{"id":41,"date":"2018-07-10T12:48:18","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T12:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scmn.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2018-volume-2-issue-1\/farm-business-management-education-at-your-doorstep\/"},"modified":"2019-04-12T19:01:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T19:01:39","slug":"farm-business-management-education-at-your-doorstep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scmn.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2019-volume-1-issue-3\/farm-business-management-education-at-your-doorstep\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm Business Management \u2013 Education at Your Doorstep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Owning your own business can be a complicated undertaking and when that business is a farm, it\u2019s even more challenging.\u00a0That\u2019s why the Farm Business Management program was created at South Central College.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">SCC\u2019s Farm Business Management (FBM) program was specifically designed for people who are actively engaged in the operation and management of a farm business.\u00a0Its purpose is to develop the farm manager\u2019s ability to organize resources in order to meet business and family goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Farmers have many resources \u2013 land, livestock, machinery, but by far, according to Farm Business Management student Mark Hewitt, \u201cThe farmer\u2019s greatest resource is what\u2019s in his head.\u201d\u00a0This includes the flexibility to adapt to industry fluctuations in the farming industry itself.\u00a0Participating in the Farm Business Management program assists the farmer in adjusting to these changes by emphasizing goal setting, identification of resources, records management, and business analysis and interpretation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">FBM has a state-wide network of knowledgeable and caring instructors that help with all aspects of the farm \u2013 and most importantly the financial aspects.\u00a0Obtaining financing is a much smoother and more streamlined process when the borrower shows up at the lender\u2019s office with a full set of financials that they understand and is ready for submission. This kind of preparation opens up opportunities to get financing that others may not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">\u201cWhen a customer has the financial data assembled in concert with a farm business instructor, it provides a great deal of credibility to the lender,\u201c says Ken Rossow, Senior Vice President at Nicollet County Bank. \u201cFarming today is vastly different than it was in the past.\u00a0Not only in terms of technology, but in terms of scale.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-198\" src=\"http:\/\/scmn.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2019-volume-1-issue-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/FBM-Photo-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scmn.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2019-volume-1-issue-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/FBM-Photo-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/scmn.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2019-volume-1-issue-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/FBM-Photo-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scmn.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2019-volume-1-issue-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/FBM-Photo-680x1024.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/>FBM classes work around your schedule.\u00a0Your instructor comes right to you at your farm when it\u2019s convenient for you and the program is tailored to each student.\u00a0Nathan Ulrich is a family farmer and sees the great value in participating in the FBM program.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s not a one size fits all program.\u00a0It\u2019s money well spent as a good investment in your future.\u00a0My feeling is that the tuition is just a cost of production that has a multi-fold return.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">With the many different credentials available through Farm Business Management, there are offerings available for nearly every level of farm management from just starting out to winding down toward retirement.\u00a0Or even providing guidance in the event of transitioning out of farming altogether.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Recently, several of South Central College\u2019s Farm Business Management instructors earned International Farm Transition Network certification.\u00a0The training qualifies them to assist farm families with farm transitions and to help the family communicate and set goals for moving through the process.\u00a0With the many economic forces surrounding family farmers, some are being forced to transition into a different career and now FBM instructors are prepared to assist them in this process as well. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Owning your own business can be a complicated undertaking and when that business is a farm, it\u2019s even more challenging.\u00a0That\u2019s why the Farm Business Management program was created at South Central College. 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