This educational workshop will teach farmers basic recordkeeping for direct marketing, food processing and agritourism enterprises. Participants will learn about setting up a chart of accounts, items, customers and vendors, entering sales and making deposits, paying bills and writing checks and creating reports.
This workshop is designed for operators of a value-added farm business. Participants will be shown how to use a desktop version of QuickBooks for an “example farm.” A workshop manual for home reference will be provided.
Check-in and networking will be from 8:30 to 9:00 am and teaching will begin at 9:00. Sessions will end at 4:00 pm. This workshop will be conducted at the following locations:
· December 12, 2017 Martin, TN
· December 13, 2017 Carthage, TN
· December 14, 2017 Chattanooga, TN
· March 13, 2018 Memphis, TN
· March 14, 2018 Franklin, TN
· March 15, 2018 Knoxville, TN
Registration is required no later than five business days prior to each workshop. The registration fee is $20 per person. Lunch is provided.
Register online now at tiny.utk.edu/farmrecords. A promotional flyer for the workshop is attached. For more information visit ag.tennessee.edu/cpa.
This workshop fulfills a TAEP educational requirement in ONLY the following Producer Diversification sectors: Agritourism, Fruits & Vegetables and Value-Added. For additional information regarding educational programs for TAEP requirements, please contact Clay Dunivan at the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, 615-837-5348.
For more information about the workshop, contact Hal Pepper at (931) 486-2777 or email hal.pepper@utk.edu.