Custom Ag Solutions' Brett Crosby presented CAS' 'You CAN Farm and Ranch' program to several hundred Utah begining producers attending the Utah FFA State Convention held on March 11, 2010, in Cedar City.

In recent years, production agricultural has evolved into a highly competitive, capital-intensive, low-margin business.  Often, young people considering a career in production agriculture are discouraged by the industry’s formidable barriers to entry.

Crosby discussed the challenges of overcoming production agriculture's substantial barriers to entry.  He also provided attendees with several proven approaches for starting a career in production agriculture (farming or ranching).  Crosby focused on themes such as building your credit, building your balance sheet, and building your reputation. 

Numerous participants requested the PowerPoint file used in the presentation.  The file can be downloaded here.