Do you have a business plan? Are you considering developing a new market for your products? Want to learn more about common business issues faced by beginning or new farmers? Want to learn what you can do to control your company’s workers compensation premiums? Want to learn about farm insurance, or financing?

 Then this Free training event bringing together more than 20 workshops is for you. All of the experts that can answer these questions have been brought together to bring you Agriculture Business Training.

WHEN: Friday, November 15, 2013, 7:30am – 4:15pm

WHERE: Department of Labor and Industries, 7273 Linderson Way, SW, Tumwater, WA 98501

COST: FREE! Pre-registration highly recommended because this training will fill up. Email, Mail or Fax a copy of the attached registration form to: EMAIL: CERO235@Lni.wa.gov; MAIL: Dept. of Labor & Industries, Attn: Oscar Cerda, PO BOX 44400, Olympia, WA 98504-4400; FAX: 360-902-5292.

CONTACT: For all questions please contact Oscar Cerda at: 360-902-5217; CERO235@Lni.wa.gov.

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Exemplification of the 3rd Degree, Tuesday November 12th at 7:30

Meal 6:45

If you have been thinking of registering for this fall’s Sustainable Small Farming and Ranching online course now is the time!

There are only 15 spaces left!!  Begins November 12, 2013

The SSFR whole farm planning course is designed for people exploring small farming and ranching and beginning farmers who are interested in developing a whole farm plan for their small farm enterprise.  Scroll down for more details!

Are you a more advanced farmer/rancher?  If you have done the exploring, have completed at least one year of farming and have begun developing or using a whole farm or business plan – perhaps our second course, Planning for Profit II, is right for you.  Planning for Profit II starts January 28, 2014.  To learn more about this course, visit  http://www.ruralroots.org/programs/planprofitII.asp  This course is also limited to 35 participants!

Register Today to Reserve Your Place!

SUSTAINABLE SMALL FARMING and RANCHING
AN INTRODUCTORY, 8 WEEK ONLINE COURSE
in WHOLE FARM PLANNING

November 12, 2013 – January 21, 2014
Live Course Webinars
Tuesdays 4:00-6:00pm Pacific / 5:00-7:00pm Mountain
(Webinars will be recorded for course participants who cannot view them live.)

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Come and see us at the Grange next Tuesday!

Meal 6:30 / Meeting 7:45

The NOAA hydrometer is a good resource for watching the river levels during these wet storms. The station is located at our own Grange’s Ahlberg Park. The phases on the active graph are; Action, Minor and Major flooding.

Grays River September 28, 2013