Agribusiness Management

We provide professional development, workforce training and support for farming and family farms of all sizes. Since 1970 the program has served over 1,400 farms in the Willamette Valley. We are here to help Oregon ag grow.

topics Agricultural Sciences

Skills & InterestLeadership

CareersAgricultural Science

Why choose Agribusiness Management?

Our objective is empowering program participants with an understanding of sound business management principles and practices through a focus on effective financial record keeping analysis and interpretation.

You will learn state-of-the industry farm management skills, including –

Business planning and organizational structure
Optimization of production inputs through the Lean process
Business financial records completion and interpretations
Cost of production by class or enterprise
Succession planning and exit strategies
Tax strategies
Employee relations and labor issues
Leadership on the farm and in the community

What will you learn?

You will learn to create and maintain –

Record keeping, records analysis and interpretation
Goal setting: individual, family and business
Cost of production
Balance sheets
Profit and loss statement
- By enterprise or crop system
- Whole farm
- Budgets and cash flow

What will you do?

You will be able to apply the best practices in the industry in running a farm business. Your knowledge will provide more business stability and increased opportunity for success and security for you and your family.

How and When to Join the Program

Enrollment - Next enrollment is in September 2020.
We are accepting applications for Year One to begin Fall 2020.
- Contact the instructor by phone or email and request an application packet and get answers to questions you might have.
- The instructor will need your U.S Postal address to mail you "new student" materials and forms.
- Complete a class application (informational form) as soon as possible to reserve a spot in the class.
- Formal registration forms with payment will be sent to applicants once class enrollment is sufficient to teach the class.

Interested in testing your knowledge?

Take our quiz for a sampling of the kinds of things you'll learn in our program.

Courses Offered For 2020-2021

Course Descriptions

AgriBusiness Management Program (Non-Credit) Enrollmnent is open
503.399.5089

The AgriBusiness Management Program at Chemeketa Community College focuses on the basic principles of agricultural recordkeeping and financial management education.
These non-credit courses provide agricultural business education for owners, family members and key personnel, including –

• Use of recordkeeping software
• Use of spreadsheet software
• Setting goals
• Staying informed about business and farming regulations
• Understanding cost of production
• Market fluctuations
• Interpreting and learning agricultural policy
• Succession planning and resolving family transition issues
• Payroll and employee issues
• Emerging and advancing technology.

The major emphasis is on the development and maintenance of a complete set of records and the skills necessary to interpret the records and use the information to make sound agricultural business management decisions regardless of the size of the farm business. The program is designed for a minimum commitment of three years, but because of ever-changing technology, policies and practices and changes in key personnel, an agricultural business may choose to enroll for numerous years.

These classes are taught in a classroom with additional instruction at your place of business for independent instruction that is tailored to fit your needs. Distance, online and evening classes are not available at this time.

Courses for 2020-2021

Agribusiness Management YEAR 1
Emphasizes setting agricultural business goals; developing a complete set of farm financial records; and analyzing those records for management decision making.

Agribusiness Management YEAR 2
Monitors and assesses financial position of the agricultural business based upon records and analysis obtained in AgriBusiness Management YEAR 1. Explores computerized accounting and income tax management.

Agribusiness Management YEAR 3
Focuses on reorganizing the agricultural business based on accumulated financial data. Further develops estate, retirement and labor management plans.

Agribusiness Management YEAR 5
Applies recordkeeping skills to individual businesses. Seminars scheduled and at-business training and support of record keeping, succession planning and employment policy.
Year One Schedule for 2020-21

2020-21 Course Schedule & Outline for AgriBusiness Management - Year ONE

Year One of the ABM Course will not be held this Year due to low enrollment. It will be offered in the Fall of 2021. The College apologizes for this inconvenience. Please contact the instructor to get on a list of interested participants for next year. Contact information is on the left border of this page.
Year Two - Five Seminar Series 2020-21 Schedule

Agribusiness Management 2020-21 Seminar Schedule - Classes 2, 3 & 5

Classes 2, 3 & 5 seminar sessions are currently being created. A schedule will be published as soon as it is completed. If you have question please contact the instructor directly.

Seminar Series - Managing your farm business

Session 1 - Tuesday, October 27, 2020 from 9 to 10:30 AM

Aldrich CPA's present on farm tax strategies, taxation, audits, record keeping and Covid-19 issues. Open questions to panel.

Session 2 - Tuesday, (early December? 2020)

Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt, PC to present on succession planning, retirement pitfalls, legal issues related to Covid-19 issues. Open questions to panel.

Session 3 - Tuesday, (early January? 2021)

Being planned

Session 4 - Tuesday, (late January? 2021)

Being planned

Session 5 - Tuesday, (February? 2020)

Being planned

Session 6 - Tuesday, (March? 2020)

Being planned

CONTACT THE INSTRUCTOR FOR MORE INFORMATION