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2008 Insurance & Risk Management course
Feasibility of Alternative Rural Enterprises course
Taxes for Agricultural Enterprises course
Strategic Planning and Goal Setting course
Getting on Track: Ag Records course		 Resource Inventory course
 A Lasting Legacy- course 1
A Lasting Legacy- course 2
AGR-Lite Training course

 

Getting on Track:
Better Management
Through Basic Ag Records

Authors:
Trent Teegerstrom
John P. Hewlett
Rodney L. Sharp
Jeffrey E. Tranel
Contents include:
  • Vignettes:
    • Preserving The Tradition
    • Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket
    • Get the Max From Your Tax
    • 4-H Gone Hog Wild
  • Why Keep Records?
  • Basic Record Keeping 5 Easy Steps
  • Keeping Production Records
  • Keeping Financial Records
  • Schedule F
  • Where Do I Go From Here?

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2008 Insurance & Risk
Management course

 

Authors:
James B. Johnson
John P. Hewlett
Chris Bastian
Contents include:
  • Introduction to Risk Management
  • Sources of Risk
  • RMA Insurance Overview
  • RMA Crop Production and Revenue Insurance Products
    • Acres of planted crops, acres insured; MPCI; CAT
    • Crop Revenue Insurance (CRC)
    • Group Risk Plan (GRP)
    • Group Risk Income Protection (GRIP)
    • Forage Insurance (Seeding & Production)
    • Seed and Specialty Crop Insurance
    • Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite
  • Rangeland Insurance
    • GRP Rangeland (Net Hay Index)
    • GRP Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (Vegetation Index)
  • Production Risk Management in the Absence of RMA Products
  • Livestock Insurance
    • LRP Feeder Cattle
    • LRP Fed Cattle
    • LRP Swine
    • LRP Lamb
  • Price Risk and Diversification
  • Retained Ownership of Livestock and Risk
  • Drought Mitigation
  • Self-Assessment

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Feasibility of Alternative Rural Enterprises course

Authors:
Rodney Sharp
John P. Hewlett
Jeffrey E. Tranel
Contents include:
  • Agricultural and Rural Enterprises
    • Definition and Common Traits
    • Alternative Enterprises
    • Level Of Interest - SWOT Analysis
  • Selecting and Planning for Alternative Enterprises
    • Assessing Feasibility
    • Competitive Analysis
    • Business Planning
  • Assessing Risks
    • Risk Preferences
    • Sources of Risk
    • Risk Management Strategies

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Taxes for Agricultural
Enterprises course

 

Authors:
Jeffrey E. Tranel
John P. Hewlett
Rodney Sharp
Contents include:
  • Definition of a Farm
    • Profit Farming
    • Hobby Farm
  • The Importance of Records
  • Farm Income
  • Farm Expenses
  • Tax Management
  • Final Exercise

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Enterprising Rural Families: Making it Work
 Strategic Planning and
Goal Setting course

Authors:
William R. Taylor
John P. Hewlett
Randolph R. Weigel
Contents include:
  • Course Overview
    • Getting Started
    • Meet the Families
  • Module 1 - Intro to ERF
    • Lesson 1 - The Family Business
    • Lesson 2 - The ERF Model
    • Lesson 3 - Family and Business Roles
    • Lesson 4 - Life Cycle and Changes
  • Module 2 - Visions, Missions and Goals
    • Lesson 1 - Strategic Planning and Goal Setting
    • Lesson 2 - Visioning
    • Lesson 3 - The Mission Statement
    • Lesson 4 - Strategic Goals
    • Lesson 5 - The Planning Process

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Enterprising Rural Families: Making it Work
 Resource Inventory course

 

Authors:
Randolph R. Weigel
John P. Hewlett
William R. Taylor
Contents include:
  • Course Description
    • Getting Started
    • Meet the Prestons
  • Resource Inventory
    • Lesson 1 - Intro to Resource Inventory
    • Lesson 2 - Individual System Inventory
    • Lesson 3 - Family System Inventory
    • Lesson 4 - Business System Inventory
    • Lesson 5 - Community Inventory

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A Lasting Legacy
 Course 1

Authors:
Rodney L. Sharp
John P. Hewlett
Jeffrey E. Tranel
Contents include:
  • Course Overview
    • Course Description
    • Getting Started
    • What is a Legacy?
  • Module 1 - Intergenerational Relationships
    • Lesson 1 - Parent/Adult Child Relationships
    • Lesson 2 - Managing Intergenerational Relationships
    • Lesson 3 - Improving Communication
  • Module 2 - Legacy Components
    • Lesson 1 - Values and Life Lessons
    • Lesson 2 - Personal Possessions of Emotional Value

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A Lasting Legacy
Course 2

 

Authors:
Jeffrey E. Tranel
John P. Hewlett
Rodney L. Sharp
Contents include:
  • Course Overview
    • Course Description
    • Getting Started
    • What is a Legacy?
  • Module 1 - Final Wishes and Instructions
    • Lesson 1 - End-of-Life Issues
    • Lesson 2 - Pre-Death Wishes
    • Lesson 3 - Final Instructions
  • Module 2 - Financial Assets and Real Estate
    • Lesson 1 - Estate Planning
    • Lesson 2 - Financial Planning
    • Lesson 3 - Transferring Real Property
  • Summary
    • Lesson 1 - Course Summary

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AGR-Lite
Training course

Authors:
Rodney L. Sharp
John P. Hewlett
Jeffrey E. Tranel
Contents include:
  • Introduction to Risk Management
  • AGR-Lite Overview
  • Application Process
  • In the Event of a Loss
  • Documentation Considerations
  • Summary and Example

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SPONSORS:

USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA),
Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation, Wyoming Farm Bureau Foundation, Wyoming Wheat Growers, Wyoming Crop Improvement Association and UW-Cooperative Extension Service Profitable and Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
 

 

 

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