AgExpert and determine what the needs for their business are. This time will also be used to ensure that our trainer fully understands the logistics of the farming operation and what improvements may be made from a records management side. By customizing our training to the needs of the client, there is no wasted time covering what is already known or items that are not applicable.

The Stark & Marsh AgExpert training team will use this time to set up the electronic AgExpert file that is customized for the client’s needs and ensures that all opening balances and amounts are correct, so the client begins working with a clean slate. We feel that a learner obtains a better understanding by doing, so we have the client bring in their first three months of records and have them complete their own records, under the direction of our trainer. We help the client to understand what their regular monthly routine should be and to complete the record keeping for that timeframe. During this session, we also teach the learner how to pull regular reports out of the program and how those reports can be read to help them make better management decisions. Finally, we ensure that the client is comfortable in saving and backing up their files and explain the importance of having back-ups for risk management purposes.

DAY 4 – (up to 7 hours)

*Additional hours can be purchased at a cost of $75/hr. at any point, at the request of the client.*

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• $2,200 includes 27.5 hours of training.
• Additional hours can be purchased at $75/hour.
• Travel will be charged at an hourly rate of $75/hour and $0.50/km.

We provide a certificate upon successful completion of the program.

Financial record keeping on AgExpert.

DAY 1

9:00 – 4:00 – We help you to convert your financial statements from cash to accrual based statements and assist you to understand the technical differences between the two, with regards to records management.

DAY 3

*Additional hours can be scheduled for further training, at the client’s request.

$1,800 includes the outlined agenda. If you would like additional time, it can be purchased at a rate of $135/hour.

We provide a certificate upon successful completion of the course.

Understanding your financial information.

November - March, every Monday at Noon ET/ 1 hour per week

Agriwebinar sessions hosted by partnering organizations throughout the year

45 minutes of presentation, followed by 15 minutes of question and answer

This varies for partnering organization webinars.

No travel, no cost, no reason to miss out! Agriwebinar® is free and anyone can participate as long as they have a computer and an Internet connection. Even computers connected by a dial-up service can participate.

farmers, farming families, industry, government, educators, students, advisors

Proof of attendance can be provided upon request.

Agriwebinar® brings the expertise of today’s agricultural leaders to inform and inspire you from the comfort of your home or office.

Agriwebinar® takes place every Monday for 1 hour at noon ET from November to March.

Agriwebinar® brings the expertise of today’s agricultural leaders to inform and inspire you from the comfort of your home or office.

chaque lundi de novembre à mars à midi HE/1 heure par semaine

Séances Agrowebinaires animés par des organismes partenaires à l'année longue

45 minutes de présentation suivi par 15 minutes de discussion

L'angenda peut varier de ce standard quand il s'agit des webinaires animés par les organismes partenaires

Agrowebinaire

producteurs, familles agricoles, indsutrie, gouvernement, pédagogues, étudiants, conseillers

Agrowebinaireplate-forme sur le web des conférenciers experts ou au bureau en ligne.

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Les séances Agrowebinaires ont lieu chaque lundi de novembre à mars à midi HE/1 heure par semaine

8 months

March - November

Linnaea Farm, Cortes Island, BC

Lectures - 7 hrs/week

Market Garden Group Work - 6-9 hrs/week

Individual Plot Work - 6-9 hrs/week

Additional field trips, hikes, special activities - 6 hrs/week

Program starts in the first week of March every year and runs through the end of October at Linnaea Farm, Cortes Island, BC Registration Fee: $100.00 Tuition: $2500.00 Materials Fee: $600.00 (includes shared tools, seeds, greenhouse use, etc.) Administration Fee: $255.00

Individuals 17 years and older who are interested in immersion in a functional land-stewardship community. Those who seek a sustainable, personal alternative to mainstream commodity-based agriculture.

Successful graduates recieve a certificate of completion of the Linnaea Ecological Gardening Programme and a Permaculture Design Certificate.

3 weekly lectures 3 half-days in the Production Garden - hands-on instruction in a functioning 30-Box CSA and market garden. 3 half-days in individual Garden Plots with one-on-one instructor support. 1 half day Permacuture outing.

Maximum 10 students each year. Applications due Nov. 1 of the previous year. See www.linnaeafarm.org for details and Application Forms

A broad hands-on introduction to growing your own food, or starting a small-scale farm. Includes market gardening, permaculture, land ethics and ecology, animal care and additional farm related activities.