COLUMBIA, S.C. — There are no grants to start your farm…BUT you can join us to discuss:
- Risk Management
- Grant strategies
- Crop Insurance
- Crop Budgets
- and Financial and Production Records
This workshop will lay the groundwork for the “need to have” records and practices you must implement to apply and compete for grants, insurance, and funding. You will learn about production practices, the resources required, and the costs of protecting your farm and its assets.
Speakers:
- Kim Butz – Local Food Programs Director, CFSA
- Steven Richards – Director, SC Center for Cooperative and Enterprise Development, Clemson University
- Kyle Player – Executive Director, ACRE – Agribusiness Center for Research & Entrepreneurship
- Jim Johnson – Business Consultant – Food Systems, Agribusiness and Hospitality Specialist SC Small Business Development Center – University of South Carolina
- Jim Matson – Matson Consulting – Agribusiness Solutions
Registration:
- Free, but registration is required.
- Lunch is included.
- Registration cap: 35 attendees
Three Chances to Catch This Workshop!
July 25 in West Columbia, SC
- 10 am – 1 pm
- Buddy Jennings Building SCDA Training Facility | 350 Ballard Ct, West Columbia, SC 29172
- REGISTER NOW
August 1 in Laurens, SC
- 10 am – 1 pm
- Laurens Livestock (upstairs meeting space) | 2500 Hwy 49, Laurens, SC 29360
- REGISTER NOW
August 8 in Bowman, SC
- 10 am – 1 pm
- Low Country Creamery | 2714 Landsdowne Rd, Bowman, SC 29018
- REGISTER NOW
This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number: 2021-70027-34722.
–Carolina Farm Stewardship Association