Getting On Track: Better Management Through Basic Ag Records is a two-hour, internet-based course including four vignettes titled: Preserving The Tradition, Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket Get the Max From Your Tax, and 4-H Gone Hog Wild. Other topics covered include: Why keep records?, Basic record keeping 5 easy steps, Keeping production records, Keeping financial records, Schedule-F, Where do I go from here? A glossary, frequently asked questions, and resource links are provided, along with example records systems and much more…

The Basic Ag Records course is available free of charge at RightRisk.org > Courses.

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Ag Help Wanted updates are available for download at: AgHelpWanted.org/updates.
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AG in Uncertain Times uses current technologies to assemble panels of speakers addressing major risk topic areas. The team utilizes evolving and recently available technologies to optimize the impact and reach of AIUT programming efforts. Starting in 2009, 30 English and 5 Spanish webinars featuring 133 individual presentations have been offered by a roster of nationally-recognized speakers. Recordings, podcasts (MP3), handouts, links and much more for every program offered are available on the site at no charge.

LEARN MORE or view materials at the Ag in Uncertain Times website: AgInUncertainTimes.FarmManagement.org.

 
EMPLOYERS must complete a Form I-9 for each person they hire to perform labor or services in the United States in return for wages or other remuneration. Employers use “Form I-9”, officially the Employment Eligibility Verification form, to verify the identity and legal authorization to work of all paid employees in the United States. The Form I-9 is not required for unpaid volunteers or for contractors.

Learn more via the recently completed 4-page, 4-color Ag Help Wanted UPDATE: ¿Qué es un Formulario I-9 y quién lo necesita?

Ag Help Wanted updates are available for download at: AgHelpWanted.org/updates.

 
Tax issues are important for agricultural operations because income and self-employment taxes are a major cost and also because more and more USDA programs are linked to a producer’s federal income tax return.

Learn more about taxes and implications for agricultural businesses at: RuralTax.org/library.

 
A CITIZEN of a foreign country who seeks to enter the United States generally must first obtain a U.S. visa, unless a visa is not required for individuals from that country of nationality. The visa is placed in the traveler’s passport, a travel document issued by the traveler’s country of citizen­ship. Certain international travelers may be eligible to travel to the United States without a visa, if they meet the requirements for visa-free travel. The type of visa a person must obtain is defined by U.S. immigration law and relates to the purpose of travel. Learn more via the 4-page, 4-color Ag Help Wanted UPDATE: ¿Cuáles son los requisitos para conseguir visa de Estados Unidos para trabajadores agrícolas

Ag Help Wanted updates are available for download at: AgHelpWanted.org\Updates.