Tennessee Master Farm Manager | Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Create a strong business foundation to make better decisions for your farm’s future!

The Tennessee Master Farm Manager focuses on solid business principals to help you better manage your operation. We will focus on helping you utilize resources on your farm efficiently.

Summer 2022 Sessions

Topics and Speakers

Live Zoom Webinars

June 14, 2022
Farm and Management Transition Planning
Charley Martinez, Assistant Professor and Extension Farm and Financial Management Specialist
and Kevin Ferguson, Area Specialist in Farm Management and MANAGE Coordinator

June 16, 2022
Business Entities and Acquiring Professional Services
Laura Vaught, Associate, Kious, Rodgers, Barger, Holder & King, PLLC

June 21, 2022
The Cost of Borrowing
Aaron Smith, Associate Professor and Extension Crops Marketing Specialist

June 23, 2022
Tax Planning and Recordkeeping: What the Producer Needs to Know
Alan Galloway, Area Specialist in Farm Management

Pre-recorded Sessions

Understanding and Creating Financial Statements
Chris Boyer, Associate Professor

Equipment Purchase Decision Process
Jon Walton, Senior Lecturer

Does Your Lease Agreement Protect You?
Chris Clark, Professor and Department Head

Other recordings will be added to the video library

Summer 2022 Course Information

Tennessee Master Farm Manager will focus on solid business principles and efficiently utilizing resources on the farm. The Summer Master Farm Manager Course will utilize a hybrid method, with both prerecorded videos and live webinars. Zoom based webinar sessions will be held on Tuesday and Thursday nights for two weeks starting June 14, 2022 at 7PM EST/6PM CST. Registered participants will be emailed a Zoom link and instructions the day before each session.

Shortly after registering for the webinars you will receive an email with links to the recordings. Watch the recordings as your schedule allows.

To complete the course, eight of the eight sessions must be completed.

Online registration

Flyer including registration form

For more information contact:
Tori Marshall at
tmarsh21@utk.edu or 615-374-1283

In-person Class Opportunities

Check back for sessions in your area

TAEP Eligibility

Producers completing the Master Farm Manager certification will be eligible for 50% Cost Share for the following TAEP Programs:

Dairy Solutions, Genetics, Row Crop Solutions, Hay Storage, Hay Equipment, Livestock Equipment, Livestock Solutions, Permanent Working Structures, Agritourism, Fruits & Vegetables, Value-Added Production, Honey Bees, Horticulture & Poultry Growers

I plan to spend the last 10 years of my career developing and implementing a transition plan to take our family farm from my father’s generation to my son’s generation. The topics covered in this webinar could not have come at a better time for our family.

Participant

Absolutely great class!! While I have a background in accounting and understand financial statements, I learned how to apply that knowledge to farming to be able to make decisions for equipment, seed and livestock purchases and management. I’ll be referring to the handouts frequently as I write my business plan for my farm.

Participant

As a first-time emerging farmer…the information is invaluable to me. I plan on attending each offering in the future to help build on my knowledge.

Participant