Project Overview
This
project addressed risk management education topics covering production risk,
marketing risk, financial risk and human risk. The topics where addressed through
educational workshops which included subject presentations, on-hands exercises
(work) with spreadsheets, delivery of fact-sheets, and discussions among peers
and presenter(s). The workshops targeted small and medium sized dairies (herd
size of up to 1000 cows), as well as young dairy producers, and where delivered
in three different locations in Southern Idaho. Locations specifically where
Eastern Idaho, Southcentral Idaho (Magic Valley) and Southwest Idaho (Treasure
Valley). A three day workshop (one day in November, second day in January and
third day in March) was held in each location, and a total of approximately 38
dairy farmers attended and understood, developed, analyzed and discussed: (1)
business strategic plans, (2) financial records, (3) investment analysis, (4)
balance sheets, (5) succession plans, and (6) risk management decision-making
tools.
Number of Participants: 38
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
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EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
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REPORTS & EVALUATIONS
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