Siskiyou AGccelerator
Farming Our Future
1:1 No Cost Expert Consulting for Your Agriculture Business
The Siskiyou AGccelerator is designed to guide farm and ranch businesses through economic uncertainty and build resiliency for the future. You'll be paired up with our expert consultants and provided workshops, trainings, peer-to-peer networking and receive up to $1500 in professional services.
1:1 expert Consulting
Get paired with an expert farm + ranch business advisor who will work with you and your farm business to address your unique situation. No-cost 1:1 consulting is affordable and flexible so you can focus on farming.
Build solutions
Whether you need assistance navigating changes in your farm or ranch business, entering new markets, succession planning, or expert coaching in marketing, finance, tax and navigating complex issues in the industry – we are here to help you find solutions that work.
connect to peers
Apply to the Siskiyou AGccelerator and join the other farm/ranch businesses throughout Siskiyou for virtual and in-person workshops, training, and networking events to AGccelerate your future.
“Local food is an important asset to our community, we are excited for the future of agriculture in Siskiyou County.”
The top minds at your table
Meet the team of expert advisors.
When you are accepted into the Siskiyou AGccelorator, you will be paired with one of our expert advisors to work with you 1:1 to address your top business needs. Some of the most common topics covered during these sessions include:
Water (rights, curtailments, SWB reporting, SGMA, LSAA, + more)
Labor + Human Resources
Access to New Markets
Tax
Estate Planning
Succession Planning
Fiscal Analysis + Cashflow Management
Marketing
Accounting
Poppy Davis
Poppy Davis is a business and policy adviser to agricultural and food and beverage enterprises, nonprofits, and local governments. She works through agricultural training programs around the country to deliver programming on topics including agricultural taxation, accounting, credit, cash-flow, and regulatory compliance, and consults on non-profit management.
Dave Pratt
Dave Pratt is one of the most sought-after speakers on sustainable agriculture and profitable ranching in the world today. Dave Pratt has taught the Ranching for Profit School in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Africa. Dave grew up on a small ranch and worked for cattle and sheep ranchers in Northern California where he learned ranching from the bottom up. In addition to his practical roots, Dave holds BS and MS degrees from the University of California and Washington State University. A Range and Livestock Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension Service for 15 years, Dave researched cell grazing and strategic issues impacting the sustainability of ranches.
Jack Rice
Jack Rice, Davis, is the owner/operator of Larabee Ranch, a hay and cattle operation in Humboldt County. After graduating from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with an agribusiness degree, he returned to the ranch for several years. The political and legal challenges facing agriculture encouraged him to attend UC Davis Law School where he earned his law degree, concentrating in environmental and agricultural law.
Susan Wright
As a practicing Certified Management Accountant, Susan Wright is a Professional Accountant specializing in small business management and strategy. She is qualified to help business owners improve and clarify their daily and long-term strategic decisions and develop the internal foundations to support that strategy. She does this by assessing the goals for the business and integrating the intent of the owner with the market conditions. She will assess their needs for analytics and measurement tools and helps them build the systems that will provide that information. She will not overlook the business owner’s desired outcomes and motivations. It is her opinion that no one knows a business better than its owner. So, it is important to tap that knowledge to develop an effective strategy.
Susan can help you with QuickBooks and other types of business software. She has taught Accounting and Office Automation at Shasta College.
Susan holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting.
She is celebrating her thirtieth year as a Certified Management Accountant.
The Accelerate California Inclusive Innovation Hubs (iHub) program is funded by the State of California and administered by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate. Eligibility criteria applies.
