Farm Business Management Program

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Farming is an agricultural business like none other. As such, Ridgewater College’s Farm Business Management program offers a unique, personalized approach for working farmers to learn and apply. Need your daily operations to run smoother? Let us teach you the latest techniques. Ready to try new strategies to maximize profitability? Our experts know best practices that can help you succeed.

Program delivery

At your farm site
At our office
Fall, spring, and summer starts

Skills you will learn

Balance sheet preparation
Accurate cash flows
Record keeping
Application to farming operations
Evaluation of farming operations
Farm Service Agency training requirements
Goal setting
Marketing plan creation
Current options and terminology
Proper management decisions
Rural mental health support project
Tax planning
Employment issues
Whole farm and enterprise analysis
Enterprise management
Estate planning
Farm transition planning
Written business plans

Choose Ridgewater

Agricultural education and Ridgewater College go together like bacon and eggs. We know farmers are busy so we bring fresh ideas and best practices directly to you. Our Farm Business Management (FBM) program is part of Minnesota’s largest two-year Agriculture department at Ridgewater. You will work with our central Minnesota agricultural experts to tackle some of the greatest challenges in farm businesses: management of finances, your enterprise, and marketing. Step-by-step we help you better understand record keeping, budgeting, government programs, computer operations, and farm analysis to maximize your gains and minimize your losses.

Program attributes that help students thrive

Hands-on, personalized strategy application at your farm
Convenient, one-on-one instruction arranged regularly around your schedule
Regional experts who know your community

Farm managers all have personal strengths and challenges in business operation. Let Ridgewater help you discover yours and help you look at your opportunities for improvement with fresh solutions!