BANGOR, Maine — For farmers who want to learn more about using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets in their businesses, University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a Farm Excel Training from 4:30–6:30 p.m. Nov. 29 and Dec. 6 at the Penobscot County office, 307 Maine Ave., Bangor.
The workshop, for farmers with some experience using the program, will introduce key components of Excel used to track farm financial income and expenses, as well as production information. The second session will introduce the Maine Farm Account Book template and its use within Excel.
The course is free; preregistration is required. Enrollment is limited to 20. Register online.
For more information or to request a disability accommodation, contact the Penobscot County Extension office, 207.942.7396, 800.287.1485 (in Maine); or theresa.tilton@maine.edu.
About University of Maine Cooperative Extension:
As a trusted resource for over 100 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension helps support, sustain and grow the food-based economy. It is the only entity in our state that touches every aspect of the Maine Food System, where policy, research, production, processing, commerce, nutrition, and food security and safety are integral and interrelated. UMaine Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth education program in Maine through 4-H.
About the University of Maine:
The University of Maine, founded in Orono in 1865, is the state’s land grant and sea grant university, with research and community engagement classifications awarded by the Carnegie Foundation. UMaine is among the most comprehensive higher education institutions in the Northeast and attracts students from Maine and 49 other states, and 63 countries. It currently enrolls 11,219 total undergraduate and graduate students who can directly participate in groundbreaking research working with world-class scholars. The University of Maine offers 35 doctoral degrees, 85 master’s degrees, and more than 90 undergraduate majors and academic programs; and one of the oldest and most prestigious honors programs in the U.S. The university promotes environmental stewardship, with substantial efforts campuswide aimed at conserving energy, recycling and adhering to green building standards. For more information about UMaine, visit umaine.edu.
—University of Maine Cooperative Extension
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