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FSA Approved Borrower Training

Complete Your FSA Borrower Training Online

If you’ve received an FSA loan and have been asked to complete financial management training, The Farmer’s Office can help.

Our FSA-approved borrower training course is self-paced and designed to help you meet your training requirement while building practical financial management skills you can use in your farm business.

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Self-Paced

Start and Stop
anytime

9 Modules

Work through a structured financial management curriculum.

50 Videos

Approximately 7 hours of video instruction.

A Training Requirement That Can Build Your Business Skills

FSA borrower training isn’t just about checking a box.

This course gives you practical skills for understanding your farm’s finances, managing cash flow, evaluating costs, and making informed business decisions.

You’ll work through the fundamentals of farm financial management at your own pace, with lessons designed specifically around the needs of farm businesses.

Your Path To Completion

How the Training Works

Build the financial knowledge and confidence to better understand your farm’s numbers and make informed business decisions.

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Step 1:

Enroll in Course

Sign up for the FSA Approved Borrower Training course through our secure enrollment system.

Step 2:

Watch the Videos

Watch the videos in each module at your own pace.

Step 3:

Pass the Quizzes

Take the quiz at the end of each section, then pass the final quiz.

Step 4:

Download Your Certificate

Download your certificate of completion and follow the provided instructions for submitting it to your FSA loan officer.

FSA State Approval

Approved by Participating FSA State Offices

The Farmer’s Office Online is approved by the FSA State Offices listed below.

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Minnesota
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Mexico
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • New Mexico
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Minnesota
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire

Course Curriculum

A Complete Financial Management Curriculum

The course includes 9 modules covering the core financial management skills you’ll need to understand and manage your farm business.

01

Basic Accounting

Build a foundation in the accounting concepts used to manage a farm business.

02

Basic QuickBooks

Learn the fundamentals of using QuickBooks to organize your farm’s financial records.

03

Advanced QuickBooks

Go beyond the basics and use QuickBooks for more detailed financial management.

04

Cash Flow Management

Understand how money moves through your business & how to manage your cash effectively.

05

Cost of Production

Understand the costs behind your farm’s products and operations.

06

Inventory Management

Learn how inventory affects your financial picture and business decisions.

07

Reading Financial Statements

Build confidence reading and understanding your farm’s financial reports.

08

Investment Decisions

Use financial information to make more informed investment decisions.

09

Cash Flow Projections

Learn how to project future cash needs and plan ahead.

Build Skills You Can Use Beyond the Training

More than completing a training requirement, you’ll gain practical knowledge you can use in your farm business.

Understand Your Numbers

Build a stronger foundation in accounting and financial management.

Manage Your Cash

Understand cash flow and plan for future financial needs.

Understand Your Costs

Develop a clearer picture of the costs behind your operation.

Make Better Decisions

Use financial information to make more informed business and investment decisions.

What past students are saying

“The Farmer’s Edge gave me the best overall exposure to how to run a small agricultural business.”

Harry B.

“This program has helped me enormously with learning how to effectively use financial tools for planning, goal setting, and tracking progress.”

Kyle W.

“Great course!
Thank you for making it easy to understand the concepts.”

Josh H.

“This course is phenomenal. I thought I knew how to manage money in my business, but The Farmer’s Edge gave me so many new skills and ways of looking at my business!”

Helen S.

“I have a much greater understanding of budgeting and forecasting. I feel better equipped to make decisions about acquiring debt for growth purposes.”

Kari B.

“It’s absolutely essential knowledge for running a business. And you’ve got it all oriented to farming, so I don’t have to adapt generic information to fit my business. Your teachings already fit. It’s fully plug and play.”

Ryan Gould, Geosmin Regenerative Farm

“I took your cash flow course last winter and honestly, it changed our farm. Now it’s October, and instead of being $10K in the red, our sales are ahead of last year, expenses are down 30%, and our net profit has doubled.”

Luke Sheldrick, Terramor Farm

“It’s absolutely essential knowledge for running a business. And you’ve got it all oriented to farming, so I don’t have to adapt generic information to fit my business. Your teachings already fit. It’s fully plug and play.”

Ryan Gould, Geosmin Regenerative Farm

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the program?
This is a self-paced course the can be completed on your schedule. The course is broken-down into 9 modules. Across the 9 modules are 50 videos that total 7 hours of viewing time. You can watch all the videos in one sitting or over a period of time.
According to their website, “FSA may waive the financial training requirement if the applicant has successfully completed a financial management training program or has sufficient practical experience. To document a waiver based on training, the applicant must submit evidence of having completed a similar course as those approved by FSA, including description of content and subjects covered in the course, grade received, or certificate of completion. A waiver based on practical experience will be demonstrated by documentation of successful farm financial determinations and recordkeeping.”

At the end of each module, except the inventory management section, there’s a quiz to test your knowledge. Once you’ve completed all the modules, you will be prompted to take the final quiz

You will be offered two tries to pass each quiz (by 80%).
After you pass the final quiz, you will be able to download a certificate of completion. You will also be prompted to fill out an FSA form to send along with your certificate to your FSA loan officer.

The best way to reach us is by email. Fill out the contact form to get in touch.

You can cancel your enrollment by clicking here: https://thefarmersoffice.mykajabi.com/settings/account”

Ready to Complete Your FSA Borrower Training?

Learn at Your Own Pace. Build Skills You Can Use on Your Farm.

Complete your required training while developing practical financial management skills that can support better decisions for your farm business.

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