Extension Programs
Friday, December 7, 2012
One-on-One Ag Finance Hour
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Berlin Ext Office
Description: Now is a great time to update your financials. “Ag Finance Hour” is a time to sit down with a UVM Extension Farm Business Management specialist, one-on-one, to work on the financial planning, critical to your farm’s success. Meetings last an hour to an hour and a half and are focused on developing balance sheets, cash budgets or completing financial analysis.
There is a $15 registration fee.
Call now to schedule an appointment with Christi Sherlock or Erin Clark 802-223-2389
Saturday, December 8, 2012
VT Agricultural Labor Management Program (VT ALMa)
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Randolph: VTC, Old School House
Monday, December 10, 2012
VT Agricultural Labor Management Program (VT ALMa)
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Brattleboro: UVM Extension
COPE Seminar-Middlebury
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Description: "Coping with Separation and Divorce". Addison Family Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753. Send registration form and $50 (check payable to UVM Extension) to Addison County Family Court Manager's Office, 5 working days before class. For more registration information call (802) 388-4605 or visit www.uvm.edu/extension/cope for a registration form.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Report of 2011 Farm Surveys Webinar
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: online webinar (see link below)
Description: Community-Based Multifunctional Farms in New England and their Relationship to Regional Food Systems: Report of 2011 Farm Surveys
Presenter: Kathleen Liang, University of Vermont
Moderator: Lisa Chase, University of Vermont Extension
Given the growing interest in understanding the relationship between food systems and small/medium-sized farming operations, this webinar will share results from surveys of farms in the New England region. Summarized results will include farm profiles, multifunctional activities (agritourism, direct sales, value added, and off farm income), financial outcomes, expectations, challenges, and entrepreneurial assessments. This survey is the first segment of a study on multifunctional farms funded by the USDA AFRI Program (project # 2011-67023-30106). Collaborators include Drs. Mary Ahearn (USDA ERS), Stephan Goetz (Penn State University), and Jason Brown (USDA ERS).
For more information about the webinar, contact Kathleen Liang at cliang@uvm.edu or Lisa Chase at lisa.chase@uvm.edu
The recorded webinar will be posted online at www.uvm.edu/tourismresearch/agritourism/ a few days after the webinar.
To access the webinar on December 11, please follow the link below ten minutes before the webinar begins:
sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2009421&password=M.C124F2B357BF33EDAB4D4F617BD187
If you have not used Blackboard Collaborate before, please visit www.uvm.edu/extension/bb-collaborate/newuser at least one day before the webinar.
For technical assistance before or during the webinar, contact Lucy Carrasco at (802) 656-3698 or Lucy.Carrasco@uvm.edu
To request a disability-related accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Lucy Carrasco at (802) 656-3698 or Lucy.Carrasco@uvm.edu by December 1, 2012 so we may assist you.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
COPE Seminar-Burlington
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Description: "Coping with Separation and Divorce". Chittenden Family Court, 32 Cherry Street, Burlington, VT 05401. Send registration form and $50 (check payable to UVM Extension) to Chittenden Family Court Manager's Office, 5 working days before class. For more registration information call (802) 651-1709 or visit www.uvm.edu/extension/cope for a registration form.
VT Agricultural Labor Management Program (VT ALMa)
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Enosburg Falls: Cold Hollow Ctr