QuickBooks for Farmers Online Course
Boost Your Bookkeeping Skills with QuickBooks for Farmers
Are you a beginning farmer? Or are you a current farmer with the desire to switch to an online accounting system? Then the quick course on Quickbooks for Farmers from the Cornell Small Farmers Program is for you:
QuickBooks for Farmers
September 24 – October 29, 2018
Webinars on Monday Evenings
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. EST
QuickBooks for Farmers is an introduction to QuickBooks, designed to provide an overview of the QuickBooks Pro software application. It will cover the basic features, such as sales tax, inventory, invoicing, adjustments, and year-end procedures. Each student will gain hands-on experience reproducing the exercises presented by the instructor.
Questions and brief discussions about using QuickBooks in real-world, business environments will be entertained and answered in a discussion area, drawn from the instructor’s own experience as well as from input from other students.
After competing the 6-week course, with hands-on-practice, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to set up and configure QuickBooks to suit their initial needs
- Show proficiency in setting up chart of accounts, item lists, customer lists and vendor lists
- Comprehend the process for tracking income, whether using invoices or not
- Comprehend the process for tracking expenses
- Understand what reports can be useful to them to monitor their business finances
- Understand year-end closing and other year-end procedures
- Backup and restore data files
This can be a self-paced course if you choose. One-on-one assistance (via webinar) will be available in addition to the weekly group webinar on Monday evenings during the course.
Meet the Instructors:
Bonnie Collins: Resource Educator, Farm Business Management; Cornell Cooperative Extension – Oneida County
Stephen Hadcock: Beginning Farmer and Market Development Educator, Team Coordinator; Capital Area Agricultural and Horticultural Program
Already a QuickBooks pro? Check out other courses from the Cornell Small Farms Program:
Farm Woodlot Management
September 24 – October 29
Make your tress work for you. Whether monetizing the effects of silvopasture, learning the safety and logistics of cutting for firewood, tapping for maple syrup, or venturing into mushroom production, this online course will give you the tools necessary to tap into the potential profit of your woodlot. Register now.
Berry Production
November 6 – December 11
Thinking about adding berries to the farm? Growing strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and other berries is scalable and economical. Learn about site selection, varieties, and management during our next block of online courses, starting November 6. Register now.
Poultry Production
November 6 – December 11
If you’re considering raising chickens, turkeys, or ducks, then it’s time to take our online poultry course to learn how to produce poultry in a safe and profitable way. Students will learn about breeds, infrastructure, management practices, and rules and regulations for poultry processing and sale. Register now.
From aspiring to experienced farmers, there is a course for nearly everyone. There’s a handy chart on our on course homepage to direct you to the right course for you.
You can check out the listings on the Cornell Small Farms Website for more information on a particular course and the instructors. Also, you can learn more about registration, payment, computer requirements, and more on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
If you still have questions, you can contact the online course managers:
Erica Frenay at ejf5@cornell.edu
Steve Gabriel at sfg53@cornell.edu
The Cornell Small Farms Program helps farmers get expert assistance to facilitate all phases of small farm business development, from initial growth to optimization to maturity.
The program is a joint effort of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Find more business planning resources at https://www.beginningfarmers.org/farm-business-planning/
Find additional resources at https://www.beginningfarmers.org/additional-farming-resources/
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