Manage Your Farm Finances
A free course series to build your skills
Make financial decisions with confidence
Trusting your gut is good - knowing your numbers is better. FCC and experienced advisors from BDO Canada have collaborated to present Manage Your Farm Finances, a free online course series designed for Canadian agricultural producers.
The course is delivered in three parts:
- Understanding your numbers
- Analyzing your statements
- Decision making
Build knowledge by unit, test your comprehension, and use the tools and ready-to-use templates provided to apply to your operation. Grow your skills and add to your farm management toolkit.
Topics you'll explore
- Managing and analyzing financial statements
- Cost of production and using ratios
- Strategies to protect profitability
- Cash flow and debt management
- Working with lenders
Why this course is for you
- Builds foundational knowledge: Perfect if you're new, just starting, planning to manage farm finances in the future, or just looking for a refresher.
- Better conversations start here: When you understand key financial management concepts, communicating with your accountant, advisors, and lender is more efficient and effective.
- Easy to access: The course is free, bilingual and open to anyone.
- Learn on your own time. Use the slow season (if you even have one), or work through the course on the go.
What to expect
- Hands-on knowledge: Each unit mixes videos, quizzes, case studies, and exercises. Complete the course using “The Potato Farm,” our fictional operation, and dig deeper and use your financial statements.
- Self-paced: The course typically takes 20 hours of online learning, with the option to explore further with additional resources and templates.
- Certificates of completion: Celebrate your achievement and add to your list of accomplishments
- Extra perks: All participants also receive a free year of AgExpert Premium (Field and Accounting).
