Completed Project Report


Online Development and Delivery of Farm Business Management to Central Utah Farmers and Ranchers

  • Award Amount: $40,840
  • Regional Center: Western Extension Risk Management Education Center
  • Grant Program: 2021 Education Projects

Extension RME Regional Centers
Extension Risk Management Education Region Map

Project Overview

Snow College Farm Business Management developed and began delivering online Farm Business Management curriculum, by adapting two of our three current Snow College Farm Business Management courses to an online format. Course 1; Using QuickBooks and producers’ financial data to account for all business financial transactions, and Course 2; Provide instruction in using the QuickBooks “Class” tracking feature for managerial/cost accounting and Excel production spreadsheets for crop and livestock production record keeping were merged into one online course “Farm Record Keeping”.  The second online course converted from the third course “Year-End Analysis” into a course focused on adding spreadsheet use for tracking and recording production records, FINPACK Lite for the farm balance sheet, with course one Farm Record Keeping to collaboratively and synchronously complete a year-end FINAN analysis. 

At the conclusion, 22 participants reconciled all of their financial accounts and recorded their crop and livestock production data.  In the end 16 farms completed a year-end FINAN financial analysis that included enterprise analysis.  Approximately 130 educational and instructional activities occurred. 

Number of Participants: 22

Outcomes

Project Steps

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

There are no promotional materials available for this project.

EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

There are no educational materials available for this project.

REPORTS & EVALUATIONS

There are no reports or evaluations available for this project.

DELIVERY AREA

DESCRIBE ANY UNEXPECTED RESULTS OF THE PROJECT:

HOW WOULD YOU IMPROVE THE PROJECT IF YOU WERE TO DO IT AGAIN?

WHAT WERE THE KEYS TO SUCCESS FOR YOUR PARTICIPANTS?

INDIVIDUAL STORIES / EXAMPLES OF SUCCESS / QUOTES