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Agricultural Entrepreneurship / Emprendimiento agrícola
This is an in-depth farm and food business planning course. We will walk you through the necessary steps to create a business plan for an existing farm-based business or a completely new enterprise. Join weekly online classes with a statewide cohort of new and beginning farm businesses, hearing from a full line-up of guest experts and farmer speakers, and engaging in regional groups for more networking and community-based support.
Este es un curso en profundidad de planificación de negocios agrícolas y alimentarios. Lo guiaremos a través de los pasos necesarios para crear un plan de negocios para una empresa agrícola existente o una empresa completamente nueva. Únase a clases semanales en línea con una cohorte estatal de empresas agrícolas nuevas y principiantes, escuche a una lista completa de expertos invitados y oradores de agricultores, y participe en grupos regionales para obtener más redes y apoyo comunitario.
Whole Farm Planning / Planificación de toda la finca
We’ll cover a broad overview of production and marketing options for today’s small farm! Whether you are just exploring the opportunities available or already have an existing operation, you’ll learn what it takes to create, sustain, and grow a viable small farm.
¡Cubriremos una descripción general amplia de las opciones de producción y marketing para la pequeña granja de hoy! Ya sea que esté explorando las oportunidades disponibles o ya tenga una operación existente, aprenderá lo que se necesita para crear, mantener y hacer crecer una pequeña granja viable.
Is a Small Farm in Your Future? / ¿Es una pequeña granja en su futuro?
This entry-level course will be offered in a one-night intensive workshop-style and was designed to help those interested in exploring the development of a small farm enterprise. It will either weed or feed you!
Este curso de nivel de entrada se ofrecerá en un estilo de taller intensivo de una noche y fue diseñado para ayudar a aquellos interesados en explorar el desarrollo de una pequeña empresa agrícola. ¡Te desmalezará o te dará de comer!
BONUS!—Unpacking and Planning for the True Costs of Owning and Leasing Farmland
Presenter: Colette DePhelps, University of Idaho Extension – Northern District
Land seekers often base their decision on whether they can afford to lease or buy farmland on the cost of the lease payment or the price of the land for sale. However, there are many other costs associated with land tenure. This presentation will unpack the sometimes hidden costs of land tenure and provide tools helpful in determining if you can afford land to farm.
3 Step Marketing Method to Keep Customers Flowing In
Presenter: Emily Black, Lone Mountain Farms & Brewery – Athol, ID & Cultivating Your Market
You work so hard producing your products, now let's make sure you have a line of customers eager to buy! In this webinar, Emily Black will show you the three steps to beef up your marketing plan and sell more of your products.
Designing Your Farmers Market Booth
Presenter: Diane Green, Greentree Naturals – Sandpoint, ID
When you are first starting out selling at the farmers market, it can be pretty overwhelming and intimidating to compete against established market vendors. Whether you are new at the farmers market or seasoned and striving to improve sales, there are many simple ideas that will help you stand out in the crowd and develop a loyal following. There is a lot that goes into setting up and operating a market stand. Diane Green has decades of experience as a successful farmers market vendor and will share ways to build your farm name brand and strategies that will get you off to a great start at selling at the farmers market.
Open Food Network: An open-source platform enabling food producers and consumers to connect directly
Presenter: Kate Painter, University of Idaho Extension – Boundary County
Learn how the Open Food Network platform was used to create a year-round, online farmers market for Boundary County, Idaho. This flexible open-source platform is used by wholesalers, food hubs, and others across the country. Check out https://b-local.net/ and attend the webinar to see if this platform could be a tool for your online marketing.
White Rot in Garlic
Presenter: Jen Jensen, UI Extension - Bonner County and Kate Painter, UI Extension - Boundary County
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Organic Orchard Pest Management
Presenter: Kyle Nagy, University of Idaho Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center
Description: In this webinar Kyle Nagy, manager of the U of I Sandpoint Organic Orchard, will discuss organic management of orchard pests, including insects, diseases, and vertebrates. Topics will include major and minor orchard pests, degree day tracking, and cultural control measures.
Wireworm Online Field Day
Presenter: Diane Green, Greentree Naturals - Sandpoint, ID
Description: Ever dig up potatoes or carrots with wriggly holes inside? This is probably wireworm damage. Wireworms feed entirely underground, attacking germinating seeds, roots, bulbs, and tubers. Damaged plants soon wilt and die. Managing wireworms organically can be challenging. Greentree Naturals hosted an on-farm research project with the Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Nematology at University of Idaho to evaluate Biological Control against wireworms in 2020. This on-line Field Day will share both field tested and educational aspects of wireworm management.
Encouraging Native Pollinators with Plant Diversity
Presenter: Susan Fluegel, Working Gloves Farm - Moscow, ID
Description: Planting beautiful flowers can draw in pollinators which increase crop yields. You can promote native pollinator numbers and diversity by planning pollinator plots with plant architecture in mind. Learn about hardy, easy-care, plant combinations for the PNW that will increase bee and insect pollinators.
Vermicomposting: Vegetable Kitchen Scraps to Usable Compost
Presenter: Nic Usabel, University of Idaho Extension - Canyon County
Description: Don't have space for an outdoor compost pile? Want to compost indoors? Join in as we discuss how to create your own vermiculture bin plus care and maintenance of your new friends.
Biochar: Properties and Potential as an Agricultural Amendment
Presenter: Dan Strawn, University of Idaho Soil & Water Systems and Greg Moller, University of Idaho Food Science
Description: In this webinar University of Idaho faculty Dan Strawn and Greg Moller will discuss their experiments developing a novel biochar that is loaded with phosphorus from water treatment and utilized as a beneficial soil amendment. Their goal is to add value to the biochar, recycle phosphorus, and create a soil amendment that improves soil health and is a long-term sink for carbon.
2/2 Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship – Full State Cohort
Agricultural Entrepreneurship helps new and current farmers gain skills in business planning, risk management, and direct marketing.
1/12 Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship – Snohomish County
WSU Snohomish County Extension, in partnership with Snohomish Conservation District, will offer Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship to help new and current farmers gain skills in business planning, risk management, and direct marketing.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.