PUBLICATION D170

Program Impacts: MANAGE Extension Educational Program 2021

Publish Date: August 22 2023 |  Language: English

DOI: doi.org/10.7290/UTIAPub/D170

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Summary

A 2021 impact report on the University of Tennessee MANAGE program, which delivers farm business education on budgeting, recordkeeping, taxes, marketing, and financial planning. Highlights more than 40,000 producer contacts, 63 completed one-on-one farm financial plans, and 132 educational meetings reaching nearly 6,000 people. Features outcomes from the Tennessee Master Farm Manager and Farmland Legacy webinar series, income tax training for professionals, cooperative beef cattle marketing gains, and grant support that helped farms strengthen profitability and resilience amid volatile prices and supply chain challenges.