Online Training for TAA for Farmers

The following on-line courses are available for TAA for Farmers:

National Courses

• Strategic Positioning for Farmers & Fishermen ✔
• Financial Planning for Fishing Families ✔
• Direct Marketing
• Controlling Labor Management Risks
• Transition Planning for Your Business
• Interpreting Financial Statements and Ratios
• Developing Your Business Plan ✔
• Developing Your Financial Statements and Measures ✔
• Putting Your Business on the Digital Map ✔

Asparagus

• Initial Orientation: Asparagus
• Advances in Asparagus Mechanical Harvesting ✔
• North American Fresh Asparagus Market
• Food Safety for Asparagus Competitiveness ✔
• Weed Management in Asaparagus ✔
• Direct Seeding Asparagus ✔

Catfish

• Initial Orientation: Catfish
• Risk Management for Catfish Farmers ✔
• Production Practices for Catfish Farmers ✔
• Health Management for Farm-Raised Catfish ✔
• Market Channels & Alts for Comm. Catfish ✔
• Financial Management on Catfish Farms
• Improving Production Efficiencies on Catfish Farms

Shrimp

• Initial Orientation: Shrimp
• Coast Guard Licensing and Federal Laws ✔
• Shrimp Marketing Opportunities ✔
• Reducing Fuel Use in Tropical Shrimp Fisheries ✔
• Coldwater Shrimp Industry
• Technology & Quality Controls
• Fishery Management / Industry Organization
• Direct Marketing for SEA Shrimpers

Lobster

• Initial Orientation: Lobster
• Energy Consumption and Fishing Efficiency for Lobstermen ✔
• Product Quality and Handling (Lobster) ✔
• Alternative Enterprises (Lobster) ✔
• Lobster Market Overview ✔
• Changing Business Models for Lobstermen ✔
• Lobster Marketing Opportunities ✔

Wild Blueberries

• Initial Orientation: Wild Blueberries
• Best Management Practices for Fertilizers ✔
• Best Management Practices for Insects ✔
• Best Management Practices for Weeds ✔
• Best Management Practices for Diseases ✔

Educator Training

• TAA Educator Training
• Consultant Training

DVDs

• A ✔ denotes that a DVD of this workshop is currently available for educators to use during a facilitated session