Farm Business Training for Urban Farmers (December 2018)
December 14, 2018
8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Blake Hall, Cook Campus, rm 128
This one-day workshop includes: Keynote Speaker John Ikerd, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri.
- Presentations from ag industry leaders
- How to write a farm business plan
- Production and marketing planning
- Social media marketing training
- What to produce and why
- Q & A session with panel of NJ farmers
Resources from the workshop
(Links are to PDF files unless otherwise noted.)
Program Schedule – One-Day Urban Ag Workshop
Keynote
NJAES Rutgers Farm Management workbook “Farm Business Planning Workbook”
Presentations
- NRCS presentation – ‘Helping You Find Land’
- USDAFarm Service Agency “Farm Business Training for Urban Farmers”
- Farmers’ Guide to Business Structures LLCs, Corporations, Partnerships and More
- Lara Lawson – The Importance of Urban Agriculture
- Madeline Flahive – Planning Your Business Plan
- Robin Brumfield – Developing Goals, Objectives and a Mission Statement for Your Farm
- Robin Brumfield – Writing SMART Goals for Your Farm Fact Sheet
- Robin Brumfield – Developing a Mission Statement for Your Agricultural Business Fact Sheet
- Farm Service Agency (FSA) – New Jersey State FSA Newsletter
- Stephanie Murphy – Soil Issues in Urban Farming
- Suydam Farm – Time Management
- Meredith Melendez – Fresh Produce Safety
- Meredith Melendez – Fresh Produce Safety Fact Sheet
- Meredith Melendez – Worker Health and Hygiene Fact Sheet
- A.J. Both – Urban Farming; Challenges, opportunities and perhaps a reality check from a commercial farming perspective
- Amy Rowe – Water Conservation
- Albert Ayeni- Hydroponics
- Rick Vanvranken – Know Your Customer
- Barbara O’Neill – A Dozen Evaluation Methods and Metrics for Social Media Outreach
- Robin Brumfield- SWOT Analysis
- Robin Brumfield- SWOT Fact Sheet
- Coeur et Sol Urban Farms LLC’s Flyer