The Ag Globe Trotter


June 27, 2008

Strategies for Tough Times

Recently one of my Ag Globe Trotter assignments took me to Asheville, North Carolina, for three days to work with the young, beginning and small farmers at Carolina Farm Credit’s Ag Leadership Institute. This was the institute’s eighth year and nearly 30 couples benefitted from a very high level educational program.

Tom Haarmann, Manager of Financial Services, provided excellent perspectives on money management. The following are some highlights from his program.

Numbers for Thought

Reverse Mortgages

Comments

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Dr. David M. Kohl is Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Finance and Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia. Dr. Kohl has traveled over 5.1 million miles throughout his professional career. He has conducted more than 3,000 workshops and seminars for agricultural groups such as bankers, Farm Credit, FmHA, and regulators, as well as producer and agribusiness groups. He has published four books and over 400 articles on financial and business-related topics in journals, extension, and other popular publications. Dr. Kohl regularly writes for Farm Journal, Top Producer, Ag Lender, Journal of Agricultural Lending, and Soybean Digest.

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