This free workshop will focus on funding opportunities for local ranchers and farmers.

To register, contact the Trust’s Administrative Coordinator, Mark Fischer, by phone at (520) 577-8564 or send an email at mfischer@alwt.org by Thursday, November 14.

8:30   Registration

9:00   Welcome and Introduction

9:15    Beginning Rancher Loan Options through FSA; Salvador Camarena & Rebecca Burright, USDA FSA

9:45    The Ins and Outs of Business Structuring for Ranches; Mark Schmitt, Cochise College SBDC

10:15    Break

10:30    Anatomy of a Succesful EQIP Application; Donald Decker, NRCS

11:00    The Cost of Doing Business – Real Life Ranch Budgets In-Depth; Ashley Wright, UA Cooperative Extension

11:30    Ranch Horse Wrecks…Are You Liable?; Betsy Greene, UA Cooperative Extension

12:00   Lunch (included with pre-registration)

12:45     Financial Record-Keeping Tools and Programs; Russ Tronstad, UA Cooperative Extension

 1:15       Conservation Easements; John Barrett, Arizona Land and Water Trust

 1:30     Arizona Game and Fish Funding Opportunities; Sarah Gandaria, AZGF

1:35     Panel: Ace a Loan Application and Protect Your Assets; Local Lenders and Insurance Providers

2:15      Evaluations, Wrap up Discussion and Adjourn 

This workshop is sponsored by: Arizona Land and Water Trust, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, United States Department of Agriculture, Arizona Cattle Growers & Natural Resources Conservation District