Course Fee - $50

Deciding how to organize an operation as well as what to produce and how to do it economically should be made with the goals of the operation in mind.  Developing and using enterprise budgets can help improve the quality of information available to you to make these decisions as well as evaluate alternative enterprises.  These enterprise budgets are an estimate of the costs and returns associated with the production of a product or products.  When done correctly, enterprise budgets can help identify: enterprises that contribute (or can contribute) the highest returns, the amount of labor needed, the amount and types of equipment needed, how to best use the available equipment, the amount of operating capital needed, the best production practices to use, areas where costs may be reduced, prices required to break even, as well as the level of risk exposure within enterprises.  This "hands-on" course will provide participants with information on how to develop enterprise budgets as well as enable them to develop their own enterprise budget(s) for crops and/or livestock currently produced (or considering to be produced) on their operation.

Once you have registered for the course, Texas AgriLife Extension Conference Services will email you a confirmation of your registration, a receipt and the course enrollment key.  For questions regarding the course, please contact Rebecca Parker at (979)255-2556 or r-parker@tamu.edu and/or Jenny Leone at (972)952-9258.  The course will be delivered through The Extension Online Campus located at http://campus.extension.org.  Students will need to create an account at this site before class begins.

If a cancellation becomes necessary, please send notification to agrilifevents@ag.tamu.edu.  Cancellations received before first day of the courses will receive a $44 refund.