A 3- or
4-day program designed to
expose managers of agricultural
business to financial statements
and tracking business performance.
Introduction of cash flow,
income, balance, and change
in owner equity statements
and how they relate and are
used by businesses is the
focus of the program.
Registration Information Workshop
sizes range from 10-25 persons. Costs will
include materials and speaker
expenses, plus costs for location
and meals. A fee of around
$50 is suggested.
Audience Any owner
or manager of a small agricultural
business that is interested
in learning about the standard
statements used to analyze
an agricultural business.
Instructors Wayne
Knoblauch, professor of farm management;
Jason Karszes, senior extension associate,
PRO-DAIRY; farm management
educators and specialists
located around the state within
Cornell Cooperative Extension;
financial experts from lending
institutions.
By Attending You Will • Learn what the standard
financial statements are
• Understand how financial
statements are constructed
• Understand how financial
statements relate to each
other
• Use financial statements
to analyze business performance
Teaching Format Participative workshop
with homework, each day’s session lasts 4-6
hours.
Contact Information Jason Karszes
at 607-255-3809 or jk57@cornell.edu
for more information.
Advanced Financial Management
A 3- or
4-day program designed to expose managers of
agricultural business to advanced techniques associated
with financial management of a small business.
Budgeting, net present value, time value of money,
debt structure, relationships between
financial performance measures,
and lease vs. buy are some
of the topics covered. Designed
to follow the Basic
Financial Management course.
Registration Workshop
size ranges from 10-20 persons.
Costs will include materials
and speaker expenses, plus
costs for location and meals.
A fee of aournd $125 is suggested.
Audience Any owner
or manager of a small agricultural
business that is interested
in learning about specialized
financial management skills
and how they can be used within
their business.
Instructors Wayne
Knoblauch, professor of
farm management; Eddy
LaDue, professor of agricultural
finance; Jason Karszes, senior
extension associate, PRO-DAIRY;
farm management educators
and specialists located around
the state within Cornell Cooperative
Extension; financial experts
from lending institutions.
By Attending You Will • Learn
specialized financial management skills for
small business
• Understand relationships
between financial measures,
such as ROA and ROE
• Develop decision aids
to help in determining best
financing alternatives
• Develop budgets for
specific parts of your business
Teaching Format Participative
workshop with homework; each
day’s session lasts 4-6
hours.
Contact Information Jason Karszes
at 607-255-3809 or jk57@cornell.edu
for more information.
