If you are in the freezer meat business, you know it comes with its own unique set of challenges. Come and join us to learn more about selling meat and tools to utilize with Matt LeRoux from Cornell Extension. He developed the MeatSuite website and meat pricing calculator and will be joining us to talk about strategies, tactics, tools to utilize, and how to make the most out of what you’re selling. Lee Menius & Sarah Blacklin from NC Choices will also be joining us and providing insight on selling meat locally in North Carolina.
Monday Sept 12th, 6 p.m.- meal provided
WNC Livestock Center, 474 Stock Dr. Canton, NC
Special thank you to our sponsors NC Cattlemen’s, NC Choices, & MeatSuite!
Registration is required, please call Abby at the Buncombe Extension Office at 828-255-5522 or Kyla-Jo at the Haywood Extension office at 828-456-3575 with questions or help registering.
Financials, Funding, & Support Workshops
Financials
For those of you wanting to learn more about the financial statements component of the business plan, and get some basics on QuickBooks, MountainBizWorks is offering a virtual 3-class series. There are two different sessions to choose from - one in September and one in October, and you can choose the classes individually if you don't want to take the whole series: https://www.mountainbizworks.org/learn/financial-tools-quickbooks/
Funding and Support
Farm Business Resource Roundtable events are planned for various locations around WNC. Locations include Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, & Cherokee counties. https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/farm-business-roundtable-resources-for-agribusiness-entrepreneurs/ These events will have representatives from Small Business Center, UDSA - NRCS, FSA, NC Cooperative Extension, WNC AgOptions, and Empowering Mountain Food Systems.
The Western NC Meat Goat Conference will be October 28 in Fletcher, NC. There is a great educational program planned followed by the Carolina Kiko Classic Goat Sale on October 29 at the same location. More information and registration can be found here.
NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local
governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension.
