Agricultural Budget Calculator Training & Tutorials are here to help you!
Training sessions to help users and others interested in the Agricultural Budget Calculator (ABC) program are scheduled as needed. Q&A help sessions are scheduled on an ongoing basis. See the current list of scheduled sessions below.
Have a group of producers interested in learning during a “hands-on” session? Let us know and we can set up in-person training programs in your area. Email Glennis McClure.
Q&A Sessions on ABC
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 might be running into 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.
It helps to know if users are planning on attending a Q & A session online, so please register here. Upon registration, the Zoom link and passcode will be emailed to you.
ABC Q&A Schedule:
- Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. CT
- Monday, April 20, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. CT
- Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at Noon CT
- Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. CT
- Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. CT
Click the "Register" button below. Upon your registration to any session, the online Zoom link and passcode will be emailed to you.
Check the Q&A page for information on some common questions about the ABC program.
In-Person Training
Interested in an in-person ABC workshop in your area? We can arrange to travel wherever there is interest, and where we can gather at least 6 to 8 producers, farm managers, bankers, or others interested in learning about the ABC program. These sessions have proved to be successful in teaching folks how to use the program and to get immediate assistance and feedback on the use of the program. 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.
Call or email us to schedule a workshop in your area.
Topics covered at in-person workshops:
- Using the ABC program to create and/or update crop and livestock enterprise budgets for your various farms or fields on owned and/or rented ground or for your ranch.
- Save and print enterprise cost of production and return reports.
- Get details with hands-on demonstration of combining enterprise budgets using the “whole farm” component of the program, including reconciling operation expenses, and allocating overhead expenses to enterprises.
- Learn more about other program features, including breakeven, enterprise comparisons and the risk analysis module and then learn how the cash flow module in the ABC program works.
In-person training schedule:
- Nothing scheduled at this time.