Online sessions using Zoom are offered periodically.  Check here for the schedule and various offerings for beginners and to assist those that are using the program but want to keep advancing their use or simply have some questions.  We don’t want anyone to be stuck on something!  So please ask!  

Register for one or more upcoming sessions here.

Upon your registration to any virtual session, a Zoom link and passcode will be emailed to you.

ABC Overview and Whole Farm Features, Including Cash Flow (1.5 hours)

For anyone just starting to use the ABC program and wanting to learn how to use this enterprise budgeting resource to its fullest!

Schedule:

• Wednesday, November 6, 6:30 p.m. CT (During Ag Money Smart Week)
• Tuesday, November 19, 9:30 a.m. CT
• Friday, December 6, 12:30 p.m. CT

Topics covered: 

• Use the ABC program to create and/or update budgets by your livestock entities, farms or fields (owned and/or rented ground).
• Items included in the projected cost of production and anticipated return reports generated by ABC (cash and economic costs and returns).

• Reconciling operation expenses to account for farm totals.
• Allocating overhead expenses to enterprises.
• More about ABC program features, including breakeven, crop comparison, risk analysis, and how to use program features in decision-making.
• Learn how to use the cash flow feature built into ABC.

ABC Office Hours — Q&A Help Sessions

ABC Q&A help sessions are scheduled regularly to provide an opportunity for program users to join on Zoom to ask questions about making the best use of the ABC program for their operation. You may have questions about the program that others have as well. Hop on Zoom at the scheduled times and we’ll help you out. We appreciate hearing your questions and receiving your feedback on ABC.

Schedule:

• Monday, September 23, 12:30 p.m. CT
• Tuesday, November 26, 12:30 p.m. CT
• Monday, December 9, 6:30 p.m. CT
• Wednesday, December 18, 12:30 p.m. CT

For planning purposes, it helps us to know if we have participants registered for an ABC program help session.  Click here to register. You’ll receive an email with the Zoom link and passcode to join the session.  

If you have a question and don’t want to wait for a training or Q&A session, please call or send an email to: Glennis McClure, Extension Educator, 402.472.0661, or gmcclure3@unl.edu.

We’re willing to provide in-person ABC trainings wherever there is interest, and where we can gather at least 6 to 8 producers, farm managers, bankers, or others interested in learning about using ABC.  Attendees are encouraged to bring their own laptop or mobile device to learn how to use the program during workshops. Mobile lab computers can be made available if needed.

Schedule:  Call or email us to schedule a workshop in your area.