The Nebraska Women in Agriculture program and Annie’s Project have announced “Fearless Farm Finances: Farm Financial Management Demystified,” as the choice for their third quarter Book Club, which will conclude with a virtual discussion on Sept. 23, at 1 p.m. Central time.
“Fearless Farm Finances,” written by Jody Padgham, Paul Dietmann and Craig Chase, presents the complex subject of farm financial management in a straightforward and readable style, with numerous tips and examples from working farms. The content is relevant for both small- and large-scale operations and includes sample farm data sets, which highlight how equations, formulas and analysis are done. Discussions about financial ratios, pricing strategies and ways to assess and improve profitability can help farmers improve the sustainability of their operations.
The book club discussion will be led by Dietmann, one of the book’s co-authors. He is an emerging markets specialist with Badgerland Financial, a member-owned rural lending cooperative and Farm Credit System institution serving southern Wisconsin. Dietmann leads the coop’s beginning farmer program and its Emerging Markets Loan Program, which provides loans to farmers who are marketing their products direct to consumers. Before joining the staff at Badgerland, Dietmann served as Wisconsin’s Deputy Secretary of Agriculture in 2010. In 2004 he was selected as the national winner of the Excellence in Farm and Ranch Financial Management Award presented by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents.
Registration is free and can be found on the Nebraska Women in Agriculture website, https://wia.unl.edu.