DCB catalog 2022-24

Affiliate Programs 43 Mission The Foundation and its Board of Directors promote quality higher education and offer financial and program development support to students, faculty, and staff; enabling them to strive to achieve their full potential and career dreams. The Foundation will operate effectively and efficiently to facilitate the distribution of donated or solicited funds for the sole purpose of student support and campus development. Entrepreneurial Center for Horticulture The Entrepreneurial Center for Horticulture (ECH) provides technical assistance and educational opportunities to small and mid-size vegetable producers. The mission of the Entrepreneurial Center for Horticulture is to assist in the commercialization of the vegetable production industry in North Dakota. Through its offices and staff, producers and farmers receive assistance and information on the production, marketing, distribution, and business aspects of vegetable production. The ECH specializes in direct marketing, such as farmer’s markets and on-farm sales as well as wholesale sales of vegetables. The ECH is a fully functioning demonstration site with a variety of production methods in use. Farm Management Education Program The mission of the North Dakota Farm and Ranch Business Management Association is “To provide lifelong learning opportunities in economic and financial management for adults involved in the farming and ranching business.” The farm/ranch business management program is designed to provide education to farm/ranch families to help them better understand the financial aspects of their farm business. The purpose of the program is to assist students in meeting their business and personal goals. This is best accomplished with quality records and sound business decisions. A detailed, computerized business analysis is completed annually for the farm/ranch business. All individual financial information is kept confidential. All student’s analyses data will be summarized and used to produce and publish local, regional, and state average reports for benchmarking purposes. Topics covered may include the following: • Goal setting--farm business, family and personal • Inventories for beginning and end of year balance sheets and accurate enterprises analysis • Accounting and production records • Annual whole farm and enterprise analysis • Cash flow projections • Benchmarking with average reports • Understanding the balance sheet, income statement and cash flow projection • Others as needed by the individual producer Students will enroll in AGRI 242 at Dakota College on a semester basis. Enrollment in the class will be accepted any time throughout the year and can be repeated indefinitely. Most of the instruction is one-on-one in the instructor’s office or at the farm/ranch home. All types and sizes of farms are accepted for enrollment including farms involved in specialty crops.