Schedule (Generic)

Year 1

Day 1

• Introductory Remarks
• Marketing Session
• Luncheon Keynote Speaker
• Effective and Persuasive Business Writing Skills (Part I)
• Cocktail Reception & Welcome Dinner

Day 2

• Framework for Business Analysis
• Lending Practices – Cash Budgets, Project Lending & Lending Culture
• Operating and Term Loans – What to Look for and Why
• Understanding the Link between Liquidity and Profitability

Day 3

• Essentials of Field Inspections: Tour of the Farm Laboratory at California State University, Fresno
• Luncheon Keynote Speaker
• Crop Inspections, Methods and Reporting, Crop Budgeting
• Mastering Accounting Principles and the Basics of Financial Statement Analysis for Agricultural Lenders (Part I)
• Wine & Cheese Reception

Day 4

• Real Estate Appraisal and Title Insurance
• Mastering Accounting Principles and the Basics of Financial Statement Analysis for Agricultural Lenders (Part II)
• Luncheon Keynote Speaker
• Using Financial Statements to Model Future Performance
• Effective and Persuasive Business Writing Skills (Part II)

Day 5

•  Culminating Experience
• Lunch and Closing Comments “Earning Your AALP”
  

Year 2

Day 1

• Introductory Remarks
• A Review of Key Credit Issues
• Luncheon Keynote Speaker
• Operational Cash Flow

Day 2

• Essentials of Field Inspections: Tour of the Farm Laboratory at California State University, Fresno
• Management Succession Planning
• Innovations in Agriculture

Day 3

• A Structured Approach to Risk Management (Part I)
• Luncheon Keynote Speaker
• A Structured Approach to Risk Management (Part II)
• Wine & Cheese Reception

Day 4

• Anatomy of a Train Wreck (Case study)
• Luncheon Keynote Speaker
• Dissecting Dairy Financial Statements
• Dairy Budgeting

Day 5

• Culminating Experience
• Lunch and Closing Comments “Earning Your AALP”