AgBiz Masters Overview

Learning sound business concepts has never been more important, especially for today’s young and beginning farmers. AgBiz Masters is an interactive learning series designed specifically for young and beginning farmers interested in honing their business and financial management skills. It is a two-year series where participants enroll in one year of the program at a time.

Topics covered in year one include:
  • Megatrends of Agriculture
  • Strategic Business Planning
  • Preparing for Your Lender
  • Constructing a Balance Sheet
  • Constructing an Income Statement and Cash Flow Projection

Topics covered in year two include:
  • Understanding Lending Decisions
  • Farm Business Management Factors and Benchmarks
  • Growth and Transition Management
  • Personal Financial Management
  • Communications, Ethics and Leadership

In addition to the eLearning modules, participants take part in online discussion forums and exams as well as complete individual assignments. 

What Do Participants Gain?

Practical business and financial management skills

A step-by-step guide on creating a business plan

The chance to network with fellow young and beginning farmers and industry leaders

Skills for lifelong learning

AgBiz Masters Regional Meetings

Participants can attend seven webinars during the program season to supplement the online learning modules. Due to COVID-19, we moved all meetings to a virtual platform. The AgBiz Masters virtual meeting dates for the 2020-21 season have been scheduled! 

A kick off meeting (November) and two webinar workshops (January and March) are held each year to supplement the online learning and allow discussions and feedback among participants and facilitators. NEW for 2020: Two AgBiz Masters Connect sessions encourage networking among participants. A follow up Facebook Live event hosted on the AgBiz Masters Facebook participant page reviews case study information, answer questions, etc.
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For specific questions related to the in-person meetings, please contact Ashley Mohn at 800-349-3568 ext. 6017 or amohn@agchoice.com.