During 2020 California FarmLink continued to grow and hone its unique business education programs focused on resilience and succession. Early in the year, we launched another cohort of farmers participating in a five-week Business Resilience Intensive to help farmers and ranchers assess their business structures and establish solid bookkeeping practices. In 2021 we will expand the number of “resilerators,” the five-week learning experience, for farmers and ranchers across the state. We will build on our distance learning experience from 2020 to offer both group education and one-on-one follow-up with each participant who completes the group education process.
After in-depth planning led by staff learning from ag professionals and farmers, in 2021 FarmLink will launch its Wealth Building educational program. Designed specifically for immigrant farmers, and delivered in Spanish, the course will focus on cash flow planning, managing credit, and the balance sheet. The program aims to help farmers adopt a planning perspective focused on business equity and family wealth.