Webinar Series: USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Veterans Webinar Series
Webinar Series: USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Veterans Webinar Series
February 12 @ 1:00 pm - February 13 @ 3:00 pm
Online Event: February 12 & 13, 2025
Feb. 12, 1-3:30 p.m. CT
Feb. 13, 1-3 p.m. CT
This webinar series is designed to provide information with different topics being explored each day about USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher programs and resources for the military community.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
USDA Key Personnel Introduction and Overview
Business Planning 101, with Jon LaPorte
Business plans can help to evaluate alternatives, identify market opportunities, and communicate ideas to potential lenders and business partners. In this session we’ll explore these and other key uses of a business plan and how to create this valuable document for your farm.
Schedule F and Farm Taxes, with Corey Clark, PhD, CFP
Managing farm income taxes can be a challenge, and the accounting requirements can seem overwhelming. This session will demystify the Schedule F and Form 1040, as well as address the most common challenges in filing farm taxes.
Thursday, February 13, 2025
New FSA Farm Loan Program changes, with Amanda Robertson
New and exciting changes have been implemented for FSA Farm Loan programs, effective September 25, 2024. In this session you will get a comprehensive overview of these changes and how they relate to general parameters of farm loans.
Statements and Balance Sheets for Farm Loan Applications, with Jill Thomas
Understanding the value of properly completed financial statements with emphasis on balance sheets, farm actual income and expense levels and typical year projections for farm loan qualifications is key to success. In this session we will cover how an applicant should prepare income statements and balance sheets when applying for loans.
For more information on this event, please contact Monshi.Ramdass@usda.gov.