Small Business Management

Students in this course will gain an understanding of basic economic and management principles necessary to successfully operate a farm business. Students will also develop familiarity with financial tools such as accounting, balance sheets, profit and loss statements and will apply knowledge gained to develop a loan application, business plan and grant application.

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Hotel Cowlifornia by Jolwes Phanord

Jolwes Phanord, a current student at Sterling, self-designed an independent study about Environmental New Media. The whole point behind his independent study is using music as a simple way to convey environmental,…

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Alumni Spotlight: Sara Turnbull ‘11 & Steve Lester ‘11

Alumni Spotlight Sara Turnbull & Steve Lester   Name: Sara Turnbull & Steve Lester Graduation Year: 2011 Degree: Sara: Self-Design Studies (Sustainable Textile Production) Steve: Sustainable Agriculture Current Hometown: Bloomfield, NY…

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Heritage Livestock & Rotational Grazing Systems

In addition to efforts focused on crop varieties, the Rian Fried Center is also deepening our commitment to heritage livestock breeds. This includes a transition toward on-farm breeding of dual-purpose…

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