By Kate Halstead, WSU Extension
EVERETT, Wash. – Accurate and up-to-date financial records are essential for successful farms and agricultural businesses. A workshop, “Farm Recordkeeping for Productivity and Profitability,” will be offered 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at Washington State University Snohomish County Extension’s Cougar Auditorium, 600 128th St. SE, in Everett.
Class size is limited and pre-paid registration is required. Cost is $50 per farm and includes lunch for two and one copy of the book, “Fearless Farm Finances: Farm Financial Management Demystified,” by Paul Dietmann, Craig Chase and Chris Blanchard. Additional lunches are $15 each.
To register, visit http://FarmRecordkeeping.brownpapertickets.com or download the form at http://snohomish.wsu.edu/farm-recordkeeping and mail with a check. For more information, contact Holly Thompson, hollynthompson@wsu.edu, or Kate Halstead, khalstead@wsu.edu or 425-357-6024.
Participants will learn about farm-based financial records and bookkeeping from the experts at Northwest Farm Credit Services and Moss Adams. The workshop will look at three systems: paper only, basic computer and paper, and a farm-based set of QuickBooks.
“Farmers need to keep good records so that they can predict the future,” according to farmer and co-author Blanchard. “Our memories tend to trick us into thinking that things were better or worse; good recordkeeping helps to smooth out the variations, facilitating rational decision-making.”
The workshop is sponsored and hosted by WSU Snohomish County Extension, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency, Snohomish Conservation District and Moss Adams LLP.
Contact:
Kate Halstead, WSU Snohomish County Extension, 425-357-6024, cell 360-794-6081, khalstead@wsu.edu