Farm Sense

ABOUT THE LIVE WEBINAR

Farm Sense is a three-session workshop designed to help farmers gain confidence in understanding and using key financial statements, including the cash flow statement, balance sheet, and income statement. This informative three-week webinar series will focus on the financial aspects of your farm business, equipping you with practical tools to strengthen decision-making and manage risk effectively. Attendance is required for those seeking USDA Farm Service Agency credit for financial and production management.

WHEN

October 22, 2025
(6:00 PM-8:00 PM ET)

Register By: October 21, 2025
See event fee details.

Course participants will learn how to organize and use financial records to make informed financial and production decisions. The concepts covered will support better internal management decisions and strengthen relationships with external partners, such as farm lenders.

Who is this for?

All agricultural businesses, business owners/operators, and managers, including Livestock, Dairy, Crops, all Horticulture (including Orchards, Greenhouses, and Vegetable Operations), Diversified Farms, Urban Farms, and Hydroponic farms will benefit from Farm Sense. Also, FSA Loan Recipients in need of Borrower Training.

What will you learn?

Cash Management
Net Worth
Profit and Loss
Budgeting and Scenarios
Managing for Farm Disasters
Production Planning
Penn State Extension is an approved vendor of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency, and Farm Sense is an approved FSA Financial and Production Management borrower training course in the following states: Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Registration is required to receive the link to access the webinar.
This webinar series will not be recorded.

Register By
October 21, 2025