The Minnesota Dairy Initiative (MDI) will be hosting a farm financial workshop series that will be available to dairy farmers across the state of Minnesota. The dates and locations of the workshop series are December 11, 2024 and January 15, January 29 and February 19, 2025 at the Pipestone County Government Center Southwest in Pipestone, MN (1016 8th Ave SW, Pipestone, MN 56164). The purpose of the workshop series is to connect dairy producers with a certified bookkeeping consultant that specializes in farm finances. The series will focus on the basics of good bookkeeping, Quickbooks, assembling cash flows and balance sheets, how to enter in milk checks and other common transactions, what lenders are looking for and year-end tax preparations. The series will be interactive and questions and topics producers want covered will be discussed. Mary T. Faber, of Mary Faber Solutions, will be presenting the information and answering questions. The workshop series is free for dairy producers to attend. An option to join via Zoom is also available. To RSVP, please contact MDI Southwest Coordinator, Brittany Moorse, at (507) 530-4415 or brittany.moorse@pcmn. us.
MDI helps existing and potential dairy producers succeed through teambased on-farm education, resources and networking. MDI’s mission is energizing a healthy and vibrant dairy industry in Minnesota and is funded by grants administered through the MN Department of Agriculture. For producers interested in learning more information or would like to learn more about MDI, please contact Emily Mollenhauer MDI State Director, at (651) 7640309 or emmollenhauer@gmail.com.
