Finance and Financial Management Commons^™

Pb1554 Ye$ Youth Entrepreneurship, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Financial Management

The YE$ curriculum has been designed for use in three ways to strengthen 4-H programming. Extension agents may use the curriculum to:

• Teach lessons in the classroom as a visiting educator or co-teach with the classroom teacher.

• Conduct workshops for educators who would like to have a copy of the curriculum and teach the materials themselves.

• Train volunteer leaders to conduct entrepreneurial activities with members enrolled in 4-H projects. The YE$ curriculum is designed as an enrichment activity to be integrated with or to supplement existing projects.

The YE$ program has been developed to support selected TCAP …

Pb1540 Establishing And Using A Farm Financial Record-Keeping System, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Financial Management

For years farmers have been reporting financial information on a variety of forms for various reasons. Effective management of a farming operation today requires that records be kept so managers can make informed decisions affecting the profitability of their farms.

Some lending institutions require detailed business and personal information on everything a farmer owns, as well as the status of unpaid loans. They may also require production records and an estimate of expected sales and expenses for the next year. Increasingly, regulations point toward the keeping of chemical application records and soil and water conservation plans for environmental concerns. The …