Save the date for the 2020 Iowa Farm to School and Early Care Conference, June 18-19 at Timberline School in Waukee, Iowa! Registration is coming soon. This year marks the third annual farm to school conference, and the first sponsored by the recently combined Iowa Farm to School and Early Care Coalition. Here’s what you … Continue reading Iowa Farm to School and Early Care Conference is June 18-19 in Waukee
Improving Your Farm Profitability: #3 by Craig Chase, program manager The “four buckets” is not a technical financial term, but it is a helpful way to think about profit margins. Imagine you have four buckets in front of you and $100 in your pocket from a recent sale. You really can’t keep the $100 in … Continue reading The four buckets
by Dawn Henderson, horticulture program coordinator January marks my seventh month on the job as the horticulture program coordinator for Sioux, O’Brien, Lyon, and Osceola counties (marketed jointly as Flavors of Northwest Iowa). I joined ISU Extension and Outreach after completing a bachelor’s degree in agronomy from Iowa State this past May. Extension and agriculture … Continue reading Spotlight on Dawn Henderson, Flavors of Northwest Iowa
Improving Your Farm Profitability: #2 by Craig Chase, program manager I often hear beginning farmers talk about how their farm is profitable. When asked how they know, they often answer that they had more money at the end of the year than at the beginning. Having more money in your bank account is a good … Continue reading Cash flow vs. profitability