Free Workshops to Help Farmers Manage Risk

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  • Worry about what might happen if you lose a whole crop?

  • Have projects you dream of for your farm, but don’t have the funds to make it happen?

  • Want to learn more about expanding into new markets?

If so…  

Join ASAP, along with the Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI), North Carolina Cooperative Extension, and Farm Service Agency (FSA) for a series of FREE workshops designed to help you manage risk for your farm. To participate in this online workshop series all you need is a computer and internet access. Register online or over the phone (828-236-1282) to receive your log in information for these online trainings.

Participate online over breakfast (8-9 am) Wednesdays in June, or review the recorded session at your convenience. To learn more and register visit asapconnections.org/events/workshops-trainings

 

These webinars provided with support from:

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