Are you (or your farmers) losing money with every carrot bunch they sell? This workshop will provide helpful resources for assisting small to mid-scale diversified vegetable producers with farm profit management. Participants will learn about various tools currently available to assist farmers with farm profit management. We will then go into detail on the Veggie Compass tool, using it as an example of how farm profitability tools can help vegetable farmers better understand profitable and unprofitable aspects of their enterprises.

This tool is one way to encourage the farmers to: keep the records that matter; determine the true costs of production; determine which crops are actually making a profit; determine which market channels are making a profit and then what to do with all this information to make decisions. Hundreds of growers around the South have participated in training on Veggie Compass and have provided overwhelming reviews of the tool.

Proposed Agenda Items (subject to change):

• Welcome
• Overview of Tools/Options for Farm Profitability Planning/Management
• Introduction to Veggie Compass (Section 1) – Expense Input
• Veggie Compass (Section 2) – Sales Input
• Veggie Compass (Section 3) – Production Input
• Veggie Compass (Section 4) – Cost Of Production by Crop-
• Veggie Compass (Section 5) – Last Sheet (Sales Output + Profit And Loss)
• Process/ Practice Time – Situational Analysis
• Closing Remarks

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In order to confirm your seat at each workshop, you must pre-pay the registration fee.

CHECKS: Please make checks payable to NC State University (unless otherwise stated) and LEAVE THE MEMO LINE BLANK. Mail your check and confirmation to: Center for Environmental Farming Systems, Attn. Lisa Forehand, Box 7609-NCSU, Raleigh, NC 27695

CREDIT CARDS: CEFS now has the capability to accept credit cards through NC State University’s Online Portal. You can find our “Store” here. Simply select the workshop you would like to attend. In the upper right corner, it will ask you to sign in if you are a returning customer to this online payment portal. If you have never paid for a CEFS workshop with a credit card, you will be asked to create an account. Once you sign in or finish creating your account, you can select the workshop or event you would like to pay for and simply follow the instructions. You should be emailed an electronic receipt. Please contact Lisa Forehand (lisa_forehand@ncsu.edu) with questions.

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